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Virtual Tour: Museum of Jewish Heritage
Virtual Tour: Museum of Jewish Heritage
12:00pm - 1:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Mar 30, 2021 at 12:00pm Ends Mar 30, 2021 at 1:00pm Join the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust for a virtual tour of the groundbreaking exhibition "Auschwitz: Not long ago." Click for more info |
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Teaching the Holocaust, Empowering Students - 3 Part Program
Teaching the Holocaust, Empowering Students - 3 Part Program
All Day
Workshops
Apr 5, 2021 (All Day) To honor Genocide Awareness Month and Yom HaShoah in April, participate in Echoes & Reflections' 3-Part Online Course to increase your knowledge of the Holocaust and guide students with the lessons from this history to prevent future atrocities from occurring. Click for more info |
Answering Students' Toughest Questions
Answering Students' Toughest Questions
3:00pm - 4:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Apr 6, 2021 at 3:00pm Ends Apr 6, 2021 at 4:00pm This webinar, led by an Echoes & Reflections staff member and former classroom teacher, will address questions submitted by students upon registration, with supporting primary sources and video testimony, and serve as a springboard to open up important conversations between teachers and their students that are vital to Holocaust education. Click for more info |
The Importance of Memory: A Yom HaShoah Webinar
The Importance of Memory: A Yom HaShoah Webinar
11:00am - 12:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Apr 7, 2021 at 11:00am Ends Apr 7, 2021 at 12:00pm In honor of Yom HaShoah—Israel’s Day of Holocaust Remembrance—this webinar, led by a Yad Vashem educator, will highlight survivor testimony from Echoes & Reflections, and pages of testimony from Yad Vashem’s archive, to examine the importance of memory and how it serves us and future generations, to create a better world. Click for more info |
The State of Romani Human Rights in the Balkans
The State of Romani Human Rights in the Balkans
8:00am - 12:40pm
(4h 40m)
Workshops
Starts Apr 8, 2021 at 8:00am Ends Apr 8, 2021 at 12:40pm Please join the Harriman Institute and the Roma Peoples Project at Columbia University and the Harriet and Kenneth Kupferberg Holocaust Center for a conference on the state of Romani human rights in the Balkans. Click for more info
Playing for Time, Playing with Fire
Playing for Time, Playing with Fire
6:00pm - 6:45pm
(45m)
Workshops
Starts Apr 8, 2021 at 6:00pm Ends Apr 8, 2021 at 6:45pm Join THGC Director of Education Dr. J.E. Wolfson as he presents "Playing for Time, Playing with Fire" during Shalom Austin's Yom HaShoah Educational Electives to commemorate Yom HaShoah 2021. Click for more info |
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Teaching with Testimony: Exploring the Legacy of the Armenian Genocide Virtual Field Trip
Teaching with Testimony: Exploring the Legacy of the Armenian Genocide Virtual Field Trip
12:00pm - 1:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Apr 15, 2021 at 12:00pm Ends Apr 15, 2021 at 1:00pm You’re invited to join Teaching with Testimony for a powerful NEW Virtual Field Trip uncovering an important and often overlooked chapter of history. "Identity, Belonging, Legacy: How Testimony Makes Us Stronger Than Hate" introduces students to the story of the Armenian Genocide by exploring the ways its legacy is still felt today Click for more info
Teaching About Genocide: An Interactive Lesson for Students
Teaching About Genocide: An Interactive Lesson for Students
3:00pm - 4:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Apr 15, 2021 at 3:00pm Ends Apr 15, 2021 at 4:00pm To honor Genocide Awareness Month, teachers and their students are invited to participate in this interactive webinar, and engage in activities from the Echoes & Reflections Teaching about Genocide Resource, which includes video testimonies from witnesses to genocide, and other primary sources. Click for more info |
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Chutz Pow! The Power of Graphic Novels in Holocaust Education
Chutz Pow! The Power of Graphic Novels in Holocaust Education
3:00pm - 4:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Apr 20, 2021 at 3:00pm Ends Apr 20, 2021 at 4:00pm In this Echoes & Reflections webinar, Marcel Walker, the project coordinator, and lead project artist of CHUTZ-POW! will discuss how comic book heroes and illustration can be used to teach the Holocaust in the classroom. Click for more info |
The Quest for Justice after the Holocaust
The Quest for Justice after the Holocaust
8:30am - 9:00am
(30m)
Workshops
Starts Apr 21, 2021 at 8:30am Ends Apr 21, 2021 at 9:00am Join the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum to learn about the fight for justice for Holocaust victims and their families and how it informs such efforts in the wake of genocide and mass atrocities today. Click for more info |
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Greek Jewry and the Holocaust
Greek Jewry and the Holocaust
3:00pm - 4:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Apr 26, 2021 at 3:00pm Ends Apr 26, 2021 at 4:00pm Join the Museum of Jewish Heritage for a workshop designed for teachers featuring Dr. Devin Naar & Jane Elias. Click for more info |
Holocaust Education on Social Media
Holocaust Education on Social Media
2:00pm - 3:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Apr 29, 2021 at 2:00pm Ends Apr 29, 2021 at 3:00pm During this Echoes & Reflections webinar, Yad Vashem educator, Yoni Berrous will discuss recent social media offerings on this subject and present Yad Vashem digital tools that have been created specifically for students. Click for more info |
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