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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 |
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 |
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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Teaching about Contemporary Antisemitism - 3 Part Course
Teaching about Contemporary Antisemitism - 3 Part Course
All Day
Workshops
Jun 7, 2021 (All Day) Sign up for Echoes & Reflections' June 3-Part Online Course: Teaching about Contemporary Antisemitism, for a self-paced and facilitator-guided exploration of Echoes & Reflections resources that support teaching about contemporary antisemitism and its connections to Holocaust history. Click for more info
Q&A with Holocaust Survivor Max Glauben
Q&A with Holocaust Survivor Max Glauben
12:00pm - 1:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Jun 7, 2021 at 12:00pm Ends Jun 7, 2021 at 1:00pm Join Echoes & Reflections and the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum for a virtual discussion and Q&A with Holocaust Survivor Max Glauben on his newly published book, "The Upstander: How Surviving the Holocaust Sparked Max Glauben’s Mission to Dismantle Hate." Click for more info |
Max M. Kaplan Summer Institute for Educators
Max M. Kaplan Summer Institute for Educators
All Day
(3 days)
Workshops
Starts Jun 8, 2021 Ends Jun 10, 2021 The program is directed toward educators on a secondary or higher level, but university students and educators of all levels who have a specific interest in, and background knowledge of genocide and the Holocaust are invited to apply. Click for more info |
Max M. Kaplan Summer Institute for Educators
All Day
(3 days)
Workshops
Starts Jun 8, 2021 Ends Jun 10, 2021 The program is directed toward educators on a secondary or higher level, but university students and educators of all levels who have a specific interest in, and background knowledge of genocide and the Holocaust are invited to apply. Click for more info
The Kindertransport: A Survivor Remembers
The Kindertransport: A Survivor Remembers
12:00pm - 1:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Jun 9, 2021 at 12:00pm Ends Jun 9, 2021 at 1:00pm During this Echoes & Reflections webinar, Yad Vashem educator Liz Elsby will provide background information about the Kindertransport. Participants will also meet Henry Foner who will speak about his experiences as a child on the Kindertransport. Click for more info
Book Discussion: "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
Book Discussion: "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
6:00pm - 7:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Jun 9, 2021 at 6:00pm Ends Jun 9, 2021 at 7:00pm Join a lively discussion group at Holocaust Museum Houston's Boniuk Library online. In June, they will be reading "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank. Click for more info
The Christian Church in Nazi Germany
The Christian Church in Nazi Germany
7:00pm - 8:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Jun 9, 2021 at 7:00pm Ends Jun 9, 2021 at 8:00pm Join Dr. Rebecca Carter-Chand, Acting Director of the Programs on Ethics, Religion, and the Holocaust at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, for a discussion of the Christian Church’s response to the rise of Nazism, particularly in the context of the long history of Christian anti-Judaism in Europe. Click for more info |
Max M. Kaplan Summer Institute for Educators
All Day
(3 days)
Workshops
Starts Jun 8, 2021 Ends Jun 10, 2021 The program is directed toward educators on a secondary or higher level, but university students and educators of all levels who have a specific interest in, and background knowledge of genocide and the Holocaust are invited to apply. Click for more info |
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The Allies' Most Dangerous Spy Was a Woman
The Allies' Most Dangerous Spy Was a Woman
8:00pm - 9:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Jun 16, 2021 at 8:00pm Ends Jun 16, 2021 at 9:00pm The public is only beginning to know Virginia Hall's full story. Those who know it best—members of Virginia Hall’s family and the deputy director of the CIA Museum—will join the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum for this live virtual program. Click for more info |
Remembering Jerry Rosenstein: Special Pride Month Event
Remembering Jerry Rosenstein: Special Pride Month Event
1:00pm - 2:15pm
(1h 15m)
Workshops
Starts Jun 17, 2021 at 1:00pm Ends Jun 17, 2021 at 2:15pm In this Special Pride Summer Learning Series session, the Jewish Family and Children's Services Holocaust Center honors the history, memory, and legacy of Jerry Rosenstein. Click for more info |
Diplomats Who Risked It All to Save Lives
Diplomats Who Risked It All to Save Lives
8:30am - 9:00am
(30m)
Workshops
Starts Jun 18, 2021 at 8:30am Ends Jun 18, 2021 at 9:00am Join the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum as they commemorate World Refugee Day and honor diplomats who dared to take great risks to offer refuge and save lives. Click for more info |
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Until the Very Last Jew: Marking 80 Years Since Operation Barbarossa
Until the Very Last Jew: Marking 80 Years Since Operation Barbarossa
2:00pm - 3:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Jun 21, 2021 at 2:00pm Ends Jun 21, 2021 at 3:00pm This Echoes & Reflections webinar will commemorate the 80th anniversary of Operation Barbarossa, examining Nazi Germany's surprise attack on the Soviet Union in 1941, marking a turning point in World War II and the beginning of mass murder against Jewish populations. Click for more info |
Antisemitism 2.0: Central European Online Manifestations of Antisemitism
Antisemitism 2.0: Central European Online Manifestations of Antisemitism
6:00am - 12:00pm
(6h)
Workshops
Starts Jun 22, 2021 at 6:00am Ends Jun 22, 2021 at 12:00pm The aim of the online conference is to contribute to the understanding of modern antisemitism in theoretical and practical area in the Central European region. The Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) would like to focus on modern manifestation of antisemitism, on various types of antisemitism, their impacts, and their level of intensiveness in the online environment. Click for more info
Holocaust by Bullets Webinar
Holocaust by Bullets Webinar
9:30am - 11:30am
(2h)
Workshops
Starts Jun 22, 2021 at 9:30am Ends Jun 22, 2021 at 11:30am Through this 2 hour Holocaust Museum Houston-sponsored webinar, Yahad-In Unum aims at providing teachers and educators with a condensed overview of this little-known chapter of the Holocaust history, an outline of our research methodology and a number of educational tools to be used in an online or face-to-face classroom setting. Click for more info |
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Pride Month: Defying Nazi Persecution
Pride Month: Defying Nazi Persecution
8:30am - 9:00am
(30m)
Workshops
Starts Jun 30, 2021 at 8:30am Ends Jun 30, 2021 at 9:00am This Pride Month, join the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and learn about Frieda Belinfante, one of Europe’s first female conductors and a Jewish lesbian, and painter Willem Arondeus, the gay leader of this group of artists turned resisters. Click for more info |
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Women in Resistance: Fierce Females
Women in Resistance: Fierce Females
12:00pm - 1:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Jul 1, 2021 at 12:00pm Ends Jul 1, 2021 at 1:00pm Women were often at the very heart of resistance during the Holocaust. This Echoes & Reflections webinar explores the lesser-known role of women in their heroic contributions to armed resistance during this dark moment in history. 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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