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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 |
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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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What did American Jewish New Yorkers Know?
What did American Jewish New Yorkers Know?
4:00pm - 5:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts May 4, 2021 at 4:00pm Ends May 4, 2021 at 5:00pm Please join the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust for their teacher program discussing what reporting existed during the 1930s & 1940s. Click for more info
Intergenerational Trauma, Memory, and Stories Carried Forward
Intergenerational Trauma, Memory, and Stories Carried Forward
6:00pm - 7:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts May 4, 2021 at 6:00pm Ends May 4, 2021 at 7:00pm Join the Harriet & Kenneth Kupferberg Holocaust Center and Dr. Marianne Hirsch for a discussion about intergenerational trauma and memory. Click for more info |
The Myth of the Perfect Mother: Propaganda and Conspiracy Theories
The Myth of the Perfect Mother: Propaganda and Conspiracy Theories
8:30am - 9:00am
(30m)
Workshops
Starts May 5, 2021 at 8:30am Ends May 5, 2021 at 9:00am Join the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and learn how nationalist propaganda and anti-Jewish conspiracy theories converged to persuade women to become key players in the myth of Nazi supremacy. Click for more info |
Using Art to Teach about the Holocaust
Using Art to Teach about the Holocaust
3:00pm - 4:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts May 6, 2021 at 3:00pm Ends May 6, 2021 at 4:00pm In this Echoes & Reflections webinar, Rebecca Hoffberger, the founder of AVAM and Esther’s daughter and co-founder of Art & Remembrance, Bernice Steinhardt, will join an Echoes & Reflections facilitator to discuss how visual arts can be used to teach the Holocaust in the classroom. Click for more info |
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Lunch & Learn: Women and the Holocaust: An Exploration through Original Poetry
Lunch & Learn: Women and the Holocaust: An Exploration through Original Poetry
12:00pm - 1:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts May 13, 2021 at 12:00pm Ends May 13, 2021 at 1:00pm Join the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum for a Lunch and Learn that examines the experiences of women in the Holocaust through poetry. Click for more info |
Drop-In Virtual Tour: Bearing Witness: A Community Remembers
Drop-In Virtual Tour: Bearing Witness: A Community Remembers
12:00pm - 1:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts May 15, 2021 at 12:00pm Ends May 15, 2021 at 1:00pm Explore the history of the Holocaust using historical artifacts, photographs, and personal stories featured throughout Holocaust Museum Houston's gallery. Facilitated by museum docents, this interactive student tour includes a guided discussion on the lessons of the Holocaust and the role of individuals in society today. Click for more info |
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Understanding the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising through the Theatrical Musical "To Paint the Earth"
Understanding the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising through the Theatrical Musical "To Paint the Earth"
4:00pm - 5:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts May 16, 2021 at 4:00pm Ends May 16, 2021 at 5:00pm Join the Harriet & Kenneth Kupferberg Holocaust Center for a presentation of music and narration that tells the story of the life of the Jewish Underground during the crucial period in the Warsaw Ghetto. Click for more info |
Honoring Bravery during Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Honoring Bravery during Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
9:00am - 9:30am
(30m)
Workshops
Starts May 19, 2021 at 9:00am Ends May 19, 2021 at 9:30am Join the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) and learn about unexpected rescuers and the impact one man’s lifesaving act has had on a boy named Leo 80 years since he survived the Holocaust. Click for more info
Choices Matter: Complicity & Action during the Holocaust
Choices Matter: Complicity & Action during the Holocaust
3:00pm - 4:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts May 19, 2021 at 3:00pm Ends May 19, 2021 at 4:00pm In this Echoes & Reflections webinar, learn how to teach about the consequences of inaction and the difficult choices of those who rescued and resisted during the Holocaust. Educators will also gain the tools to support students to implement an action-oriented project influenced by the lessons of this history. Click for more info |
The Incredible Danish Rescue - A Student Activity
The Incredible Danish Rescue - A Student Activity
12:00pm - 1:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts May 20, 2021 at 12:00pm Ends May 20, 2021 at 1:00pm Invite the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum to your classroom for a virtual lesson and activity on the Danish Rescue during the Holocaust. Students and educators will be introduced to the rescue of Jews in Denmark showing how a nation can come together as upstanders. Click for more info
Searching for Survivors: The Fate of the St. Louis Passengers
Searching for Survivors: The Fate of the St. Louis Passengers
4:00pm - 5:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts May 20, 2021 at 4:00pm Ends May 20, 2021 at 5:00pm Please join the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust for their teacher program discussing the St. Louis and its surviving passengers. Click for more info |
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The Warren Fellowship for Future Teachers
The Warren Fellowship for Future Teachers
All Day
(4 days)
Workshops
Starts May 24, 2021 Ends May 27, 2021 The Warren Fellowship for Future Teachers, supported by The Warren Fellowship Fund, is developing a corps of educators who want to learn how to effectively teach about the Holocaust and other genocides. The fellowship takes place at Holocaust Museum Houston in Houston, Texas. Click for more info |
The Warren Fellowship for Future Teachers
All Day
(4 days)
Workshops
Starts May 24, 2021 Ends May 27, 2021 The Warren Fellowship for Future Teachers, supported by The Warren Fellowship Fund, is developing a corps of educators who want to learn how to effectively teach about the Holocaust and other genocides. The fellowship takes place at Holocaust Museum Houston in Houston, Texas. Click for more info
The American Soldier Who Risked His Life to Save Jewish POWs
The American Soldier Who Risked His Life to Save Jewish POWs
2:00pm - 3:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts May 25, 2021 at 2:00pm Ends May 25, 2021 at 3:00pm During this Echoes & Reflections webinar, Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds' son, Pastor Chris Edmonds, author of "No Surrender", will tell his father's story. Click for more info |
The Warren Fellowship for Future Teachers
All Day
(4 days)
Workshops
Starts May 24, 2021 Ends May 27, 2021 The Warren Fellowship for Future Teachers, supported by The Warren Fellowship Fund, is developing a corps of educators who want to learn how to effectively teach about the Holocaust and other genocides. The fellowship takes place at Holocaust Museum Houston in Houston, Texas. Click for more info |
The Warren Fellowship for Future Teachers
All Day
(4 days)
Workshops
Starts May 24, 2021 Ends May 27, 2021 The Warren Fellowship for Future Teachers, supported by The Warren Fellowship Fund, is developing a corps of educators who want to learn how to effectively teach about the Holocaust and other genocides. The fellowship takes place at Holocaust Museum Houston in Houston, Texas. Click for more info |
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Hidden Child: A Conversation with Survivor Sally Frishberg
Hidden Child: A Conversation with Survivor Sally Frishberg
12:00pm - 1:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Jun 1, 2021 at 12:00pm Ends Jun 1, 2021 at 1:00pm During this Echoes & Reflections webinar, you will hear from Sally Frishberg as she shares her incredible story of rescue. Click for more info |
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Teachers with Testimony: Focus on Rescuers
Teachers with Testimony: Focus on Rescuers
3:00pm - 4:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Jun 3, 2021 at 3:00pm Ends Jun 3, 2021 at 4:00pm This Echoes & Reflections webinar, focused on the topic of rescuers, provides educators with key instructional strategies and tips to promote student learning. Click for more info |
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For Survivors the Holocaust Is Personal: Why Comparisons Can Be Dangerous
For Survivors the Holocaust Is Personal: Why Comparisons Can Be Dangerous
8:30am - 9:00am
(30m)
Workshops
Starts Jun 4, 2021 at 8:30am Ends Jun 4, 2021 at 9:00am Join the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum to hear survivors describe their personal experiences in video testimony, and explore how careless comparisons can be both painful and dangerous. Click for more info |
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