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Candy Brown Holocaust and Human Rights Educator Conference
Candy Brown Holocaust and Human Rights Educator Conference
All Day
(4 days)
Workshops
Starts Jul 27, 2020 Ends Jul 30, 2020 Join the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum education staff and world-renowned educational organizations for an educator conference covering the Holocaust and human rights-related topics. Click for more info
Making It Work: Strategies for Effective Holocaust Instruction Online
Making It Work: Strategies for Effective Holocaust Instruction Online
3:00pm - 4:15pm
(1h 15m)
Workshops
Starts Jul 27, 2020 at 3:00pm Ends Jul 27, 2020 at 4:15pm Join Echoes & Reflections as they explore principles of pedagogy adapted for online learning and engage with others to share and discover best practices to support students’ learning during the upcoming school year. Click for more info |
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Candy Brown Holocaust and Human Rights Educator Conference
All Day
(4 days)
Workshops
Starts Jul 27, 2020 Ends Jul 30, 2020 Join the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum education staff and world-renowned educational organizations for an educator conference covering the Holocaust and human rights-related topics. Click for more info
History Highlights: A Look into the Museum's Online Artifact Collections
History Highlights: A Look into the Museum's Online Artifact Collections
7:00pm - 8:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Jul 28, 2020 at 7:00pm Ends Jul 28, 2020 at 8:00pm Join Felicia Williamson, Director of Library & Archives at the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum, for a look into the museum's online archival collections. Click for more info |
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Candy Brown Holocaust and Human Rights Educator Conference
All Day
(4 days)
Workshops
Starts Jul 27, 2020 Ends Jul 30, 2020 Join the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum education staff and world-renowned educational organizations for an educator conference covering the Holocaust and human rights-related topics. Click for more info
Why Didn't the Allies Bomb Auschwitz?
Why Didn't the Allies Bomb Auschwitz?
1:00pm - 2:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Jul 29, 2020 at 1:00pm Ends Jul 29, 2020 at 2:00pm Join Echoes & Reflections and Dr. David Silberklang, Senior Historian at the International Institute for Holocaust Research and Editor-in-Chief of Yad Vashem Studies, as they offer an insightful look into the question of why the Allies chose not to bomb Auschwitz. Click for more info |
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Candy Brown Holocaust and Human Rights Educator Conference
All Day
(4 days)
Workshops
Starts Jul 27, 2020 Ends Jul 30, 2020 Join the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum education staff and world-renowned educational organizations for an educator conference covering the Holocaust and human rights-related topics. Click for more info
Friendships that Saved Lives during the Holocaust
Friendships that Saved Lives during the Holocaust
8:30am - 9:00am
(30m)
Workshops
Starts Jul 30, 2020 at 8:30am Ends Jul 30, 2020 at 9:00am On the United Nations International Day of Friendship, join United States Holocaust Memorial Museum experts to learn about individuals who helped their Jewish friends find refuge. Click for more info |
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Confronting Holocaust Denial Today
Confronting Holocaust Denial Today
12:00pm - 1:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Aug 3, 2020 at 12:00pm Ends Aug 3, 2020 at 1:00pm During this Echoes & Reflections webinar, a facilitator from Yad Vashem will present and discuss the challenges that educators face today when addressing Holocaust denial. Click for more info |
Introduction: Best Practices for Teaching Rescue in Times of Conflict
Introduction: Best Practices for Teaching Rescue in Times of Conflict
2:00pm - 3:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Aug 6, 2020 at 2:00pm Ends Aug 6, 2020 at 3:00pm The Holocaust Education Resource and Outreach (HERO) Center and the Holocaust and Genocide Education Advisory Committee are offering this free workshop aimed to assist educators with teaching the complex topic of rescue in times of conflict. Click for more info
Exploring Resistance during the Holocaust with the Jewish Partisans Educational Foundation
Exploring Resistance during the Holocaust with the Jewish Partisans Educational Foundation
3:00pm - 4:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Aug 6, 2020 at 3:00pm Ends Aug 6, 2020 at 4:00pm This webinar, focused on the topic of Jewish resistance during the Holocaust, provides educators with instructional strategies and tips from Echoes & Reflections and the Jewish Partisans Educational Foundation (JPEF) to promote student learning about this topic. Click for more info |
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Beyond "Hotel Rwanda": Rescuers during the Genocide against the Tutsis
Beyond "Hotel Rwanda": Rescuers during the Genocide against the Tutsis
2:00pm - 3:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Aug 10, 2020 at 2:00pm Ends Aug 10, 2020 at 3:00pm The Holocaust Education Resource and Outreach (HERO) Center and the Holocaust and Genocide Education Advisory Committee are offering this free workshop aimed to assist educators with teaching the complex topic of rescue in times of conflict. Click for more info |
Analyzing Propaganda and Teaching Media Literacy: The Holocaust as a Case Study
Analyzing Propaganda and Teaching Media Literacy: The Holocaust as a Case Study
3:00pm - 4:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Aug 11, 2020 at 3:00pm Ends Aug 11, 2020 at 4:00pm In this webinar, Echoes & Reflections will explore the events of the Holocaust through the lens of media, by examining propaganda deployed by the Nazis to discriminate against Jews and other minorities. Click for more info
History Highlights: The Bosnian Genocide
History Highlights: The Bosnian Genocide
7:00pm - 8:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Aug 11, 2020 at 7:00pm Ends Aug 11, 2020 at 8:00pm Join Dr. Charlotte Decoster, Director of Education at the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum, for an introduction to the Bosnian Genocide, which took place in the mid-1990s. Click for more info |
How Humor Helped Heal the Pain of the Holocaust
How Humor Helped Heal the Pain of the Holocaust
8:30am - 9:00am
(30m)
Workshops
Starts Aug 12, 2020 at 8:30am Ends Aug 12, 2020 at 9:00am Join the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and Ferne Pearlstein, director of The Last Laugh, live on Facebook to explore how humor kept the human spirit alive during the Holocaust and helped survivors heal. Click for more info |
Varian Fry: A Holocaust Rescuer in Connecticut
Varian Fry: A Holocaust Rescuer in Connecticut
2:00pm - 3:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Aug 13, 2020 at 2:00pm Ends Aug 13, 2020 at 3:00pm The Holocaust Education Resource and Outreach (HERO) Center and the Holocaust and Genocide Education Advisory Committee are offering this free workshop aimed to assist educators with teaching the complex topic of rescue in times of conflict. Click for more info |
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Jan Korczak: Agency, Legacy, and Memory
Jan Korczak: Agency, Legacy, and Memory
2:00pm - 3:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Aug 17, 2020 at 2:00pm Ends Aug 17, 2020 at 3:00pm The Holocaust Education Resource and Outreach (HERO) Center and the Holocaust and Genocide Education Advisory Committee are offering this free workshop aimed to assist educators with teaching the complex topic of rescue in times of conflict. Click for more info |
Connecting Communities: Meet the Author of "Salvaged Pages: Young Writers' Diaries of the Holocaust"
Connecting Communities: Meet the Author of "Salvaged Pages: Young Writers' Diaries of the Holocaust"
3:00pm - 4:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Aug 18, 2020 at 3:00pm Ends Aug 18, 2020 at 4:00pm In this Echoes & Reflections webinar, the author of "Salvaged Pages," Alexandra Zapruder, will share about the book’s history, impact, and value as part of the historical record of the Holocaust, with time for Q&A. Click for more info |
LGBT Experiences during the Holocaust
LGBT Experiences during the Holocaust
10:30am - 11:30am
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Aug 19, 2020 at 10:30am Ends Aug 19, 2020 at 11:30am Chhange's August Virtual Lunch & Learn, LGBT Experiences during the Holocaust, explores the laws, events, and people that exist at the intersection of Queer Studies and Holocaust history. Click for more info |
Conversation with the Presenters: Ask the Experts!
Conversation with the Presenters: Ask the Experts!
2:00pm - 3:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Aug 20, 2020 at 2:00pm Ends Aug 20, 2020 at 3:00pm The Holocaust Education Resource and Outreach (HERO) Center and the Holocaust and Genocide Education Advisory Committee are offering this free workshop aimed to assist educators with teaching the complex topic of rescue in times of conflict. Click for more info |
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Connecting Communities: Virtual Learning with "We Share the Same" Sky Podcast
Connecting Communities: Virtual Learning with "We Share the Same" Sky Podcast
3:00pm - 4:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Aug 25, 2020 at 3:00pm Ends Aug 25, 2020 at 4:00pm This Echoes & Reflections webinar features "We Share The Same Sky," USC Shoah Foundation’s first podcast, which tells the personal story of a granddaughter’s decade-long journey to retrace her grandmother’s story of survival and the impact it has on her understanding of self and the present world. Click for more info
History Highlights: Oddities from the Archives
History Highlights: Oddities from the Archives
7:00pm - 8:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Aug 25, 2020 at 7:00pm Ends Aug 25, 2020 at 8:00pm Join Felicia Williamson, Director of Library & Archives at the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum, for a discussion on some of the museum's most unique artifacts. Click for more info |
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El Holocausto en la Alemania nazi: deportaciones inhumanas
El Holocausto en la Alemania nazi: deportaciones inhumanas
2:00pm - 3:50pm
(1h 50m)
Workshops
Starts Sep 1, 2020 at 2:00pm Ends Sep 1, 2020 at 3:50pm Este mes de septiembre el Museo Memoria y Tolerancia transmitirá el curso "El Holocausto en la Alemania nazi: deportaciones inhumanas" en el que se describirá y reflexionará sobre la situación de los judíos en Europa durante el régimen nazi antes de la creación de los campos de exterminio. Click for more info |
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Senate Bill 1828 charges the Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission with developing or approving materials for a statewide Holocaust Remembrance Week. Provided is information on best practices and various lists of approved resources.
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