Skip to main content

University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Visit
- Visit the University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Apply
- Apply to the University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Give
- Give to the University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Search Form

Search

University Communication

Digital Photo Archive

Photo Search
Tag Browser
- Tags List
Ordering Instructions

Visit
- Visit the University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Apply
- Apply to the University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Give
- Give to the University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Nebraska
University Communication
Digital Photo Archive
Taxonomy term

Judaic Studies

Annalyse Gallo, a sophomore from Chicago, places a rock on the Holocaust Memorial. In Jewish cemeteries, the tradition is to place rocks on the grave rather than flowers.
History of the Holocaust course students visit the Holocaust memorial in Lincoln’s Wyuka Cemetery. April 18, 2023. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.

230418 Holocaust 227

Students place rocks on the Nebraska Holocasut Memorial in Wyuka Cemetery in Lincoln. In Jewish cemeteries, the tradition is to place rocks on the grave rather than flowers.
History of the Holocaust course students visit the Holocaust memorial in Lincoln’s Wyuka Cemetery. April 18, 2023. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.

230418 Holocaust 224

Gerald Steinacher, professor of history, tells Nick Scholtes, a senior from Lincoln, the stories behind the memorial bricks. Each brick was engraved for a person murdered in the Holocaust with ties to Nebraska. History of the Holocaust course students visit the Holocaust memorial in Lincoln’s Wyuka Cemetery. April 18, 2023. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.

230418 Holocaust 212

Jenna Wolfe, a senior from Lincoln. History of the Holocaust course students visit the Holocaust memorial in Lincoln’s Wyuka Cemetery. April 18, 2023. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.

230418 Holocaust 173

A brick rests in the Sea of Stones with the name of a person murdered in the Holocaust. Each brick is for a person with ties to Nebraska. History of the Holocaust course students visit the Holocaust memorial in Lincoln’s Wyuka Cemetery. April 18, 2023. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.

230418 Holocaust 142

Gerald Steinacher, professor of history, tells the students the history behind Yom Hashoah. In Hebrew, Holocaust Remembrance Day is called Yom Hashoah. History of the Holocaust course students visit the Holocaust memorial in Lincoln’s Wyuka Cemetery. April 18, 2023. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.

230418 Holocaust 114

Bedross Der Matossian, an Associate Professor of Modern Middle East History in the Department of History. He holds a copy of his new book, "The Horrors of Adana". It is about the genocide in Adana, Turkey. In April 1909, twin massacres shook the province of Adana, located in the southern Anatolia region of modern-day Turkey, killing more than 20,000 Armenians and 2,000 Muslims. February 22, 2022. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.

220222 Matossian 033

Ordering Instructions

All photos are available to UNL departments at no charge. Email the titles of the photos to Craig Chandler or Monica Myers.

cchandler2@unl.edu
mmyers2@unl.edu

Related Links

UNL Events Calendar
University Communication
Office of the Chancellor

Campus Links

Directory
Employment
Events
Libraries
Maps
News
Office of the Chancellor
Report an Incident

Policies & Reports

Accessibility Statement
Institutional Equity and Compliance
Notice of Nondiscrimination
Privacy Policy
Safety at Nebraska
Student Information Disclosures

UNL web framework and quality assurance provided by the Web Developer Network · QA Test

University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Established 1869 · Copyright 2023