Events List
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List of Events
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Sunday, March 21, 2021
at 4:00pm -
5:15pm
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Calendar:
Speaking Engagements
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Location:
Zoom
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Description:
The Holocaust Teacher Institute at the University of Miami, School of Education & Human Development is proud to announce the Leslie and Susan Gonda (Goldschmied) Foundation Holocaust/Jewish themed Sunday Salon Series.
Holocaust Refugees - Latin America
You won't want to miss this outstanding presentation on a little known piece of Holocaust history! What were the prospects of European Jews seeking refuge in Latin America in the 1930s and 1940s, and after the War? Drawing on the collections of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, this unique presentation using visuals will look at various countries such as Venezuela and Bolivia and other countries in Latin America and the possibilities and challenges they provided for European Jews seeking a safe haven before, during, and after the War.
Register here.
PresenterChristina ChavarríaProgram Coordinator in the Levine Institute for Holocaust Education at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Christina Chavarría is a Program Coordinator in the Levine Institute for Holocaust Education at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, where she has worked since December 2006. She has represented the Museum in the US, Europe, Latin America, Israel, Japan, and around the United States. 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 Spain, Latin America, and the US Latino population. She has forged relationships for the Museum with organizations such as the US Department of Education, National Archives and Records Administration, the US Department of State, museums within the Smithsonian Institution, and Holocaust organizations in Latin America.
Christina currently runs the Conference for Holocaust Education Centers and works with 50 Holocaust organizations around the country. She is also part of a small team of Museum staff who is overseeing the Museum’s implementation of HR 943, the Never Again Act, federal legislation that will implement Holocaust education around the US for the next five years. Previously, Christina served as Director of Education at Holocaust Museum Houston for six and a half years. Prior to that, she was a high school English teacher for nine years in El Paso, Texas, her city of birth.
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Monday, March 22, 2021
at 12:00pm -
1:00pm
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Calendar:
Speaking Engagements
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Location:
Zoom
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Description:
Living, as we do, in a time of unmitigated hatred,
hate crimes, acts of antisemitism and extremism, we must take steps of
awareness and action. With programming, to include social media posts
and a six-part workshop series (offered virtually), Holocaust Museum
Houston takes on a new kind of leadership and outreach.
The goal of the Creating Possibility | Disallowing Hatred Program
is to cultivate upstanders who are aware of the power of hatred in
human decision making and to provide community members an opportunity to
learn important concepts of history, civic awareness, and social
justice. This program empowers community members to reflect and act.
We
must find ways to talk and interact with each other beyond boundaries.
At the same time, we must create ways to disallow hatred in our culture,
two actions that may seem contradictory, but are essential in this time
of our society’s history.
In each session of the Creating Possibility | Disallowing Hatred sessions,
Holocaust Museum Houston will share a critique of a piece of hate rhetoric, extremism, and/or
antisemitism, with the goal of educating the community on how to
recognize, reflect on and respond to hateful content.
Coordinated
with social media outreach, Holocaust Museum Houston will offer a series of six workshops
facilitated by Mary Lee Webeck, Ph.D.; Holocaust and Genocide Education
Endowed Chair – Celebrating the Life of Survivor Naomi Warren.
Each session will be rebroadcast at 6:30 p.m. on its scheduled date.
Register here.
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Monday, March 22, 2021
at 3:00pm -
4:00pm
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Calendar:
Speaking Engagements
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Location:
Zoom
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Description:
Join Bristol Community College Holocaust & Genocide Center and Dr. Arthur Urbano for a discussion on Catholic self-examination after the Holocaust.
Dr. Arthur Urbano, Professor of Theology, Providence College
Those interested in attending should contact Gary Brown via e-mail for a registration link.
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Tuesday, March 23, 2021
at 3:30pm -
4:30pm
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Calendar:
Workshops
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Location:
Zoom
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Description:
Theatre is often used as a way of introducing the subject of the Holocaust to younger students, frequently offering a dynamic and more ‘personal’ way into the material. But what are ‘good’ plays for younger audiences? What are the benefits – and pitfalls – of ‘Holocaust plays’? And how can these play texts be used in the classroom?
Join the Holocaust Resource Center of Kean University and Holocaust theatre historian and educator Dr. Samantha Mitschke to discuss these key questions and more; explore examples of different Holocaust plays for younger audiences, with themes ranging from survivor experiences and rescue/resistance to Holocaust denial; and consider how plays can be used to complement teaching about the Holocaust.
PD hours will be provided.
Register here.
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Tuesday, March 23, 2021
at 6:30pm -
7:30pm
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Calendar:
Speaking Engagements
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Location:
Zoom
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Description:
Join Holocaust Museum Houston and author Edward Westermann as he discusses his book, Drunk on Genocide: Alcohol and Mass Murder in Nazi Germany.
During the Third Reich, alcohol served as both a literal and metaphorical lubricant for acts of violence and atrocity by the men of the Storm Troopers (SA), the SS, and the police, and its use and abuse was widespread among the perpetrators. Over the course of the Third Reich, scenes involving alcohol consumption and revelry among the SS and police would become a routine part of rituals of humiliation in the camps, ghettos, and killing fields of Eastern Europe. The role of alcohol and celebratory ritual in the Nazi genocide of European Jews offers an important perspective on the intersection between masculinity, drinking ritual, and mass murder and it provides an important insight for evaluating the mindset, motivation, mentality of the killers as they prepared for and participated in acts of mass murder and ultimately genocide.Edward Westermann received his PhD in History from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is a Regents Professor of History at Texas A&M University-San Antonio and serves as a Commissioner of the Texas Holocaust & Genocide Commission.
Register here.
All Holocaust Museum Houston programs and education initiatives are dependent upon philanthropic support. Please consider making a gift today to ensure the Museum can continue offering quality educational experiences.
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Wednesday, March 24, 2021
at 8:30am -
9:00am
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Calendar:
Workshops
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Location:
Facebook Live
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Description:
While growing up in a time of racial segregation
and the Great Depression, some young Americans looked beyond the
struggles of their own nation to respond to the Nazi threat in Europe.
Students at Yale and other universities led movements opposing US
intervention abroad. College students in rural Kansas raised funds for
19-year-old Tom Doeppner to escape Nazi Germany and attend school in
America. And William Scott, a Black student at Morehouse College,
photographed Nazi atrocities after he was drafted into a segregated US
Army unit. Join the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum as they explore the range of actions young Americans
took to speak out and act during the Holocaust.
SpeakersLeila Braun, PhD Candidate, University of Michigan
Dr. Rebecca Erbelding, Historian, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
ModeratorDr. Edna Friedberg, Historian, 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, March 24, 2021
at 11:00am -
12:00pm
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Calendar:
Workshops
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Location:
Webinar
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Description:
The Nazis murdered 1.5 million Jewish children during the Holocaust and millions of others had their childhoods destroyed. Their stories are told at Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center in Jerusalem, Israel. Join Echoes & Reflections for a virtual tour of the Yad Vashem museum as they focus on stories of children and youth in the Holocaust using artifacts and imagery from the exhibits. This tour is guided by Noam Gitin, Head of Overseas Groups and Young Leadership at Yad Vashem, and is open to teachers and their students.
Teachers, register here. ***Teachers, please ask your students to register here.***
Please note that we will not offer an on-demand recording for this webinar.
This virtual tour is intended for students in grades 8 and up. Please use discretion as the museum contains some difficult Holocaust content.
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Wednesday, March 24, 2021
at 4:00pm -
5:00pm
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Calendar:
Workshops
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Location:
Webinar
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Description:
Join Jesse Tannetta of Echoes and Reflections and Share My Lesson for this educational walk though history. Explore the events of the Holocaust through the lens of media, by examining propaganda deployed by the Nazis to discriminate against Jews and other minorities.
Educators will gain the tools to facilitate classroom discussions on the role and impact of Nazi propaganda during the Holocaust and support their students to critically analyze media in today’s world.
Register here.
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Thursday, March 25, 2021
at 11:00am -
12:00pm
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Calendar:
Workshops
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Location:
Webinar
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Description:
Anne Frank’s life and words continue to have powerful meaning for young people around the world. This Echoes & Reflections webinar, open to teachers and their students, offers a virtual tour of the Anne Frank House and exploration of online resources that can be used to prepare students to read and comprehend The Diary of a Young Girl within the larger historical framework of the Holocaust. Led by educators from the Anne Frank House, this webinar will leave time for Q&A.
Register here.
**Please have your students register here.**
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Thursday, March 25, 2021
at 5:30pm -
7:30pm
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Calendar:
Workshops
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Location:
Zoom
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Description:
The
Nazi regime persecuted different groups of people based on their
antisemitic and racial ideology. Jews were the primary targets for
systematic persecution, but Nazi policies also led to the brutalization
and persecution of millions of others including the Roma and Sinti
(Gypsies), people with mental and physical disabilities, those of
African descent, Poles, gay men, and Jehovah’s Witnesses.
In
this workshop, teachers will explore Nazi ideology and how and why Nazi
policy singled out these groups and how the racist belief system became
encoded into law.
Dr. William Frederick Meinecke Jr.
joined the staff of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in
Washington D.C. in 1992. He was on the original design team of the
Museum's Wexner Center’s multi-media program on the Holocaust, the
Historical Atlas of the Holocaust, and the Student Learning website. In
June 2000, Dr. Meinecke joined the staff of the Museum’s Education
Division. His book, Nazi Ideology and the Holocaust, was published by
the Museum in December, 2007. For the last 10 years, Dr. Meinecke has
shared his expertise in numerous venues in the U.S. and abroad and has
specialized in Holocaust seminars working with law enforcement officers,
judges, prosecutors, and attorneys on the subject of “Holocaust History
and The Law.”
Register here.
This program is part of the Powell Professional Development
Series 2021. Stay tuned for information on more upcoming programs in
this series. Special thanks to: Powell Family Foundation - Carol P. Heller and Nancy E. Powell Divisions.
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Thursday, March 25, 2021
at 6:00pm -
7:00pm
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Calendar:
Speaking Engagements
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Location:
Zoom
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Description:
Dr. Ewa Callahan was born and raised in Poland. She teaches Holocaust and Film at Quinnipiac University examining the history of the Shoah through the analysis of documentaries, propaganda movies, cartoons, feature films, newsreels, and survivor testimonies. At the end of the semester, students travel to Poland, the Czech Republic and Germany. Dr. Callahan will speak about her journey of becoming a Holocaust educator and how her courses influence students' understanding of the past and their responsibility in today's world.
Register here.
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Thursday, March 25, 2021
at 6:00pm -
7:00pm
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Calendar:
Speaking Engagements
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Location:
Zoom
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Description:
Join Manhattan College's Holocaust, Genocide and Interfaith Education Center for a discussion on white nationalism, antisemitism, and racism.
Claudia Setzer, PhD, is a professor of relgious studies at Manhattan College. Her books include The Bible in the American Experience, with David Shefferman (Society of Biblical Literature, 2020); The Bible and American Culture: A Sourcebook, with David Shefferman (Routledge, 2011); Resurrection of the Body in Early Judaism and Early Christianity (Brill, 2004); and Jewish Responses to Early Christians (Augsburg Fortress, 1994). She studies early Jewish-Christian relations, the development of belief in resurrection, women in the Greco-Roman era, 19th century women interpreters of Scripture, and the Bible in American culture. She is currently writing a book on the use of the Bible in progressive movements (abolitionism, women's suffrage, civil rights, environmentalism and anti-trafficking). She earned her doctorate at Columbia University.
Eric Ward is the executive director of Western States Center and a nationally recognized expert on the relationship between authoritarian movements, hate violence, and preserving inclusive democracy. In his 30+ year civil rights career, he has worked with community groups, government and business leaders, human rights advocates and philanthropy as an organizer, director, program officer, consultant and board member.
Register here.
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Friday, March 26, 2021
at 7:45am -
11:00am
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Calendar:
Workshops
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Location:
Zoom
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Description:
Join the Holocaust Resource Center of Kean University, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, and History Unfolded during this bilingual pre-service teacher conference where panelists will share Spanish-language resources available for Holocaust education.
PanelistsThamar Lebron, The Holocaust Resource Center of Kean University
Eric Schmalz, History Unfolded
Christina Chavarría, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
PD hours and co-curricular credits will be provided.
For more information, please contact: Dr. Adara Goldberg, Director, Holocaust Resource Center via e-mail or phone.
Register here.
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Saturday, March 27, 2021
(all day)
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Calendar:
General
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Location:
N/A
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Description:
It is possible that THGAAC staff who observe Passover will be out of the office.
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Tuesday, March 30, 2021
at 12:00pm -
1:00pm
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Calendar:
Workshops
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Location:
Webinar
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Description:
Join the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust for a virtual tour of the groundbreaking exhibition Auschwitz: Not long ago. Not far away. Students and educators will study Jewish life before, during, and after the Holocaust using artifacts and personal stories to examine this period in history. Recommended for grades 6 and up.
Register here.
***Teachers, please ask your students to register here.***
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