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Wednesday, June 17, 2020
at 2:00pm -
3:00pm
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Webinar
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Description:
This webinar is developed for an educator, university, and community member audience. It is not intended for K-12 students.
In this Echoes & Reflections webinar, meet Gita: a fighter, a mother, a therapist and an Auschwitz survivor. Born in a part of the world that changed hands from Czechoslovakia to Hungary, she was ghettoized, starved, dehumanized and deported to Auschwitz and other forced labor camps. Through all this she kept her humanity and dignity. During this special webinar for educators, Gita Cycowicz will tell her amazing story.
Echoes &Reflections delivers value to both experienced Holocaust educators and for teachers new to Holocaust education.
Register here.
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Wednesday, June 17, 2020
at 3:00pm -
4:00pm
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Workshops
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Zoom
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Description:
The German Nazi State's objective of removing all Jews from Europe generally -- and all of the land the Nazi State controlled more broadly -- could not have been undertaken without the complicity and support of the German legal profession.Practicing lawyers, prosecutors, and judges worked hand-in-glove with the Nazi leadership to convert Nazi policy objectives into the German legal code.This presentation will focus on the role played by the German legal profession in aiding and assisting the Nazis' genocidal efforts against the Jewish population.PresentersRachael Kamlet, JD, LLM, Counselor at Law; Adjunct Faculty, University of Denver Sturm College of LawDon Smith, JD, LLM, Associate Professor of the Practice of Law at the University of Denver Sturm College of LawRegister here.
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Friday, June 19, 2020
(all day)
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General
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N/A
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The THGAAC office will be closed.
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Friday, June 19, 2020
(all day)
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Grants & Contests
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N/A
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N/A
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Monday, June 22, 2020
at 4:00pm -
5:00pm
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Workshops
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WebEx
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Description:
Operation Barbarossa, the code name for the Nazi invasion of the
Soviet Union, was a significant turning point in World War II. Marking the 79th anniversary of this invasion, Dr. Nils Roemer of the Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies will consider the significance of this event and the role that it played in the escalation of the atrocities committed during the Holocaust.PresenterDr. Nils Roemer, Stan and Barbara Rabin Professor of Holocaust Studies Director of the Ackerman Center for Holocaust StudiesInterim Dean of the School of Arts and Humanities
This lecture will be presented virtually via WebEx:
Click here to join the event.
Meeting number: 145 123 1584
Password: 5Bm2xxQUz8X
Join by phone:
1-855-244-8681 Call-in toll-free number (US/Canada)
Access code: 145 123 1584
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Tuesday, June 23, 2020
at 12:00pm -
1:00pm
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Workshops
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Location:
Zoom
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Description:
Join Holocaust Museum Houston and explore the history of the Holocaust using interactive activities and educational resources created for classroom use.
Through this workshop, participants will discover strategies and tools for teaching the Holocaust in their classrooms, engage in dynamic activities that support Social Studies and English Language Arts skills, and learn about free education resources and programs available through Holocaust Museum Houston.
At the conclusion of this workshop, participants will earn 1 CPE hr., and 1 hr. G/T (Curriculum & Instruction). A certificate of completion will be sent via email.
More information and registration.
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Tuesday, June 23, 2020
at 12:30pm -
1:30pm
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Speaking Engagements
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Location:
Zoom
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Description:
Join the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum as they virtually feature Ron Schwarz, second generation speaker.
The conversation will take place on the online platform Zoom. A link to join will be sent to registered guests via email the day of the program.
Space is limited! Please register for one ticket per device used.
Register here.
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Tuesday, June 23, 2020
at 7:00pm -
8:00pm
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Workshops
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Location:
Zoom
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Description:
The History Highlights series features Holocaust and human rights topics presented by museum historians and educators.
Join Dr. Sara Abosch-Jacobson, Chief Education, Programs, and Exhibitions Officer at the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum, for an introduction to the Armenian Genocide.
The conversation will take place on the online platform Zoom. A link to join will be sent to registered guests via email the day of the program.
Space is limited! Please register for one ticket per device used.
This program is recommended for high school students and adultsRegister here.
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Wednesday, June 24, 2020
at 8:30am -
9:00am
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Workshops
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Location:
Facebook Live
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Description:
After the Nazis deported 476 Jews from Denmark,
the Danish government pressured Germany to allow the Red Cross to
inspect the Theresienstadt camp, where the Danes had been sent. The
Nazis created an elaborate hoax to give the impression that the Jews
living there were thriving. Jewish prisoners whom the Nazis forced to
perform for the Red Cross delegation made the bold decision to sing what
they could not say. Join the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and conductor Murry Sidlin to learn about the Theresienstadt camp
musical rebellion and efforts to honor these courageous artists.
SpeakerMurry Sidlin, President and Artistic Director, The Defiant Requiem Foundation
ModeratorDr. Lisa Leff, Director, Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Watch live at facebook.com/holocaustmuseum.
You do not need a Facebook account to view their program. After the live
broadcast, the recording will be available to watch on demand on the USHMM's Facebook page.
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Wednesday, June 24, 2020
at 3:00pm -
4:00pm
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Workshops
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Webinar
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Description:
This webinar is developed for an educator, university, and community member audience. It is not intended for K-12 students.
In his captivating book Sweet Noise: Love in Wartime, photographer and child of Holocaust survivors, Max Hirshfeld, shares his parents’ poignant Holocaust love story through photographs, post-war love letters, and text. After falling in love in a Polish ghetto, Max’s parents were separated by barriers to immigration and not reunited in the United States until 1949. During this webinar, Max Hirshfeld will talk about his book and his parents’ story, which echoes themes and social issues that are evident in the world today.
Echoes & Reflections delivers value to both experienced Holocaust educators and for teachers new to Holocaust education.
Register here.
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Thursday, June 25, 2020
at 12:00pm -
1:00pm
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Workshops
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Location:
Zoom
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Description:
Join Holocaust Museum Houston and examine the origins of the 20th century Human Rights Movement.
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this session, participants will take a virtual tour of the Human Rights
Gallery; study the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and evaluate
the impact of the UDHR in the world today. Interactive lessons will be
shared to support Social Studies and ELA instruction.
At the
conclusion of this workshop, participants will earn 1 CPE hr., and 1 hr.
G/T (Curriculum & Instruction). A certificate of completion will
be sent via email.
More information and registration.
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Tuesday, June 30, 2020
at 12:00pm -
1:00pm
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Calendar:
Workshops
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Location:
Zoom
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Description:
Join Holocaust Museum Houston in learning how to engage students with primary sources that deepen understanding of the Holocaust and promote critical thinking skills.
Through
this workshop, educators will examine primary source resources;
includng survivor testimonies, and an online database of European
communities impacted by the Holocaust.
At the conclusion of this
workshop, participants will earn 1 CPE hr., and 1 hr. G/T (Curriculum
& Instruction). A certificate of completion will be sent via
email.
More information and registration.
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Tuesday, June 30, 2020
at 12:30pm -
1:30pm
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Calendar:
Speaking Engagements
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Location:
Zoom
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Description:
Join the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum as they virtually feature Paul Kessler, survivor speaker.
The conversation will take place on the
online platform Zoom. A link to join will be sent to registered guests
via email the day of the program.
Space is limited! Please register for one ticket per device used.
Register here.
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