Seton Hall University scholarship to help students study Holocaust

Published: 2008-05-22

JERUSALEM (CNS) -- Seton Hall University in South Orange, N.J., has established a scholarship for its students to attend teacher-training seminars about the Holocaust. Named in honor of Dominican Sister Rose Thering, who dedicated her life to improving Jewish-Christian relations, the scholarship will be awarded annually to a student to participate in seminars at Yad Vashem's International School for Holocaust Studies in Jerusalem. At the May 18 dedication ceremony of the scholarship in Jerusalem, Dorit Novak, director of the international school, presented Seton Hall University's president, Msgr. Robert Sheeran, with a certificate recognizing Sister Rose's contribution to Holocaust education. Novak said Sister Rose, who died in 2006 at age 85, was a "tireless lecturer" who strove "to make people aware of the evils of the Holocaust and (who was) determined to eradicate intolerance."

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