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Benjamin Jacobs, a Holocaust survivor, and author of the recently published book The Dentist of Auschwitz, was the speaker.
Researches say abductees share no specificdefining characteristic David Jacobs associateprofessor of history at Temple University, saysanyone and everyone can be abducted, and thatexperiencers come from a wide spectrum of peoplein terms of intelligence education, ethnicity andreligious belief.
According to researchers, abductions can occuranywhere and at any time-- in bed, while driving,even while canoeing, Jacobs says memories of theabductions vary among experiencers, from somepeople remembering entire episodes to some havingno conscious recollection of the encounter at all.
Yet ufologists--researchers who study UFOs--andsome academics disagree. "The evidence for theabduction phenomena is overwhelming," Jacobs says."The question is: why and for what reason?"
"My guess is that this [fact finding] is notreally what is happening," said David Jacobs,associate professor of history at TempleUniversity. "Fact finding is a very neutral kindof phrase," said Jacobs, who teaches a coursecalled "UFOs and America Society."