- Stephen S. Wise Temple
- Touro College
- Florida Holocaust Museum
- United Israel Appeal of Australia
- Hillel at Colorado State University
- Hillel Yale University
- Kent State University
- Dartmouth College Hillel
- Students for Holocaust Awareness, Colorado State University
- Jewish Federation of Cincinnati
"Dr. Goldhagen's talk was appropriately sobering and very well received. Many folks went out of their way to thank me for arranging his visit to our congregation. In addition, he was gracious in spirit and in time with all the folks he came in contact with here. "
-Stephen S. Wise Temple"Everything went very well. Prof. Goldhagen met with about 10 Honors students for about an hour prior to the lecture. The lecture was attended by about 150 people. The Q & A was animated with lots of questions any many people stayed after the formal program to chat with Prof. Goldhagen. "
-Touro College"Thank you so much for you incredibly thoughtful and eye opening presentation last night. Your piece about how anti"
-Simon Wiesenthal Center & Museums of Tolerance"Professor Goldhagen gave an outstanding presentation to an audience of around 300 people. It was such an honor to hear him and learn from him. We would love to bring him back one day. "
-Florida Holocaust Museum"Daniel Goldhagen’s knowledge of the holocaust and anti-Semitism could not be faulted, and he managed to keep his audiences interested and involved. I would highly recommend him to any group interested in these two subjects."
-United Israel Appeal of Australia"We hope you enjoyed your visit to CSU as much as we enjoyed meeting and getting to know you. Holocaust Awareness Week would not have been the same without your wonderful presentation. "
- Hillel at Colorado State University"Daniel Goldhagen was excellent. He is a superb scholar and public speaker."
- Mark A. Raider, Associate Professor of Modern Jewish History, University at Albany, State University of New York"You were wonderful not only as a speaker but also as a person. You were gracefully present with the students, the faculty, and community, and all of them felt addressed by you, edified, even uplifted."
-James E. Ponet, Director, Hillel Yale University"The visit by Professor Daniel Goldhagen was an unqualified success. Dr. Goldhagen was a wonderful guest, very accommodating, easy to talk to, and willing to speak to individuals at great length. It was a pleasure having him here and he made a wonderful impression on the entire audience. "
-Herbert Hochhauser, Director, Jewish Studies Program Kent State University"Danny Goldhagen's speech was a phenomenal success. He held the attention of a crowd of students for almost two hours, and was the instigator of an ongoing discussion about the Holocaust among Jewish students here. We are quite pleased with the result and feel the expenditure was well worth it. In addition, on behalf of our leadership I want to thank you and the Harry Walker Agency for your help. We could not have pulled this event off on our own. You will definitely be hearing from us the next time we look to bring in a speaker. "
-Jesse Cook-Dubin, Dartmouth College Hillel, Hanover, NH"This year's Holocaust Awareness Week was an incredible success. Through your participation, you have helped create by far the most successful event our committee has ever sponsored. We estimate over 2000 people attended our events throughout the week...Your contribution was instrumental in making this event so meaningful to so many. "
-Jeremy Goldsmith, Students for Holocaust Awareness, Colorado State University"We knew we had to make this a spectacular evening. You certainly did not let us down! We have not stopped receiving compliments on how much people enjoyed listening to you and learning so much from your message about the Holocaust. It was an enlightening evening which certainly could have continued far into the night. Your ability and willingness to make the subject matter so accessible truly made you one of the finest speakers our groups have ever heard. "
-Ellen Essig, Co-Chair, Cardozo/Maimonides Dinner Jewish Federation of Cincinnati"It was magisterial presentation. Your very evident mastery of the material kept the audience absolutely still and, indeed, virtually mesmerized during the entire talk. At the same time you did not, nor did you need to, engage, in histrionic rhetoric to make your points. There is no question that the audience was fully appreciative of what you said and how you said it. Additionally, your answers to the questions asked were illuminating and insightful. "
-Rabbi Dr. Mordecai Schnaidman, Mt. Sinai Jewish Center
Hitler's Willing Executioners
Based on the contents of his bestselling book, Dr. Goldhagen revisits and reconsiders our understanding of the Holocaust and its perpetrators, demanding a fundamental revision in our thinking of the years between 1933-1945.
The Globalization of Anti-Semitism
In our globalized age, antisemitism has also been globalized both in its reach and its form. While this new, third historical wave of antisemitism draws substantially on previous forms of antisemitism, it is also radically different, and if it is to be combated, its real distinctive nature must first be understood. Dr. Goldhagen explains what is new about today’s antisemitism, why it has taken on novel forms and accusations, and what its particular dangers are.
How Vulnerable is Israel?
Iranian President Ahmadinejad’s recent call to "wipe Israel off the map" refocuses our attention on the ongoing dangers Israel faces, including to its existence. Might Israel be facing a second Holocaust? How should we understand the multiple threats that Israel must deal with, from within, nearby, and the skies, including the Iranian nuclear one? And what is to be done to defuse them? Dr. Goldhagen is uniquely positioned to speak truthfully and forcefully about the perils Israel faces, their sources, and the necessary responses.
Political Islam's Offensive and Threat
Drawing on the big cover story in the current New Republic, I reveal the strong thread linking three seemingly separate events: Iran's drive for nuclear weapons, Hamas' assumption of political power, and the anti-cartoon violence that has swept across the Islamic world. All are powerful manifestations of Political Islam's current offensive and extreme threat. We are perhaps witnessing the beginning of a global intifada that must be understood and countered. While the threat is substantial, there are also hopeful signs. Finally, the Europeans are beginning to understand the dangers that face them and the world, and that Israel and the United States are not the problem but are the Europeans' allies against Political Islam's alarming threat.
Holocaust Denial
The power of this movement has continued to grow. I analyze its nature, which is far more significant than merely denying a historical event, its sources, and its prospects, including, David Irving's two trials, the last one leading to his recent sentencing to prison in Austria.
From Justice to Moral Repair
Based on the contents of A Moral Reckoning, I ask the neglected question of what those involved in perpetrating great violence and harm against others, such as during the Holocaust, must do (aside from monetary reparations) after the fact to repair the harm as best they can. Focusing on the role of the Catholic Church in the Holocaust, and its need to perform repair, the themes of this talk lay out a set of principles central to the moral lives of societies.
Genocide- Worse Than War
Genocide seems at once so familiar and so overwhelming that we don’t consider that if we change our thinking about the problem, then we can see the way to stopping the killing and do so relatively easily. Drawing on what I have learned in nearly two decades of study, and showing unforgettable short clips from the major PBS documentary grounded in my book, Worse Than War, I explain in this talk how we have thoroughly misunderstood what genocide is and why it happens, use riveting testimony from perpetrators to illuminate why the killers killed, and, based on this new understanding, show that we can adopt effective policies that would be sure to radically reduce the incidence of mass killing, saving potentially millions of lives. My work and my talk are devoted to making the phrase “never again” finally mean it for everyone.
