In 2002, Dr. Lorraine Beitler donated a collection of over 1,000 items documenting the history of the Alfred Dreyfus affair and its impact on the art, society, and politics of France and the modern world.
A few years later, Dr. Beitler and her husband, Martin, established the Lorraine Beitler Lecture Fund to serve as a catalyst for the examination of the issues of prejudice and intolerance. The first lecture was held in 2007, and lectures have been presented on an annual or semi-annual basis since then.
A panel discussion with Heather Camlot and Fashina Aladé, moderated by Jonathan Zimmerman, exploring the role of literature and the media in helping children overcome prejudice and become sensitive and critical consumers of information.
In the inaugural Lorraine Beitler Research Fellow Lecture, Professor Lauren Lockshin will trace how a small group of allies coalesced to combat antisemitism in defence of accused military officer Alfred Dreyfus.
A Conversation with The Atlantic’s Adrienne LaFrance and James McAuley
Lecture by Edward-Isaac Dovere
Cartooning in the Wind of the Donald Trump Presidency
Mass Incarceration and the Impact of DNA Science on the Phenomenon of Wrongful Convictions
Join us in discussing issues of international human rights and justice in the preceding and coming centuries.
Featured Image: Composite image of type from broadside Dreyfus est innocent (France, 1898), Lorraine Beitler Collection of the Dreyfus Affair, Kislak Center