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2022 Arfa Professional Development Conference, "Without a Trace: the Obligation of Memory"
2022 Arfa Professional Development Conference, "Without a Trace: the Obligation of Memory"
8:30am - 10:30am
(2h)
Workshops
Starts Mar 27, 2022 at 8:30am Ends Mar 27, 2022 at 10:30am Join the American Society for Yad Vashem for their 2022 Arfa Professional Development Conference, "Without a Trace: the Obligation of Memory" Click for more info |
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Technology and New Media in Holocaust Education
Technology and New Media in Holocaust Education
6:00pm - 7:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Mar 28, 2022 at 6:00pm Ends Mar 28, 2022 at 7:00pm Featuring Video Game Director and 3G Luc Bernard and his immersive gaming experience "The Light in the Darkness" that evolves the way current and future generations think and learn about the Holocaust and antisemitism. Luc is the Founder & Executive Director of Voices of the Forgotten. Click for more info |
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Home-school Day
Home-school Day
9:30am - 2:30pm
(5h)
Workshops
Starts Mar 29, 2022 at 9:30am Ends Mar 29, 2022 at 2:30pm Join the Education Staff of the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum for a day of learning for home-school students! Click for more info
Spotlight on Contemporary Antisemitism
Spotlight on Contemporary Antisemitism
3:00pm - 4:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Mar 29, 2022 at 3:00pm Ends Mar 29, 2022 at 4:00pm Participate in this Echoes & Reflections 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. Click for more info |
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"Never Shall I Forget": Creating Context for Teaching "Night" - Mini Course
"Never Shall I Forget": Creating Context for Teaching "Night" - Mini Course
All Day
Workshops
Apr 4, 2022 (All Day) Explore Echoes & Reflections resources to support creating context for teaching Elie Wiesel’s memoir "Night." Click for more info |
"Teaching the Holocaust by Inquiry": A Guide for Teachers
"Teaching the Holocaust by Inquiry": A Guide for Teachers
2:00pm - 3:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Apr 5, 2022 at 2:00pm Ends Apr 5, 2022 at 3:00pm In this webinar, Beth Krasemann will provide invaluable guidance on how to teach this difficult history through effective inquiry-based learning. Click for more info
Powell Professional Development Series on Holocaust Education
Powell Professional Development Series on Holocaust Education
6:40pm - 7:40pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Apr 5, 2022 at 6:40pm Ends Apr 5, 2022 at 7:40pm This series of online workshops will provide teachers with an opportunity to explore topics in-depth and gain practical ideas and activities that can be easily implemented in the classroom. Click for more info |
Fires of Hate: How the Nazis Targeted Books and Free Thinking
Fires of Hate: How the Nazis Targeted Books and Free Thinking
8:30am - 9:00am
(30m)
Workshops
Starts Apr 6, 2022 at 8:30am Ends Apr 6, 2022 at 9:00am The Nazi regime’s early efforts to control the thoughts and lives of its citizens foreshadowed more brutal threats on the horizon. As campaigns to ban books and control information resurface today, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum invites you to join us for this timely program. Click for more info |
Auschwitz Virtual Live Tour
Auschwitz Virtual Live Tour
12:00pm - 2:00pm
(2h)
Workshops
Starts Apr 7, 2022 at 12:00pm Ends Apr 7, 2022 at 2:00pm The tour of the death camp, led live by a professional guide from Poland, includes historical footage, aerial pictures, drone recordings, modern animation, and testimonies of survivors combined with virtual reality tools to teach people throughout the world about the horrors that happened in the world’s most infamous concentration camp. Click for more info |
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Teaching about Contemporary Antisemitism - 3 Part Program
Teaching about Contemporary Antisemitism - 3 Part Program
All Day
Workshops
Apr 11, 2022 (All Day) Participate in this online course for a guided, facilitator-led exploration of Echoes & Reflections resources that support the teaching of historical and contemporary antisemitism in today’s classrooms. Click for more info |
The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
2:00pm - 3:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Apr 12, 2022 at 2:00pm Ends Apr 12, 2022 at 3:00pm Liz Elsby, educator at Yad Vashem, will explain the significance behind this inspiring event of the Holocaust. Click for more info
"In Spite of Everything": How the Popular Focus on Anne Frank Obscures Holocaust Remembrance and Foments Distortions
"In Spite of Everything": How the Popular Focus on Anne Frank Obscures Holocaust Remembrance and Foments Distortions
7:00pm - 7:45pm
(45m)
Workshops
Starts Apr 12, 2022 at 7:00pm Ends Apr 12, 2022 at 7:45pm Join THGAAC Director of Education Dr. J.E. Wolfson as he presents at Congregation Agudas Achim as part of Shalom Austin's YOMS Educational Electives. Click for more info |
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APPLICATION DEADLINE: 2022 Annual Seminar on Ethics, Religion, and the Holocaust
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 2022 Annual Seminar on Ethics, Religion, and the Holocaust
All Day
Workshops
Apr 18, 2022 (All Day) April 18, 2022 is the application deadline for the 2022 Annual Seminar on Ethics, Religion, and the Holocaust. Click for more info |
The "Final Solution" in the East and West
The "Final Solution" in the East and West
3:00pm - 4:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Apr 20, 2022 at 3:00pm Ends Apr 20, 2022 at 4:00pm During this Echoes & Reflections webinar, an educator from Yahad – In Unum, an organization dedicated to identifying sites of mass execution and gathering evidence of these massacres in Eastern Europe, will share classroom resources for sharing this history with students. Click for more info |
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Home-school Day
Home-school Day
9:30am - 2:30pm
(5h)
Workshops
Starts Apr 26, 2022 at 9:30am Ends Apr 26, 2022 at 2:30pm Join the Education Staff of the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum for a day of learning for home-school students! Click for more info
The Abuse and Trivialization of Holocaust Memory
The Abuse and Trivialization of Holocaust Memory
2:00pm - 3:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Apr 26, 2022 at 2:00pm Ends Apr 26, 2022 at 3:00pm On the eve of Israel's Holocaust Memorial Day (Yom HaShoah), this Echoes & Reflections webinar will address how the Holocaust is being misused and abused in everyday references, to the point where it is losing significance. Click for more info
HMMSA Elementary Curriculum Launch
HMMSA Elementary Curriculum Launch
4:30pm - 6:30pm
(2h)
Workshops
Starts Apr 26, 2022 at 4:30pm Ends Apr 26, 2022 at 6:30pm The Holocaust Memorial Museum of San Antonio is excited to launch our first K-5 curriculum on April 26, 2022. They are hosting a FREE two-hour virtual event to celebrate. Click for more info |
The Refugee Crisis: Connecting the Past to Today
The Refugee Crisis: Connecting the Past to Today
2:00pm - 3:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Apr 28, 2022 at 2:00pm Ends Apr 28, 2022 at 3:00pm This Echoes & Reflections webinar will help educators integrate the topic of refugees into their Holocaust instruction by making connections between the experiences of Jewish refugees during the Holocaust and refugee experiences today. Click for more info |
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