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Spaces of Treblinka: A Book Talk with Dr. Jacob Flaws

Amanda Bruehl — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Join �鶹��Ƶ (�鶹��Ƶ) for a book talk with Dr. Jacob Flaws, Assistant Professor of History at Kean University, on his award-winning book Spaces of Treblinka (University of Nebraska Press, 2024).

A recipient of the 2025 Oskar Halecki Award and a finalist for the 2025 Sybil Halpern Milton Memorial Book Prize, the book challenges the idea of Treblinka as an isolated site, revealing a broader network of witnesses and how widely its realities were known. Drawing on testimonies and sensory accounts from Jewish, German, and Polish witnesses, Flaws reframes Treblinka—offering a reassessment of what it means to see, know, and remember. He holds a Ph.D. in history from the University of Colorado Boulder and has published widely on Holocaust memory.

This event is presented in partnership with the Holocaust Resource Center at Kean University and the Allen and Joan Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life at Rutgers University. Attend in person or online.

This event is presented in conjunction with �鶹��Ƶ’s International Summer Study Trip (July 6–18, 2026), including the Poland Holocaust Study component (July 13–18) directed by Dr. Charles Rix, featuring a visit to Treblinka and engagement with leading scholars, including Dr. Flaws. Learn more

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“We Live in a Grim Time:” The RCA Confronts Evil During World War II

Amanda Bruehl — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0000

Reformed Church Center Looks at Authoritarianism, War, and Pacifism . . . Ninety Years Ago

The rise of Hitler and the Nazis forced people around the world to respond to fascism, unchecked power, conquest, genocide, anti-Semitism, and a worldview that appeared to follow very different rules. How did RCA clergy and members respond to these threats? Like many American Protestants in the 1930s, many RCA people criticized war as sinful opposition to the way of Jesus. They encouraged repentance, conversion, prayer, church attendance, sacrifice, and suffering. Despite being part of a tradition that considered total depravity one of its five essential doctrines, they were slow to realize the evil of Hitler and the Nazi system.

Many of these themes from almost a century ago find echoes in our modern era. The 2025-2026 Albert A Smith Lecturewill be presented on Thursday, April 30, 2026, 12:00 noon to 1:30 om via Zoom. Lynn Japinga will present “‘We Live in a Grim Time:’ The RCA Confronts Evil During World War II,” exploring some of the thought and action in the RCA about the war: sending chaplains, supporting Conscientious Objectors, caring for soldiers, and reflecting theologically about what God was doing in the midst of radical evil.

Lynn Japinga is a graduate of Hope College in Holland, Michigan; Princeton Theological Seminary; and Union Theological Seminary in New York. Recently retired after thirty-three years teaching at Hope, she is now a research fellow at the A.C. Van Raalte Institute and is the Albert A Smith fellow in Reformed Church History at �鶹��Ƶ for 2025-2026.A student of American Church History and Women and Religion, she is the author of numerous articles, essays, and books, including From Daughters to Disciples: Women’s Stories from the New Testament (Westminster/John Knox, 2021), From Widows to Warriors: Women’s Stories from the Old Testament ((Westminster/John Knox, 2020), and Loyalty and Loss: The Reformed Church in America, 1945–1994 (Reformed Church Press, 2020).

This webinar, like all Reformed Church Center programs, is free and open to everyone, but all participants must register. Go to .

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Baccalaureate 2026

Amanda Bruehl — Fri, 22 May 2026 23:00:00 +0000

Friday, May 22, 2026 – Baccalaureate

• Video Livestream: The live video stream of the event will be here on the day of the event •

Location: The Baccalaureate service will be held in Mast Chapel on our campus at �鶹��Ƶ, 35 Seminary Place, New Brunswick, NJ 08901.

ALL Awardees must be present by 6:00 pm.

6:45 PM	Baccalaureate – Mast Chapel Doors Open	�鶹��Ƶ
7:00 PM	Baccalaureate	�鶹��Ƶ

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Commencement 2026

Amanda Bruehl — Sat, 23 May 2026 17:00:00 +0000

Saturday, May 23, 2026 – Commencement

• Admission to the Commencement service is by Invitation Only •

• Video Livestream: The live video stream of the event will be here on the day of the event •

Location: Nicholas Music Center, 85 George Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901

ALL Graduates must be present by 10:00 am.

10:00 AM	Graduates Refreshments, Rehearsal, & Ceremonial Dressing	Nicholas Music Center, Rehearsal Room 104
12:30 PM	Commencement – Doors Open	Nicholas Music Center
12:35 PM	Graduates & Faculty assemble and line-up for procession	Nicholas Music Center
1:00 PM	Commencement Ceremony	Nicholas Music Center
2:30 PM	Light Refreshments	Hageman Hall – �鶹��Ƶ 35 Seminary Place New Brunswick

If you have questions, please contact Jennifer Bell at jbell@nbts.edu, or Event Services at events@nbts.edu.

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