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A circular logo that reads "The 1939 Society," who helped establish the first chair in holocaust studies at an American public university.

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(1979) The first chair in Holocaust studies at an American public university is established in the College, thanks to the 1939 Society.

 

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#28A black and white photograph of students walking through the UCLA campus.A collage of covers from "OutWrite," the oldest queer college publication in the United States which was founded at UCLA.#31
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