Please be advised that the event described below has been canceled due to unforeseen circumstances.

The Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Clark University will present a free, public lecture by writer and David Treuer, Ph.D., titled “Discovering Holocaust – Native American/Jewish Identity in the 21st Century.” Treuer’s talk will begin at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 22, in Tilton Hall, Higgins University Center.

From Treuer’s online biography: Treuer is an Ojibwe Indian from Leech Lake Reservation in northern Minnesota. He is the recipient of a Pushcart Prize, and fellowships from the NEH, Bush Foundation, and the Guggenheim Foundation. He divides his time between his home on the Leech Lake Reservation and Minneapolis. He is the author of three novels and a book of criticism. His essays and stories have appeared in Esquire, TriQuarterly, The Washington Post, the LA Times, and Slate.com. …

Treuer published his first novel, “Little,” in 1995. He received his Ph.D. in anthropology and published his second novel, “The Hiawatha,” in 1999. His third novel “The Translation of Dr. Apelles” and a book of criticism, “Native American Fiction; A User’s Manual” appeared in 2006. “The Translation of Dr. Apelles” was named a Best Book of the Year by The Washington Post, Time Out, and City Pages.

This event is sponsored by the Asher Family Fund, established by Norman B. Asher, Class of 1948, in honor of the Asher family relatives and friends who attended Clark University.