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December 2020

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Prepare to Teach the Holocaust in the New Year
Prepare to Teach the Holocaust in the New Year All Day
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Nov 30, 2020 (All Day)
Join Echoes & Reflections' final online course of the year to gain the knowledge and tools to teach the lessons of the Holocaust and guide your students to become change-makers in the year ahead.
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Connecting Themes of Holocaust Education and African American History
Connecting Themes of Holocaust Education and African American History 3:00pm - 4:00pm (1h)
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Starts Dec 3, 2020 at 3:00pm
Ends Dec 3, 2020 at 4:00pm
Join Echoes & Reflections and special guest Christopher Miller, Senior Director of Education at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, who will highlight learning resources to support classroom instruction on African American history, and engage in conversations about connections to Holocaust education.
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HMMSA Reads "94 Maidens"
HMMSA Reads "94 Maidens" 5:30pm - 6:30pm (1h)
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Starts Dec 3, 2020 at 5:30pm
Ends Dec 3, 2020 at 6:30pm
Holocaust Memorial Museum of San Antonio (HMMSA) invites you to join them on Thursday, December 3, 2020 at 5:30 P.M. C.S.T. for their HMMSA Reads Book Club featuring author Rhonda Fink-Whitman.
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Sephardic Jews and the Third Reich
Sephardic Jews and the Third Reich 2:00pm - 3:00pm (1h)
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Starts Dec 6, 2020 at 2:00pm
Ends Dec 6, 2020 at 3:00pm
Join Dr. Nils Roemer from the Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies at The University of Texas at Dallas for a discussion about "Sephardic Jews and the Third Reich".
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HMMSA 6th-12th Grade Holocaust Education Workshop
HMMSA 6th-12th Grade Holocaust Education Workshop 3:00pm - 5:00pm (2h)
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Starts Dec 8, 2020 at 3:00pm
Ends Dec 8, 2020 at 5:00pm
Join the Holocaust Memorial Museum of San Antonio with special guest Christina E. Chavarría, Program Coordinator for the William Levine Family Institute for Holocaust Education at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, as they explore "Night" by Elie Wiesel and "Some Were Neighbors", a USHMM Exhibit.
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The Tehran Children: Iran's Unexpected Connection to the Holocaust
The Tehran Children: Iran's Unexpected Connection to the Holocaust 6:00pm - 7:00pm (1h)
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Starts Dec 8, 2020 at 6:00pm
Ends Dec 8, 2020 at 7:00pm
During this two-part digital program, join United States Holocaust Memorial Museum experts to learn about Iran's lesser-known connection to the Holocaust, hear about a daughter’s decade-long journey in the footsteps of her “Tehran Child” father, and examine why retracing this history is relevant today, not only to Iranians, but all of humanity.
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Holocaust Memory in the Post-War Period
Holocaust Memory in the Post-War Period 7:00pm - 8:00pm (1h)
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Starts Dec 8, 2020 at 7:00pm
Ends Dec 8, 2020 at 8:00pm
What did Holocaust memory look like in the immediate aftermath of liberation? Join the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum and Dr. Beth Cohen, Lecturer in Religious Studies and Jewish Studies at California State University Northridge, and Dr. Atina Grossmann, Professor of History at The Cooper Union, for a conversation about postwar Holocaust memory in the United States and Germany.
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Creating Context for Teaching "Night"
Creating Context for Teaching "Night" 3:00pm - 4:00pm (1h)
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Starts Dec 10, 2020 at 3:00pm
Ends Dec 10, 2020 at 4:00pm
Led by a facilitator from Anti-Defamation League (ADL), this webinar guides participants through classroom-ready materials and instructional strategies from Echoes & Reflections to build confidence and capacity for teaching this powerful memoir.
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Bringing Survivors to a New Homeland in Palestine - The "Bricha" Movement
Bringing Survivors to a New Homeland in Palestine - The "Bricha" Movement 1:00pm - 2:00pm (1h)
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Starts Dec 15, 2020 at 1:00pm
Ends Dec 15, 2020 at 2:00pm
Participate in this Echoes & Reflections webinar to learn from Professor Yehuda Bauer, internationally acclaimed historian and Holocaust scholar, who will share his research and expertise on the "Bricha" movement.
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Rescued Recipes: Heroic Actions that Saved Family Treasures
Rescued Recipes: Heroic Actions that Saved Family Treasures 8:30am - 9:00am (30m)
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Starts Dec 16, 2020 at 8:30am
Ends Dec 16, 2020 at 9:00am
Join Steven, a Holocaust survivor and Museum volunteer, James Beard Award–winning Chef Alon Shaya, and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum for a conversation about family recipes and their connections to childhood memories and Holocaust history.
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Exploring Liberation and Return to Life
Exploring Liberation and Return to Life 2:00pm - 3:00pm (1h)
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Starts Dec 21, 2020 at 2:00pm
Ends Dec 21, 2020 at 3:00pm
Participate in this Echoes & Reflections webinar to learn from a Yad Vashem expert on the topic of life after liberation.
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December 2020

Prepare to Teach the Holocaust in the New Year

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  • Mon, Nov 30 (all day)
  • Calendar:   Workshops
  • Location:  Webinar

Connecting Themes of Holocaust Education and African American History

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  • Thu, Dec 3, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
  • Calendar:   Workshops
  • Location:  Webinar

HMMSA Reads "94 Maidens"

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  • Thu, Dec 3, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
  • Calendar:   Workshops
  • Location:  Zoom

Sephardic Jews and the Third Reich

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  • Sun, Dec 6, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
  • Calendar:   Workshops
  • Location:  Webinar

HMMSA 6th-12th Grade Holocaust Education Workshop

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  • Tue, Dec 8, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
  • Calendar:   Workshops
  • Location:  Zoom

The Tehran Children: Iran's Unexpected Connection to the Holocaust

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  • Tue, Dec 8, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
  • Calendar:   Workshops
  • Location:  Webinar

Holocaust Memory in the Post-War Period

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  • Tue, Dec 8, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
  • Calendar:   Workshops
  • Location:  Zoom

Creating Context for Teaching "Night"

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  • Thu, Dec 10, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
  • Calendar:   Workshops
  • Location:  Webinar

Bringing Survivors to a New Homeland in Palestine - The "Bricha" Movement

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  • Tue, Dec 15, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
  • Calendar:   Workshops
  • Location:  Webinar

Rescued Recipes: Heroic Actions that Saved Family Treasures

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  • Wed, Dec 16, 8:30am - 9:00am
  • Calendar:   Workshops
  • Location:  Facebook Live

Exploring Liberation and Return to Life

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  • Mon, Dec 21, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
  • Calendar:   Workshops
  • Location:  Webinar

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