Reidar Dittmann

Reidar Dittmann, Norwegian resistance and survivor of Buchenwald.

Professor Emeritus of Art History and Norwegian. Born and raised in Tonsberg, Norway's oldest city (I'm proud of that!). Studied at Oslo University and the Conservatory of Music, later at St. Olaf College, New York University, and the U of Washington (M.A. and PhD). Author of books and articles and lecturer on Scandinavian Art, Edvard Munch, and the Holocaust. Imprisoned in Buchenwald Concentration Camp and witness to the destiny of the camp's Jewish prisoners.

Article written by Reidar Dittman:

A Holocaust Memorial

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I don't know if this might be of interest. It's a presentation I've made at several Memorial services -- in Minneapolis, at Purdue in Indiana, and most recently this fall at Illinois College, Jacksonville, Illinois.

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Last modified on October 22, 2009