Discussion with Curt Lowens

Exile Studies Librarian Michaela Ullmann introduces guest speaker Curt Lowens.

USC Shapell-Guerin Chair in Jewish Studies, Dr. Wolf Gruner, moderates the discussion with Curt Lowens.

The audience listens to Curt Lowens speak about his flight from Germany, work in the resistance in the Netherlands, and work as a translator for the British Military.

Curt Lowens responds to a question posed by discussion moderator Dr. Wolf Gruner.

Social Sciences Librarian Anthony Anderson asks Curt Lowens a question.

From left to right: USC Shapell-Guerin Chair in Jewish Studies, Dr. Wolf Gruner; guest survivor, resister, and actor Curt Lowens; and Exile Studies Librarian Michaela Ullmann.

From left to right: USC Shapell-Guerin Chair in Jewish Studies, Dr. Wolf Gruner; Director of Development, Major Gifts, Daisy Miller; guest survivor, resister, and actor Curt Lowens; USC Shoah Public Outreach and Marketing Specialist Sonya Sharp; and Exile Studies Librarian Michaela Ullmann.

Curt Lowens responds to reactions from the audience after his talk.

Curt Lowens poses with audience member Deb Bowen.

The USC Shoah Foundation Institute, in collaboration with the USC Libraries’ Feuchtwanger Memorial Library, and the USC Dornsife 2020 Research Cluster, Resisting the Path to Genocides, welcomed survivor, resister, and actor Curt Lowens, to the USC campus on March 26, 2012. Introduced by Exile Studies Librarian Michaela Ullmann, USC Shapell-Guerin Chair in Jewish Studies, Dr. Wolf Gruner moderated the discussion and focused on Curt Lowens’ flight from Germany, his work in the resistance in the Netherlands, and his work as a translator for the British Military. A television and film actor, Curt Lowens offered an animated and moving account of his experiences during the Holocaust and lifework.