Oregon State University is hosting its 37th Holocaust Memorial Week from May 6 to 10, bringing speakers and historians to campus, including a Holocaust survivor.

In addition to being an observance of the Holocaust, this memorial seeks to bring awareness about more local events, other genocides and mass atrocities.

Professor Katherine Hubler, co-chair of the committee of this event, thinks that bringing awareness about other genocide is important because, as she said, “I teach a class on the Holocaust and sometimes I have student that weren’t even aware that others genocides have been committed since the Holocaust.”

The first event, on Monday, is about anti-Mexican violence and ethnic cleansing on the American Great Plains. The presentation will be by Joel Zapata, in the Learning Innovation Center, room 314 at 7 p.m.

On Tuesday, Wendy Lower, author of numerous award-winning articles, chapters and books, will talk about her most recent publication, “The Ravine: A Family, a Photographer, a Holocaust Massacre Revealed.” The event can be attended in person at Linus Pauling Science Center room 125 or on Zoom at 7 p.m.

On Wednesday, Eva Aigner, an Holocaust survivor, will come with her daughter Sue Johnson to talk about her experience.

“We are definitely at the point where there are fewer and fewer survivors with us,” Hubler said.

And finally, on Friday, OSU will host the 8th Social Justice Conference, titled “Gender Equality, Human Rights and Democracy in the World.”

The conference is being held in cooperation with Fielding Graduate University, the Equatorial Voices Network and the Climate Dialogue Group on gender equality, human rights and democracy. People from India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Germany, Kenya, Uganda and the United States will share their work. The event will open on Zoom at 8 a.m. and end at 2:15 p.m.

“Education about the holocaust would be a good way of combating prejudice in general,” Hubler said.