Dr. Karen L. Uslin
drklu.bsky.social
Dr. Karen L. Uslin
@drklu.bsky.social
Director of Research Defiant Requiem Foundation, Prof. Jewish Studies Stockton University, Prof. Music Catholic University. Musicologist/Holocaust Historian/Genealogist. Philly Girl to the core: Go Birds! Go Phillies!
For anyone who may be interested, I am taking on genealogy clients! Feel free to message here or at the email address listed. I love doing this as a break from my regular academic research, so I hope to hear from anyone interested!
August 9, 2025 at 5:33 PM
For anyone in the DMV, tonight we are showing of our Defiant Requiem documentary at St John the Baptist Church in Silver Spring! This will be followed by an interfaith discussion. Many thanks to Father Andrew Wakefield for this beautiful letter he put in the church bulletin these past 2 weeks!
July 17, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Hi everyone! Due to being asked by several people about genealogy work, especially in relation to dual citizenship, I consolidated my info into a flier here. Feel free to message me on here if you are interested in finding out family history info!
June 25, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Today was my last day after an amazing weeklong seminar on Christianity in East Central Europe during the Holocaust. The irony that I was literally fenced in at the Holocaust Museum in DC today was not lost on me.
June 13, 2025 at 8:48 PM
My favorite day of the year in DC: EU Embassy Open House Day! The lines are already starting, and I can’t wait to embassy hop and visit friends and get some great food, drinks, and culture!
May 10, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Pope Francis’s funeral took me back 25 years, when at age 17 I stood on the steps of the Vatican to sing for the beatification of the Blessed Martyrs of Nowogrodek with Pope JPII presiding. This is what 250k people looks like; it is overwhelming and unlike anything I have ever experienced.
April 27, 2025 at 2:24 AM
23 years ago, I sat in my dorm room at Muhlenberg College as Adrien Brody got the Oscar for The Pianist. 23 years later, with a career in Holocaust Studies, seeing Adrien get another Oscar for another brilliant story of a Holocaust survivor, it is amazing what a journey it has been.
March 3, 2025 at 3:54 AM
I can’t be at the parade but I got my NFC championship shirt on and I’m repping my Birds in DC. GO @philadelphiaeagles.bsky.social!!!!
February 14, 2025 at 4:56 PM
It’s times like these I miss my hometown, but I am celebrating our SUPERBOWL CHAMPIONSHIP here in DC. Such an amazing win @philadelphiaeagles.bsky.social, so insanely proud of you for brining that Lombardi back where it belongs!
February 10, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Today is the day! FLY EAGLES FLY BABY LET’S WIN THIS THING!

My beloved hometown has been through it this past week. This one is for the city, and for our boys, who deserve it all. One more game. Just one more. Let’s go show everyone what we are made of @philadelphiaeagles.bsky.social!
February 9, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Recently I had the honor of traveling to Poland at the invitation of the Polish Foreign Ministry and Polish Embassy. The trip was meant to promote Polish-Jewish-American relations and history. I will be presenting about that trip this weekend for those in the NJ area, so please take a look!
August 7, 2024 at 9:55 PM
I am so excited to announce that our Defiant Requiem documentary will have its first showing in Philly tomorrow evening! This is the first time I get to bring this to my beloved hometown, and I am so excited to do it around #HolocaustRemembranceDay. If you are in the Philly area, please join us!
May 6, 2024 at 4:26 PM
Even though my Eagles aren’t in the game tonight, I’m still repping the Birds and my hometown of Philly. I’ll watch the game but you won’t catch me wearing another teams jersey! #PhillyGirlinDC #Superbowl
February 11, 2024 at 9:16 PM