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Wednesday, January 13, 2021
at 8:30am -
9:00am
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Workshops
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Location:
Facebook Live
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Description:
Personal grievances and hardship drove nurse
Pauline Kneissler to become a member of the Nazi Party in 1937. Peer
pressure eventually influenced her to kill on behalf of the German
government. A half century later, loneliness and bullying left Americans
Christian Picciolini and Angela King vulnerable to white supremacist
organizations, which encouraged them to channel their emotions into hate
and violence against Jews and other minority groups.
Amid a surge in antisemitic incidents more than 75 years after the
Holocaust, join experts to learn what motivates people to join extremist
groups. Explore how racism, conspiracy theories, and antisemitic myths
can offer a sense of purpose and belonging to justify hate and
violence.
SpeakersDr. Patricia Heberer Rice, Senior Historian, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Dr. Arie Kruglanski, Holocaust Survivor, Terrorism Expert, and Psychology Professor, University of Maryland
ModeratorDr. Edna Friedberg, Historian, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Watch live at facebook.com/holocaustmuseum.
You do not need a Facebook account to view our program. After the live
broadcast, the recording will be available to watch on demand on USHMM's Facebook page.
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Wednesday, January 13, 2021
at 3:00pm -
4:00pm
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Workshops
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Location:
Webinar
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Description:
Learn more about Echoes & Reflections Gringlas Unit on Contemporary Antisemitism, which provides an inquiry-based and student-centered learning approach to teach about antisemitism and hate and make connections to Holocaust history.
With a changing education landscape and the continuous rise in antisemitic incidents, it is essential that educators have access to strategies, tools, and historical context to address the reality of antisemitism and hate with their students. The Gringlas Unit on Contemporary Antisemitism in Echoes & Reflections provides an inquiry-based and student-centered learning approach to raise the important topics of antisemitism and hate in the US and globally, and what it means to be an ally. Participate in this webinar to gain resources for teaching about antisemitism in today’s world and to access strategies for promoting action and agency among students in the fight against antisemitism and hate.
Register here.
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Wednesday, January 13, 2021
at 6:00pm -
8:00pm
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Calendar:
Workshops
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Location:
Webinar
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Description:
Join the National Archives and United States Holocaust Memorial
Museum for a webinar on American responses to the refugee crisis and to
the Holocaust in the 1930s and 1940s.
In preparation for
International Holocaust Remembrance Day (January 27), this webinar will
include a presentation on the history of Holocaust refugees and American
policy; a demonstration using DocsTeach.org
to locate primary sources and explore teaching activities; and an
examination of three case studies drawing on records from the National
Archives and the Americans and the Holocaust exhibit
at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. This professional
development webinar, which will cover the same material on two different
dates and times, will be particularly valuable to teachers of English and Language Arts and Social Studies.
Register here. Please note that registration will close the day before the webinar.
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Sunday, January 17, 2021
at 1:00pm -
2:00pm
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Calendar:
Speaking Engagements
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Location:
Zoom
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Description:
The Ghetto Fighters' House, in partnership with the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum and the USC Shoah Foundation, would like to invite you to the upcoming lecture in the International Virtual Lecture Series "Talking Memory": The Dimensions of Memory: The Future of Holocaust Testimony
A Conversation with: Stephen D. Smith, Finci Viterbi Executive Director of USC Shoah Foundation & Mary Pat Higgins, President and CEO of the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum
With special guest Max Glauben
Documenting Holocaust testimony has evolved over the past 75 years, and as technology has advanced, thousands of survivors have been able to leave a tangible legacy. Still, the ability to give live testimony in front of an audience has been one of the most effective ways for survivors to share their difficult life stories. As more and more survivors are passing, we find ourselves standing at an inevitable crossroad. Dimensions in Testimony is an initiative by USC Shoah Foundation to record and display testimony in a way that will preserve the dialogue between Holocaust survivors and learners far into the future. Many museums, such as the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum, have embraced this technology in order to eternalize survivors from their own community for future generations.
In this program, Stephen D. Smith, the Finci Viterbi Executive Director of USC Shoah Foundation, and Mary Pat Higgins, President and CEO of Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum, will discuss the cutting-edge new technologies in storytelling and virtual reality and how they are being implemented in the museum space.
Joining is special guest Max Glauben, a Holocaust survivor from Dallas and one of the participants in the Dimensions in Testimony program, who will share his thoughts on his personal virtual testimony experience.
Register here.
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Monday, January 18, 2021
(all day)
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Calendar:
General
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Location:
N/A
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Description:
The THGAAC office will be closed.
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Tuesday, January 19, 2021
(all day)
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Calendar:
General
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Location:
N/A
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Description:
The THGAAC office will be closed.
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Tuesday, January 19, 2021
at 3:00pm -
4:00pm
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Calendar:
Workshops
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Location:
Webinar
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Description:
Be among the first to receive a behind-the-scenes tour of ADL's new student digital course on antisemitism, created in collaboration with Everfi. Coupled with Echoes & Reflections, this course can enrich students' learning about the Holocaust and historical and contemporary antisemitism.
Personal stories help students see the world and its history through a different lens. In collaboration with Everfi, ADL has launched a new digital course for students that motivates them to identify as global citizens with respect for all people, regardless of the makeup of their school community. Coupled with Echoes & Reflections, this course can extend student learning about historical and contemporary antisemitism through short real-word stories, helping them engage in topics like the Holocaust, the lives of Hasidic Jews, immigration and antisemitic acts in America. During this webinar, participants will receive a behind-the-scenes tour of the course and be among the first to gain access for classroom instruction!
Register here.
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Wednesday, January 20, 2021
at 6:00pm -
7:00pm
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Calendar:
Commemorations
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Location:
Zoom
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Description:
In an event celebrating hope for the future, Wagner College music students will perform for the community an act of intergenerational joy and interfaith unity. On January 20th, 2021, 7 PM CST, the evening of the Presidential Inauguration, a multi-ethnic singing organization, Shir Levav (Sing from the Heart) joins Holocaust Survivor Arthur Spielman to perform music by Jewish composers of Broadway and a few favorite Yiddish songs. To mark Martin Luther King’s birthday, renowned vocalist and professor of Music at Wagner College, Anthony Turner, will do an unforgettable rendition of “Summertime” from Porgy and Bess. This uplifting event is co-sponsored by the Wagner College Chai Society and Holocaust Center and the Staten Island Jewish Community Center, Esther Grushkin Seminars in Adult Jewish Education (JCC-SAJE). There is no charge for this unifying event taking place on zoom; donations are encouraged.
This event will feature a surprising array of Broadway show tunes by Jewish composers, fostering an intergenerational connection through beautiful music that everyone loves. Our Host and 2nd
generation survivor, Mickey Tennenbaum, Professor of Theater Performance, at Wagner College, will deepen our appreciation of their work. This event will feature music by the Gershwins, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Leonard Bernstein, and others, including “I Got Rhythm,” “My Funny Valentine,” “You’ll Never Walk Alone” and much more. Wagner College Alumni and Students Ruth Kupperberg, Miles Wilkie, Andrew Kolar and Bethany Friedman will sing. Jan Martin, the first lady of Wagner College, will introduce the event and speak to the voluntary spirit of Shir Levav. Bella Smorgonskaya will introduce the JCC’s ambitious SAJE programs.
While the focus is on Broadway songs, we are honored to present Holocaust survivor Arthur Spielman, born in Krakow, Poland, who will recall and sing two folk songs of the folk composer of Krakow Mordechai Gebertig, including “Rejoice, Rejoice Kinderlech.” Arthur says: “I heard my aunts sing these songs in Yiddish around the house, when there was no radio and no television. I am so grateful that the next generation is interested to learn this music.” Beth Nivin and Fern Zagor, a 2nd generation survivor, will also sing familiar Yiddish songs. Bethany Friedman, founder of Shir Levav and a pre-law student, states: “I’ve learned so much from meeting these courageous survivors, it has changed my life. They have inspired me to give back and stay connected to each other. Leonard Bernstein’s song in West Side Story, “One Hand, One Heart,” spotlights a moment of peace, mutual respect and love that represents our hope for the future. ”
From March to August 2020, during COVID, the college students sang weekly on zoom for Egers Nursing Home. Shir Levav is an organization devoted to singing from the heart. Shir Levav creates intergenerational connections through the arts. Young adults bring joy to those young at heart, particularly Holocaust survivors, by singing, cooking, and other projects in person or on Zoom. Shir Levav developed from the work of the Wagner College Holocaust Center connecting survivors and youth.
Register here for this event at no charge. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email. For information, contact Professor Lori Weintrob via e-mail.
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Thursday, January 21, 2021
at 9:00am -
10:30am
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Calendar:
Speaking Engagements
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Location:
Microsoft Teams
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Description:
Experts will examine the experience of women and the place of gender in the Holocaust, the genocide in Srebrenica, and the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. This is Episode 4 of the United Nations Department of Global Communications' live discussion series Beyond the long shadow: engaging with difficult histories.
Register here.
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Thursday, January 21, 2021
at 12:00pm -
1:00pm
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Calendar:
Workshops
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Location:
Zoom
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Description:
Holocaust education has become a recent subject of popular debate throughout the United States. Some studies raise alarm about a reported lack of Holocaust knowledge, particularly among young Americans. In contrast, others point to the success of Holocaust education in promoting tolerance and empathy in students. How do we understand these recent developments in historical context? How has teaching about the Holocaust changed in the seventy-five years since the end of World War II? Join Spencer Cronin, Program Coordinator, for a Lunch & Learn on the history of American Holocaust education.
The Museum’s Lunch & Learn Series features quarterly programs on
Holocaust history and human rights topics in an informal setting to
encourage questions and discussion. Space is limited! Please register for one ticket per device used. This program is recommended for high school students and adults.
Register here.
The conversation will take place on the online platform Zoom. A link to join will be sent to registered guests via email one hour before the start of the program.
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Sunday, January 24, 2021
at 11:00am -
12:00pm
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Calendar:
Speaking Engagements
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Location:
Zoom
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Description:
The Laniado Sanz Medical Center invites you to a Zoom session to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day. They will meet people who knew the Sanz-Klausenberg Rebbe, Rabbi Yekutiel Halberstam, z”l, who lost his wife and all eleven children during the Shoah. Nevertheless, he rebuilt his life and community, brought his followers to Israel, and built Laniado Hospital in Netanya.
During the session, in English, you will meet physicians from Laniado Hospital and others who also knew the Rebbe. They will share their experiences and answer questions. This Zoom session is free.
Register here.
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Sunday, January 24, 2021
at 1:00pm -
2:30pm
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Calendar:
Workshops
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Location:
Webinar
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Description:
During two professional workshops in early 2020, educators from the New York City public school system explored LBI's online 1938Projekt under
the guidance of educational consultants Rebecca Krucoff & Natalie
Milbrodt, as well as Dr. Magdalena M. Wrobel, LBI’s Project Manager, and
Renate Evers, LBI’s Director of Collections. The lesson plan project
was sponsored by the METRO New York Library Council as part of their
pilot project “User Engagement with Digital Collections.”
The goal of this project was to engage students in grades 6-12 with LBI’s online 1938Projekt: Posts from the Past as
part of a broader mission to expand the use of digital archives and
digital source material in schools. The project wanted to introduce
teachers to specific educational methodologies that utilize digital
archival material and digital settings. The project at the Leo Baeck
Institute also aimed at maintaining the memory and importance of the
Holocaust in the constantly changing world for both Jewish and
non-Jewish students. As the time since WWII increases, more and more
young people do no longer have direct contact with the generation who
experienced antisemitism in Europe before WWII and survived the
Holocaust. This reduces the Holocaust to a dramatic but far removed
event in history for Jews, and even a lesser known episode in history
for non-Jews.
Today right-wing populism gains new followers around
the world, and includes an increase in racism and antisemitism in both
the United States and the world. The COVID-19 pandemic presents further
obstacles in how to educate. In the face of these challenges, how does
one teach the Holocaust in a way meaningful to students, especially when
this teaching now must be handled largely in a digital environment?
Please
join the Leo Baeck Institute (LBI) as they discuss the changing landscape of Holocaust education in
the face of these challenges, and explore the 1938Projekt lesson modules
as one tool that can provide relevance to students. Among other points,
they will talk about ways that the lessons of the Holocaust can be made
relevant for today’s students.
PanelistsChristina Chavarría:
Program Coordinator in the Levine Institute for Holocaust Education at
the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM), where she has
worked since December 2006. She has represented the Museum in the US,
Europe, Latin America, Israel, and Japan. She holds a BA and MA in
comparative literature from the University of Dallas. Her interests lie
in Holocaust literature, engaging new audiences and partners, and
studying and disseminating information on the impact and history of the
Holocaust in the Ibero-American world. Christina currently runs the
Conference for Holocaust Education Centers that brings education staff
from Holocaust organizations to the USHMM every two years. Prior to
coming to Washington, DC, she served as Director of Education at the
Holocaust Museum in Houston, Texas.
Dilenny Cisnero: Educator. MS 223, the Academy of Finance and Technology, in the Bronx, New York.
Renate Evers: Leo Baeck Institute Director of Collections.
Rebecca Krucoff: A
former social studies teacher and museum educator, Rebecca Krucoff is
currently on faculty at Pratt Institute where she teaches courses in
education, museum education, and public history. She holds an MS.Ed from
Bank Street College and an MS Historic Preservation from Pratt
Institute. Alongside her teaching and consultancy work, Rebecca is
co-founder and director of Urban Memory Project, Inc., an education
non-profit that encourages city residents to explore the vital
relationship between their personal history and their city’s history.
Jody Madell: Educator. Lyons Community School in Brooklyn, New York.
Register here.
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Sunday, January 24, 2021
at 2:00pm -
3:00pm
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Calendar:
Commemorations
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Location:
Zoom
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Description:
Marking the liberation of Auschwitz, International Holocaust
Remembrance Day allows us to reflect upon the profound tragedy of the
Holocaust. We also come together to share a moment of peace and hope for
the future.
Speakers:
Mary Pat Higgins, President and CEO, Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum
Reverend Barbara Marcum, Lovers Lane United Methodist Church
Rabbi Debra J. Robbins, Temple Emanu-El
Register here.
The program will take place on the online platform Zoom. A link to join will be sent to registered guests via email one hour before the start of the program.
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Sunday, January 24, 2021
at 2:00pm -
3:00pm
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Calendar:
Workshops
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Location:
Zoom
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Description:
Inspire students by teaching about the 30,000 Jews who fought back during the Holocaust during a Free Online Teacher Training featuring the Jewish Partisan Educational Foundation's (JPEF) Tactics of Resistance Lesson.
Choose the day and time that works for you:
Sunday, January 24th – 2:00PM - 3:00PM CSTMonday, January 25th – 6:00PM - 7:00PM CST
During a time when our students have just witnessed an assault upon our nations' Capitol, this lesson is particularly relevant. Tactics of Resistance gives them the opportunity to engage in critical thinking and decision-making around resisting aggression and encourages them to examine the potential short and long-term outcomes of various actions.
Expand students’ thinking about the spectrum of possible responses to bigotry, genocide, and other forms of aggression—from non-violence to the armed resistance of the Jewish partisans. Learn how to use the “Resistance Matrix” with your students as a tool for analyzing and brainstorming the different solutions to conflict.
Workshop presenters Jonathan Furst, Director of Education, and Sheri Rosenblum, Director of Development and Outreach, specialize in Holocaust education and professional development and have taught thousands of educators. They will answer your questions during and after the workshop.Register for the January 24th workshop here.Register for the January 25th workshop at here.For more information or questions, email sheri@jewishpartisans.org.
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Sunday, January 24, 2021
at 4:30pm -
5:30pm
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Calendar:
Commemorations
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Location:
Zoom
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Description:
The Vermont Holocaust Memorial invites you to join us as we commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day with a free, live, virtual talk by Jack Fairweather, author of The Volunteer: the true story of the resistance hero who infiltrated Auschwitz.
Jack Fairweather is a winner of the biggest prize for non-fiction in the UK and a Sunday Times No. 1 bestseller. The Volunteer follows one man, an underground army, and the secret mission to destroy Auschwitz.
Pre-registration required here.
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