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Racial Ideology and Pseudoscience in the Third Reich   

In this lecture, Dr. Berkowitz will dissect the pseudoscientific and racist underpinnings of Nazism, the far-right totalitarian ideology that dominated Germany under Adolf Hitler from 1933 to 1945. Nazism and its associated Fascist system were built upon ultra-nationalism, single-party rule, and the pursuit of a thousand-year Reich through territorial expansion and racial inequality. Dr. Berkowitz will meticulously dismantle Nazi state-sanctioned propaganda, particularly "racial science" (Eugenics), which promoted the notion of a racially superior Aryan "Master Race." Jews, Gypsies, Blacks, and Slavic peoples were deemed racially inferior and targeted for expulsion, enslavement, euthanasia, sterilization, starvation, or extermination. Dr. Berkowitz will also address barbaric practices like human medical experimentation and involuntary sterilization, as well as the systematic extermination of those deemed "undesirable." He will elucidate the fallacies of Eugenics and its horrifying outcomes.

"Amazing presentation." OLLI Patron

Attend live screening in the Auditorium or access via video catch-up.
Racial Ideology and Pseudoscience in the Third Reich - Jupiter Campus
  • Racial Ideology and Pseudoscience in the Third Reich
  • Location: Jupiter Campus
    Fees:
        Member: $10.40
        Non-Member: $13.00
    Date: 6/17/2025 
    Time: 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
    Building: Jupiter - Lifelong Learning Complex
    Instructor: Irving Berkowitz, Ph.D.

    In this lecture, Dr. Berkowitz will dissect the pseudoscientific and racist underpinnings of Nazism, the far-right totalitarian ideology that dominated Germany under Adolf Hitler from 1933 to 1945. Nazism and its associated Fascist system were built upon ultra-nationalism, single-party rule, and the pursuit of a thousand-year Reich through territorial expansion and racial inequality. Dr. Berkowitz will meticulously dismantle Nazi state-sanctioned propaganda, particularly "racial science" (Eugenics), which promoted the notion of a racially superior Aryan "Master Race." Jews, Gypsies, Blacks, and Slavic peoples were deemed racially inferior and targeted for expulsion, enslavement, euthanasia, sterilization, starvation, or extermination. Dr. Berkowitz will also address barbaric practices like human medical experimentation and involuntary sterilization, as well as the systematic extermination of those deemed "undesirable." He will elucidate the fallacies of Eugenics and its horrifying outcomes.

    "Amazing presentation." OLLI Patron

    Attend live screening in the Auditorium or access via video catch-up.

    Part of our “In Case You Missed It” series, featuring the most popular programs from the past year.
    Watch in person in our Auditorium on the scheduled date or instantly at home anytime through August 31, 2025 with purchase.
 

Racial Ideology and Pseudoscience in the Third Reich - Boca Raton Campus
  • Racial Ideology and Pseudoscience in the Third Reich
  • Location: Boca Raton Campus
    Fees:
        Member: $10.40
        Non-Member: $13.00
    Date: 7/8/2025 
    Time: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
    Building: Boca Raton - Barry & Florence Friedberg Auditorium
    Instructor: Irving Berkowitz, Ph.D.

    In this lecture, Dr. Berkowitz will dissect the pseudoscientific and racist underpinnings of Nazism, the far-right totalitarian ideology that dominated Germany under Adolf Hitler from 1933 to 1945. Nazism and its associated Fascist system were built upon ultra-nationalism, single-party rule, and the pursuit of a thousand-year Reich through territorial expansion and racial inequality. Dr. Berkowitz will meticulously dismantle Nazi state-sanctioned propaganda, particularly "racial science" (Eugenics), which promoted the notion of a racially superior Aryan "Master Race." Jews, Gypsies, Blacks, and Slavic peoples were deemed racially inferior and targeted for expulsion, enslavement, euthanasia, sterilization, starvation, or extermination. Dr. Berkowitz will also address barbaric practices like human medical experimentation and involuntary sterilization, as well as the systematic extermination of those deemed "undesirable." He will elucidate the fallacies of Eugenics and its horrifying outcomes.

    "Amazing presentation." OLLI Patron

    Attend live screening in the Auditorium or access via video catch-up.

    Part of our “In Case You Missed It” series, featuring the most popular programs from the past year.
    Watch in person in our Auditorium on the scheduled date or instantly at home anytime through August 31, 2025 with purchase.
 

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