Address: American Jewish University
15600 Muholland Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90077
Phone: 310-440-1576; 310-476-9777
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Website: https://www.aju.edu/institutes-groups/sigi-ziering-institute
Director/Person-in-Charge: Dr. Michael Berenbaum, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Principal Staff Members:
Oren Saig
Year Established: 2002
Staff: Salaried - 3
Type of Organization or Mission: The Sigi Ziering Institute is dedicated in memory of a brilliant scientist and thoughtful survivor of the Riga Ghetto who has written powerfully on the ethics of the Holocaust. It is situated within the University of Judaism, an institution dedicated to Jewish life and the Jewish future, respectful of Jewish death, the Jewish past and Jewish memory.
Services: Host conferences on the Holocaust and its impact; Educate for ethics, training rabbis and Jewish educators, leaders in non-profit organizations and the general community on the ethical and religious implications of the Holocaust; Outreach to clergy and seminarians of other faiths so that an understanding of the Holocaust is integral to all contemporary religions; Convene programs exploring the role of the Holocaust in contemporary Jewish identity and in American society; Convene seminars and public lectures, advanced professional training in the Holocaust and legal ethics, medical ethics, business ethics, professional ethics, governmental ethics; Publish papers, works and films exploring the religious and ethical implications of the Holocaust
