Jeffrey Veidlinger
@jveidlinger.bsky.social
Professor of History and Judaic Studies, University of Michigan. Author of “In the Midst of Civilized Europe: The Pogroms of 1918-1922 in Ukraine and the Onset of the Holocaust”
Frankly, I preferred the original name—The Michigan Wallenberg Institute—for exactly this reason. But the university felt we should defer to the family’s wishes.
November 17, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Frankly, I preferred the original name—The Michigan Wallenberg Institute—for exactly this reason. But the university felt we should defer to the family’s wishes.
We had a different name originally, also to honor Wallenberg, who graduated from University of Michigan in 1935, but the Wallenberg family asked that we use this name, even though it replicated the existing institution.
November 17, 2024 at 1:53 PM
We had a different name originally, also to honor Wallenberg, who graduated from University of Michigan in 1935, but the Wallenberg family asked that we use this name, even though it replicated the existing institution.
Even more fun to listen to!
October 27, 2024 at 1:35 PM
Even more fun to listen to!