Kurt Mayer, right, and his family members attend the opening of the Powell and Heller 2011 Holocaust conference at PLU on Thursday, March 17, 2011.

President Loren Anderson speaks ot the opening of the 2011 Powell and Heller 2011 Holocaust conference at PLU on Thursday, March 17, 2011.

Professor Robert Ericksen, chair of the Holocaust studies program, and PLU Regent Nancy Powell listen to President Loren Anderson as he addresses the Powell and Heller 2011 Holocaust conference at PLU on Thursday, March 17, 2011.

PLU Regent Nancy Powell speaks before the screening of the documentary The Last Survivor" at the Powell and Heller 2011 Holocaust conference at PLU on Thursday

Professor Robert Ericksen, chair of the Holocaust studies program, speaks during the Powell and Heller 2011 Holocaust conference at PLU on Thursday, March 17, 2011.

From left, Michael Pertnoy and Michael Kleiman, directors of the documentary The Last Survivor" and Justin Semahoro Kimenyerwa

Carl Wilkens talks about his experiences of living in Rwanda and staying there through the genocide during the Powell and Heller 2011 Holocaust conference at PLU on Friday, March 18, 2011.

Carl Wilkens talks about his experiences of living in Rwanda and staying there through the genocide during the Powell and Heller 2011 Holocaust conference at PLU on Friday, March 18, 2011.

Carl Wilkens talks about his experiences of living in Rwanda and staying there through the genocide during the Powell and Heller 2011 Holocaust conference at PLU on Friday, March 18, 2011.

Carl Wilkens talks about his experiences of living in Rwanda and staying there through the genocide during the Powell and Heller 2011 Holocaust conference at PLU on Friday, March 18, 2011.