Lecture to explore power of Nazi media | Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle

Lecture to explore power of Nazi media

          Gregory Wegner, Ph.D., of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse will speak about German Nazi propaganda and its role on Tuesday, March 24, 10:30 a.m., at the Jewish Museum Milwaukee, 1360 N. Prospect Ave.

          Wegner is professor of foundations of educational policy and the author of the 2002 book “Anti-Semitism and Schooling Under the Third Reich” (Routledge), part of a series of works “Studies in the History of Education.”

          His talk is titled “Nazi Tools of Persuasion: The Power of Propaganda, Deception and the Big Lie.” Admission is free. Sweets and coffee will be served (dietary laws observed).

          RSVP by Thursday, March 19. The event is co-sponsored by the JMM and the Nathan & Esther Pelz Holocaust Education Resource Center, both programs of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation.

          For more information and to RSVP, call 414-963-2710 or email brittanyh@MilwaukeeJewish.org.