FDR, WWII, and the Holocaust
The Holocaust was the greatest horror of World War II, and the Allies obtained evidence of Nazi Germany’s genocide of Europe’s Jewish population during the war. How did Allied leaders, especially President Franklin Roosevelt, respond to the Holocaust?
Time & Location
Nov 14, 2025, 9:00 AM – 2:30 PM GMT-5
Jasper, 1102 Tree Ln Dr, Jasper, IN 47546, USA
About the event
FDR, WWII, and the Holocaust
The Holocaust was the greatest horror of World War II, and the Allies obtained evidence of Nazi Germany’s genocide of Europe’s Jewish population during the war. How did Allied leaders, especially President Franklin Roosevelt, respond to the Holocaust? Did the Allies attempt to disrupt the death camps’ operations in order to halt the mass murder? Could the Allies have done more? How much coverage did the genocide receive in the United States and how did the public respond? Using a selection of primary and secondary readings, we will address these questions during our seminar.
n This program will be conducted as a discussion, utilizing primary source documents as the only readings, and with the Discussion Leader facilitating the conversation, instead of lecturing or presenting. Registrants, therefore, are highly encouraged to read all the documents in advance and come ready with questions. All attendees will receive a Letter of Attendance at the end of the seminar.
Workshop Details:
Date: November 14, 2025
Time: 9:30 am - 2:30 pm EST
Location: SIEC, 1102 Tree Lane Drive, Jasper, IN 47546
Fee: FREE
Other Details:
Please bring a laptop computer so online resources can be accessed.
A catered lunch will be provided.
Participants will receive Professional Growth Points.
Deadline to register is 2 weeks before each workshop.
See the embedded registration form below.
Presenter: Dr. Daniel Williams- Ashland University
Daniel K. Williams is an associate professor of history at Ashland University. Before coming to Ashland University, he was a tenured professor of history at the University of West Georgia, where he taught courses on the history of the United States, with a particular focus on American religion and politics. His published books include God’s Own Party: The Making of the Christian Right (Oxford University Press, 2010); Defenders of the Unborn: The Pro-Life Movement before Roe v. Wade (Oxford University Press, 2016); The Election of the Evangelical: Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford, and the Presidential Contest of 1976 (University Press of Kansas, 2020); and The Politics of the Cross: A Christian Alternative to Partisanship (Eerdmans, 2021). He is also co-editor of The Right Side of the Sixties: Reexamining Conservatism’s Decade of Transformation. His analyses of American religion and politics have been published in Christianity Today, the Atlantic, the Washington Post, and the New York Times. He holds a B.A. in history and classics from Case Western Reserve University and a Ph.D. in history from Brown University.