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Doris Getsug Research Roundtable
Featuring Dr. Sarah Federman
Wednesday, November 9, 2016
3:30pm - 4:30pm
Metropolitan Building, room 5145
Sarah Federman's research addresses the role of the French National Railways (SNCF) in the transport of deportees during the World War II and the conflict existing today in the Untied States over whether the company has made amends. In telling this story, her forthcoming book (based on her dissertation completed for the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution) interweaves the lives of four French Jewish citizens who all happened to find themselves on the last train to Auschwitz - trans that left after D-Day. Sarah's work raises larger questions about the role of corporations in mass violence. She conducted extensive research in the U.S. and France, including 120 interviews (80 with survivors), archival work, pro bono work for the U.S. government, and much more. Sarah received her Ph.D. in conflict resolution from George Mason University (GMU). The Foundation pour la Mémoire de la Shoah, Carey Institute for Global Good, and Kathryn Davis Foundation, also funded this work. Amtrak awarded her the Amtrak Residency which will enable her to edit her book while crisscrossing the United States abroad a train.