University of Minnesota Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies
Remembering Feinstein
It is with great sadness that we announce that Steve Feinstein, the
director of the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies and Adjunct
Professor of History, died Tuesday, March 4. Steve was speaking at the
Jewish Film Festival when he had difficulty finding words. He was taken
to Abbott-Northwestern Hospital where he died of an aortic aneurism that
resulted in cardiac arrest. His wife Sue was with him the entire time.
Steve had an amazingly generous nature and could get things accomplished
that no one had ever conceived or thought possible. From its founding in
1997, he built the University of Minnesota’s Center for Holocaust and
Genocide Studies into a premier educational, research, and outreach
institution, one that has international renown.
It’s a sad day. We will all miss Steve’s generous personality, constant
stream of jokes, and deep commitment to the issues at the heart of
CHGS’s mission. More than anything else, he was a great humanitarian who
believed that knowledge of the past could prevent atrocities in the
future.
Steve leaves his wife Sue, two children, Jeremy and Rebecca, and two
grandchildren. The funeral will be Friday, March 7 at 2:00 PM:
Temple Beth-El
5224 West 26th St.
Saint Louis Park, MN 55416
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Memorials may be sent to
The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, University of Minnesota
Foundation, PO Box 70870, St. Paul MN 55170-3854
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