An Evening with Father Patrick Desbois

CORAL GABLES, Fla. - Oct. 30, 2018 - PRLog -- What: "An Evening with Father Desbois"

When: 7-9 p.m. Monday, Nov. 5, 2018

Where: University of Miami Hillel Braman Miller Center, 1100 Stanford Drive, Coral Gables, Fla. 33146

Who: Father Patrick Desbois is a noted Holocaust and genocide researcher whose groundbreaking work exposed systematic Nazi killings of 1.5 million Jews in Eastern European villages. His work has been lauded by Pope Francis, and he is the recipient of France's highest honor, the Légion d'honneur.

Why: Father Desbois will talk about his research, which extends to investigating the genocide of Iraq's Yazidi minority, and alarming trends in contemporary society.

About: Father Patrick Desbois is a distinguished author, university professor, historian, forensic detective and world-renowned human-rights activist. He has dedicated his life to fighting the bigotry that fuels the disease of genocide and bridging the divide between faiths. His ongoing work brings closure to the victims and survivors of genocide and calls for legal justice for the perpetrators.

How: For media RSVP for the event and for interviews, please contact Melissa Lichtenheld at Wragg & Casas.

The event is presented by UM Hillel and is co-sponsored by Miami Beach Holocaust Memorial, Te Sue and Leonard Miller Center for Contemporary Judaic Studies, The George Feldenkreis Program in Judaic Studies, University of Miami Division of Student Affairs, and Beth David Congregation.

Ticket sales end Nov. 4 at EventBrite. Student admission is free. Community tickets are $20 and $38 (includes book).

(mailto:mlichtenheld@wraggcasas.com)