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Faith During the Holocaust
Faith During the Holocaust
2:00pm - 3:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Dec 1, 2021 at 2:00pm Ends Dec 1, 2021 at 3:00pm In this Echoes & Reflections webinar Dr. David Deutsch, Yad Vashem educator, will explore Jewish observance and how it adapted in the darkness of the ghettos and the camps. Click for more info |
Teach the Human Story: The Life of Holocaust Survivor Eva Mozes Kor
Teach the Human Story: The Life of Holocaust Survivor Eva Mozes Kor
12:00pm - 1:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Dec 2, 2021 at 12:00pm Ends Dec 2, 2021 at 1:00pm Teaching the Human Story is a core principle of pedagogy for Echoes & Reflections. Students and their teachers are invited to join Echoes & Reflections as they examine the life of Holocaust survivor Eva Mozes Kor in partnership with the organization she founded, CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center of Terre Haute, IN. Click for more info |
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What Drives Antisemitism? A Search for Its Political/Mythological Roots
What Drives Antisemitism? A Search for Its Political/Mythological Roots
11:00am - 12:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Dec 5, 2021 at 11:00am Ends Dec 5, 2021 at 12:00pm Join the Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism (ISGAP) and Indiana University Bloomington as Dr. David Patterson presents on what drives antisemitism. Click for more info |
Caring for Children Who Were Abandoned by the World
Caring for Children Who Were Abandoned by the World
8:30am - 9:00am
(30m)
Workshops
Starts Dec 8, 2021 at 8:30am Ends Dec 8, 2021 at 9:00am Join the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum live on Facebook to hear several stories: In one, a Muslim family, under the cover of darkness, finds shelter for a fleeing Jewish family. In another, after the war, a German Jewish refugee creates a sanctuary for dozens of children after losing most of her own family in the Holocaust. Click for more info
December 1941: 80 Years Later
December 1941: 80 Years Later
3:00pm - 4:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Dec 8, 2021 at 3:00pm Ends Dec 8, 2021 at 4:00pm Join Echoes & Reflections with Rebecca Erbelding, USHMM historian and author of Rescue Board: The Untold Story of America's Efforts to Save the Jews of Europe, as we discuss the importance of these anniversaries today. Click for more info
HMMSA Holocaust Remembrance Week 2022 Teacher Workshop
HMMSA Holocaust Remembrance Week 2022 Teacher Workshop
4:30pm - 6:30pm
(2h)
Workshops
Starts Dec 8, 2021 at 4:30pm Ends Dec 8, 2021 at 6:30pm Are you a K-12 educator looking for guidance on how to incorporate Holocaust curriculum into your classroom? If so, please join the Holocaust Memorial Museum of San Antonio for a special teacher workshop to help prepare you for Texas Holocaust Remembrance Week 2022. Click for more info |
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Turning Memory to Strength: Chapman University's 23rd Annual Holocaust Art & Writing Contest
Turning Memory to Strength: Chapman University's 23rd Annual Holocaust Art & Writing Contest
12:00pm - 1:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Dec 13, 2021 at 12:00pm Ends Dec 13, 2021 at 1:00pm Students and their teachers are invited to join Echoes & Reflections' special webinar with Chapman University to learn how to engage in their 23rd Annual Holocaust Art & Writing Contest focusing on the theme “Turning Memory to Strength: Living with Courage, Resilience and Hope”. Click for more info
Planning for 2022 Holocaust Remembrance Week
Planning for 2022 Holocaust Remembrance Week
4:30pm - 6:00pm
(1h 30m)
Workshops
Starts Dec 13, 2021 at 4:30pm Ends Dec 13, 2021 at 6:00pm Join the Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission for the first of two webinars aimed at helping educators understand what resources are available for Holocaust Remembrance Week. Click for more info |
Addressing Antisemitism through Education: iWitness Website Launch
Addressing Antisemitism through Education: iWitness Website Launch
12:00pm - 1:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Dec 14, 2021 at 12:00pm Ends Dec 14, 2021 at 1:00pm To mark the launch of a new IWitness webpage on addressing antisemitism through education, UNESCO and the USC Shoah Foundation are organizing an online panel discussion on "How to Prevent Antisemitism: The Role of Educators and Education”. Click for more info
Planning for 2022 Holocaust Remembrance Week
Planning for 2022 Holocaust Remembrance Week
4:30pm - 6:00pm
(1h 30m)
Workshops
Starts Dec 14, 2021 at 4:30pm Ends Dec 14, 2021 at 6:00pm Join the Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission for the second of two webinars aimed at helping educators understand what resources are available for Holocaust Remembrance Week. Click for more info |
Lunch & Learn: Schindler's Legacy: Creating South Africa's Largest Holocaust and Genocide Museum
Lunch & Learn: Schindler's Legacy: Creating South Africa's Largest Holocaust and Genocide Museum
10:30am - 11:30am
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Dec 15, 2021 at 10:30am Ends Dec 15, 2021 at 11:30am Join the Center for Holocaust, Human Rights & Genocide Education for their December Lunch & Learn featuring Tali Nates, founder and Executive Director of the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre (JHGC). Click for more info |
A Living Legacy: Bringing 3rd Generation Stories of Survival into the Classroom
A Living Legacy: Bringing 3rd Generation Stories of Survival into the Classroom
6:00pm - 7:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Dec 16, 2021 at 6:00pm Ends Dec 16, 2021 at 7:00pm 3GNY Descendant of Holocaust Survivors and The Gross Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies at Ramapo College of NJ present Gumpert Teachers' Workshop - Preview Event 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.
The THGAAC sends out a quarterly newsletter in order to provide information on past and upcoming events. E-mail blasts with deadlines or when grant applications are available are also sent periodically.