MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) — The International Holocaust Studies Conference is under way at Middle Tennessee State University.
The conference started Thursday and concludes Saturday.
Among the speakers is Whitwell Middle School teacher Linda Hooper, originator of the Paper Clip Project that received international attention through the 2004 documentary "Paper Clips."
Whitwell students collected 6 million paper clips — representing the number of Jews killed during the Holocaust — and placed them in an authentic German railroad cattle car used to transport Holocaust victims to their deaths.
The clips remain at Whitwell in an exhibit that draws spectators to the school from all over.
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On the Net:
International Holocaust Studies Conference: http://www.mtsu.edu/holocaust(underscore)studies/
The conference started Thursday and concludes Saturday.
Among the speakers is Whitwell Middle School teacher Linda Hooper, originator of the Paper Clip Project that received international attention through the 2004 documentary "Paper Clips."
Whitwell students collected 6 million paper clips — representing the number of Jews killed during the Holocaust — and placed them in an authentic German railroad cattle car used to transport Holocaust victims to their deaths.
The clips remain at Whitwell in an exhibit that draws spectators to the school from all over.
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On the Net:
International Holocaust Studies Conference: http://www.mtsu.edu/holocaust(underscore)studies/
