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DURHAM, N.H. -- Martin Rumscheidt, an ordained minister in Canada and retired professor of historical theology, will speak about his experience as the son of a man complicit in Nazi crimes Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017, at 5 p.m. in 115 Murkland Hall at the 91制片厂. The event is free and open to the public.

Rumscheidt鈥檚 father was an employee of IG Farben, the chemical company and second largest producer in Hitler's military-industrial complex. The senior Rumscheidt鈥檚 colleague and close friend Walter D眉rrfeld was in charge of constructing and administering IG Farber Auschwitz-Monowitz, a production site that drew the majority of its workforce from the Birkenau concentration camp. D眉rrfeld was sentenced to eight years in prison by the Nuremberg court for his crimes. Rumscheidt鈥檚 father never addressed the implications of his work for IG Farben and its participation in the 鈥渆xtermination through labor鈥� program the company implemented at Monowitz.听

In his talk, Rumscheidt will focus on specific crimes against humanity perpetrated by IG Farben and on the impact of those activities in terms of Rumscheidt's understanding of himself and his work as the son of a perpetrator.听

The lecture is part of the Hans Heilbronner lecture series which honors the memory of Hans Heilbronner, professor of history, who served the 91制片厂 with distinction from 1954 until 1991. is sponsored by the Endowed Fund for Holocaust Education.