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Media Literacy and the Holocaust: Inquiry-Learning
Media Literacy and the Holocaust: Inquiry-Learning
4:00pm - 5:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Nov 1, 2022 at 4:00pm Ends Nov 1, 2022 at 5:00pm In Echoes & Reflections' new online activities for students, Explore the Past, Shape the Future, they invite students to identify the importance of media literacy today through an examination of the impact of Nazi propaganda. Click for more info
Dissemination of Holocaust Education in India
Dissemination of Holocaust Education in India
7:00pm - 8:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Nov 1, 2022 at 7:00pm Ends Nov 1, 2022 at 8:00pm This talk will also address the need of creating awareness regarding the Holocaust in India through relevant examples, which would serve as the appropriate entry wedges to create awareness regarding Holocaust education in India. Click for more info |
Legacies of Genocide: Mauthausen and its Memorialization
Legacies of Genocide: Mauthausen and its Memorialization
11:00am - 12:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Nov 2, 2022 at 11:00am Ends Nov 2, 2022 at 12:00pm Do we have an ethical responsibility toward “violated spaces” like those of a former concentration camp? What legacy do such spaces create for us? And how might cultural differences alter our perceptions of the memorial in our 21st-century? Click for more info
Out of Exile. The Photography of Fred Stein (1909-1967)
Out of Exile. The Photography of Fred Stein (1909-1967)
11:00am - 12:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Nov 2, 2022 at 11:00am Ends Nov 2, 2022 at 12:00pm Fred Stein lived through some of the greatest upheavals of the 20th century. He escaped Nazi Germany; he mingled with Chagall and Brecht in Paris; and he debated with Einstein in New York. Click for more info
Determination and Rescue: The Inspirational Story of Holocaust Survivor Avraham Perlmutter
Determination and Rescue: The Inspirational Story of Holocaust Survivor Avraham Perlmutter
2:00pm - 3:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Nov 2, 2022 at 2:00pm Ends Nov 2, 2022 at 3:00pm As a teenager, Avraham Perlmutter outwitted the Nazis overcoming every obstacle in his way. Click for more info
Author Talk: Dara Horn
Author Talk: Dara Horn
7:30pm - 9:30pm
(2h)
Workshops
Starts Nov 2, 2022 at 7:30pm Ends Nov 2, 2022 at 9:30pm Award-winning novelist Dara Horn will discuss her book, "People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present." Click for more info |
Understanding What We Are Remembering When We Remember the Holocaust
Understanding What We Are Remembering When We Remember the Holocaust
6:00pm - 7:30pm
(1h 30m)
Workshops
Starts Nov 3, 2022 at 6:00pm Ends Nov 3, 2022 at 7:30pm This talk will offer guidance towards a clearer perspective on the Holocaust by identifying Nazism’s goals, describing the murderous endeavor’s stages and components, giving voice to the victims, and distinguishing between historical facts and popular myths. Click for more info
Hate Speech and the Return of Antisemitism
Hate Speech and the Return of Antisemitism
7:00pm - 8:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Nov 3, 2022 at 7:00pm Ends Nov 3, 2022 at 8:00pm The Boniuk Charitable Foundation announces the first in a series of summits addressing Hate Speech. HMH Associate Director of Education Amy Frake will serve on this panel discussion. Click for more info |
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Sudetenland: From Appeasement to Kristallnacht
Sudetenland: From Appeasement to Kristallnacht
10:00am - 11:00am
(1h)
Commemorations
Starts Nov 6, 2022 at 10:00am Ends Nov 6, 2022 at 11:00am Explore the history and Jewish heritage of the Sudetenland between the two World Wars. Click for more info
Bad Nazi, Good Nazi
Bad Nazi, Good Nazi
2:00pm - 3:00pm
(1h)
Films
Starts Nov 6, 2022 at 2:00pm Ends Nov 6, 2022 at 3:00pm Discover the true story of Wilm Hosenfeld, a Nazi officer best remembered today for having saved "The Pianist" in Roman Polanski's remarkable film. Follow the controversy as his old school in Thalau, Germany debate whether to commemorate him. Click for more info
Screening "Genocide: Variables of Uncertain Futures"
Screening "Genocide: Variables of Uncertain Futures"
4:00pm - 5:00pm
(1h)
Films
Starts Nov 6, 2022 at 4:00pm Ends Nov 6, 2022 at 5:00pm Join the Ackerman Center for the special screening of the short film, "Variables," by the film's director, Sabina Vajrača. Click for more info
Uprising - Live Conversation and Q&A
Uprising - Live Conversation and Q&A
7:00pm - 8:30pm
(1h 30m)
Films
Starts Nov 6, 2022 at 7:00pm Ends Nov 6, 2022 at 8:30pm The Jewish Partisan Educational Foundation, together with Taube Philanthopies, invites you to commemorate the enduring legacy of the Warsaw Ghetto Revolt during an enlightening conversation about Jon Avnet's critically acclaimed film Uprising starring Hank Azaria, David Schwimmer, and Jon Voight. Click for more info |
Kristallnacht: A Teachable Moment
Kristallnacht: A Teachable Moment
12:00pm - 1:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Nov 8, 2022 at 12:00pm Ends Nov 8, 2022 at 1:00pm Marking the anniversary of Kristallnacht presents a unique teachable moment: what happens when people are deprived of basic rights and others stand by without taking action? How does escalation occur? Click for more info
Educator Workshop with Scholar-in-Residence: Rachael Cerrotti
Educator Workshop with Scholar-in-Residence: Rachael Cerrotti
5:30pm - 7:30pm
(2h)
Workshops
Starts Nov 8, 2022 at 5:30pm Ends Nov 8, 2022 at 7:30pm Using photographs, video, audio, interviews, archival documents, contemporary headlines, and personal stories, Rachael brings her grandmother’s story, entwined with her own journey, into classrooms and communities, adjusting the focus of her presentations and workshops to speak to the age and interest of the audience. Click for more info |
Association of Jewish Refugees' Commemorative Service
Association of Jewish Refugees' Commemorative Service
8:00am - 9:00am
(1h)
Commemorations
Starts Nov 9, 2022 at 8:00am Ends Nov 9, 2022 at 9:00am Join the Association of Jewish Refugees as they hold their annual November Pogrom commemorative service. The event will be streamed live and hosted by the Belsize Square Synagogue in London, United Kingdom. Click for more info
The Nazis and the Law: A Kristallnacht Program
The Nazis and the Law: A Kristallnacht Program
11:00am - 12:00pm
(1h)
Commemorations
Starts Nov 9, 2022 at 11:00am Ends Nov 9, 2022 at 12:00pm On Wednesday, November 9 at 11AM CST, the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh invites you to join them for a lunchtime Zoom lecture with Professor Richard Weisberg, visiting professor of Law at University of Pittsburgh. Click for more info
Stories from Ukraine Webinar
Stories from Ukraine Webinar
4:30pm - 6:00pm
(1h 30m)
Workshops
Starts Nov 9, 2022 at 4:30pm Ends Nov 9, 2022 at 6:00pm In this 90-minute online exploration of stories from Ukraine, Centropa will share user-friendly resources for teaching about Ukraine in the 20th and 21st centuries. Click for more info
Stones of Memory with Ruth Mandel
Stones of Memory with Ruth Mandel
5:00pm - 6:00pm
(1h)
Commemorations
Starts Nov 9, 2022 at 5:00pm Ends Nov 9, 2022 at 6:00pm On the anniversary of the Kristallnacht pogrom of November 9 and 10, 1938, Dr. Ruth Mandel, Professor of Cultural Anthropology at University College London, discusses her ethnographic research on Stolpersteine (stumbling stones), a counter-memorial art project marking the final homes of Jewish and other victims of Nazi violence found throughout Europe. Click for more info
Footsteps of My Father
Footsteps of My Father
6:00pm - 7:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Nov 9, 2022 at 6:00pm Ends Nov 9, 2022 at 7:00pm In commemoration of Kristallnacht and Veterans Day, join the Jewish Foundation for the Righteous and the Holocaust Resource Center of Kean University for "Footsteps of my Father: A Story of Courage, Resilience and Honor." Click for more info
Ethical Framings of History: 2022 November Pogrom Commemoration
Ethical Framings of History: 2022 November Pogrom Commemoration
6:00pm - 7:00pm
(1h)
Commemorations
Starts Nov 9, 2022 at 6:00pm Ends Nov 9, 2022 at 7:00pm History is often taught as an incomplete picture. This year's Center for Holocaust, Human Rights & Genocide Education (chhange) November Pogrom Commemoration will center the the stories that have been consistently pushed out of the frame. Click for more info
Echoes of Kristallnacht
Echoes of Kristallnacht
6:00pm - 7:00pm
(1h)
Commemorations
Starts Nov 9, 2022 at 6:00pm Ends Nov 9, 2022 at 7:00pm On November 9, the anniversary of Kristallnacht (9 November 1938), Misty Ebinger will share teaching strategies to help us understand Kristallnacht more clearly, with an emphasis on the use of the Echoes and Reflections curriculum. Click for more info
Kristallnacht Community Commemoration featuring Rachael Cerrotti, author of "We Share the Same Sky"
Kristallnacht Community Commemoration featuring Rachael Cerrotti, author of "We Share the Same Sky"
7:00pm - 8:30pm
(1h 30m)
Commemorations
Starts Nov 9, 2022 at 7:00pm Ends Nov 9, 2022 at 8:30pm Sponsored by Holocaust Memorial Museum of San Antonio, Jewish Federation of San Antonio, and Jewish Community Relations Council Click for more info |
ADL Never Is Now Annual Summit on Antisemitism and Hate
ADL Never Is Now Annual Summit on Antisemitism and Hate
12:00pm - 1:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Nov 10, 2022 at 12:00pm Ends Nov 10, 2022 at 1:00pm Never Is Now is the world’s largest annual summit on antisemitism and hate. Click for more info
Music and the Holocaust: History, Memory & Justice
Music and the Holocaust: History, Memory & Justice
12:30pm - 1:30pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Nov 10, 2022 at 12:30pm Ends Nov 10, 2022 at 1:30pm What is the relationship of music to the Holocaust – what meaning did music come to hold for the victims of the Nazis, and what place does it have in adding to our understanding of the history of the Holocaust? Click for more info
Honoring the Past: The Voices of Second Generation Survivors
Honoring the Past: The Voices of Second Generation Survivors
6:00pm - 7:00pm
(1h)
Commemorations
Starts Nov 10, 2022 at 6:00pm Ends Nov 10, 2022 at 7:00pm Please join Wagner alumni and friends on Thursday, November 10, 2022 at 6PM CST for the 7th Annual Egon J. Salmon and Family Commemoration of Kristallnacht and the S.S. St. Louis, to be held in the Manzulli Boardroom of Foundation Hall at Wagner College. Click for more info
The Struggle Over the Narrative of the Holocaust in Eastern Europe
The Struggle Over the Narrative of the Holocaust in Eastern Europe
6:00pm - 7:00pm
(1h)
Commemorations
Starts Nov 10, 2022 at 6:00pm Ends Nov 10, 2022 at 7:00pm Please join Yeshiva University for the 84th anniversary of Kristallnacht. Featuring a lecture by Dr. Efraim Zuroff on the struggle over the narrative of the Holocaust in Eastern Europe, including the troubling case of Lithuania. Click for more info
The Mischlinge Exposé
The Mischlinge Exposé
6:30pm - 9:30pm
(3h)
Commemorations
Starts Nov 10, 2022 at 6:30pm Ends Nov 10, 2022 at 9:30pm A lyrical and dynamic pianist, Steinway Artist Carolyn Enger presents her multimedia program "The Mischlinge Exposé" at Center Makor. Click for more info |
Veterans Day Holiday (Office Closed)
Veterans Day Holiday (Office Closed)
All Day
General
Nov 11, 2022 (All Day) The Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission office will be closed. Click for more info |
The Life and Art of Charlotte Salomon
The Life and Art of Charlotte Salomon
10:00am - 2:00pm
(4h)
Workshops
Starts Nov 12, 2022 at 10:00am Ends Nov 12, 2022 at 2:00pm Join Holocaust Museum Houston for a half-day workshop exploring the life and art of Charlotte Salomon. Click for more info
Reckonings
Reckonings
4:00pm - 5:30pm
(1h 30m)
Films
Starts Nov 12, 2022 at 4:00pm Ends Nov 12, 2022 at 5:30pm In the aftermath of the Holocaust, the unprecedented destruction and plight of survivors prompts the unthinkable -- German and Jewish leaders met in secret to grapple with the first reparations in history. Click for more info |
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Bad Nazi, Good Nazi
Bad Nazi, Good Nazi
2:15pm - 3:15pm
(1h)
Films
Starts Nov 13, 2022 at 2:15pm Ends Nov 13, 2022 at 3:15pm Discover the true story of Wilm Hosenfeld, a Nazi officer best remembered today for having saved "The Pianist" in Roman Polanski's remarkable film. Follow the controversy as his old school in Thalau, Germany debate whether to commemorate him. Click for more info
Sister Rose's Passion
Sister Rose's Passion
3:00pm - 4:00pm
(1h)
Films
Starts Nov 13, 2022 at 3:00pm Ends Nov 13, 2022 at 4:00pm A celebration of the extraordinary life and work of Sister Rose Thering and her successful quest to rid Catholic School education of anti-Semitism. Click for more info |
Reporting on War
Reporting on War
11:00am - 12:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Nov 14, 2022 at 11:00am Ends Nov 14, 2022 at 12:00pm Join the Cohen Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies (CCHGS) at Keene State College for a special event on "Reporting on War" with Peabody award-winning journalist Jason Beaubien. Click for more info
Holocaust Memory and Memorialization in the United States
Holocaust Memory and Memorialization in the United States
2:00pm - 3:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Nov 14, 2022 at 2:00pm Ends Nov 14, 2022 at 3:00pm How has the United States memorialized and commemorated the Holocaust since 1945? How do these spaces connect to broader human rights issues facing the United States and world today? Join William & Mary History PhD Candidate Tyler J. Goldberger as he explores various Holocaust sites of memory as primary sources to use in the classroom setting and beyond. Click for more info
Holocaust Garden of Hope Phase 1 Groundbreaking
Holocaust Garden of Hope Phase 1 Groundbreaking
2:00pm - 3:00pm
(1h)
General
Starts Nov 14, 2022 at 2:00pm Ends Nov 14, 2022 at 3:00pm On Monday, Nov. 14th from 2-3pm Holocaust Remembrance Association is having Holocaust Garden of Hope's, official Phase One Groundbreaking event. Click for more info |
How Jews Lived: Life Before the Holocaust
How Jews Lived: Life Before the Holocaust
3:30pm - 5:00pm
(1h 30m)
Workshops
Starts Nov 15, 2022 at 3:30pm Ends Nov 15, 2022 at 5:00pm A Centropa professional development opportunity for educators in partnership with the Holocaust Resource Center of Kean University, Saint Elizabeth University Center for Holocaust and Genocide Education, and the Holocaust Center of Greater MetroWest NJ Click for more info |
2022 First Person Series: Arye Ephrath
2022 First Person Series: Arye Ephrath
12:00pm - 1:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Nov 16, 2022 at 12:00pm Ends Nov 16, 2022 at 1:00pm 2022 First Person Series: Arye Ephrath Conversations with Holocaust survivors Click for more info
Moving Forward Lecture: Understanding and Combating the Rise in Antisemitism
Moving Forward Lecture: Understanding and Combating the Rise in Antisemitism
6:00pm - 7:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Nov 16, 2022 at 6:00pm Ends Nov 16, 2022 at 7:00pm Holocaust Museum Houston’s Moving Forward Lecture Series kicks off with a presentation and discussion with Mark Toubin, ADL’s (Anti-Defamation League) Southwest Regional Director. Learn more about the rise of antisemitism, how it manifests in our community, and strategies to respond. Click for more info |
The Auschwitz Album
The Auschwitz Album
3:30pm - 4:30pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Nov 17, 2022 at 3:30pm Ends Nov 17, 2022 at 4:30pm Join the Holocaust Resource Center, Liberty Hall Academic Center & Exhibition Hall, Special Collections Research Library and Archive, and Galleries of Kean University, in partnership with the American Society for Yad Vashem for a virtual exhibit and conversation led by Marlene W. Yahalom, PhD, Director of Education. Click for more info
Virtual Lecture | Charlotte Salomon: A Life Before and After Auschwitz
Virtual Lecture | Charlotte Salomon: A Life Before and After Auschwitz
6:00pm - 7:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Nov 17, 2022 at 6:00pm Ends Nov 17, 2022 at 7:00pm Join Holocaust Museum Houston for this virtual lecture about Charlotte Salomon featuring Monica Bohm-Duchen. Click for more info |
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The Nazi Titanic
The Nazi Titanic
4:00pm - 5:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Nov 20, 2022 at 4:00pm Ends Nov 20, 2022 at 5:00pm 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. Click for more info |
Adoption Month: From Strangers to Family
Adoption Month: From Strangers to Family
8:30am - 9:00am
(30m)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Nov 21, 2022 at 8:30am Ends Nov 21, 2022 at 9:00am The couple saw the notice on the bulletin board and volunteered. They knew very little, only that a Jewish child needed a British family to help them escape Nazi Germany. Over eight years, Esther became like a daughter to Harry and Dot Harrison. Click for more info
Indienous Genocide and the Holocaust
Indienous Genocide and the Holocaust
4:00pm - 5:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Nov 21, 2022 at 4:00pm Ends Nov 21, 2022 at 5:00pm How can a study of the Holocaust inform teaching and learning about Indigenous genocide? Similarly, how might Indigenous genocide education contribute to an expanded understanding of the Holocaust? Click for more info |
Thanksgiving Day Holiday (Office Closed)
Thanksgiving Day Holiday (Office Closed)
All Day
General
Nov 24, 2022 (All Day) The Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission office will be closed. Click for more info |
Day After Thanksgiving Day Holiday (Office Closed)
Day After Thanksgiving Day Holiday (Office Closed)
All Day
General
Nov 25, 2022 (All Day) The Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission office will be closed. Click for more info |
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Session 1: Fragmentation, Antisemitism and Extremism in the United States
Session 1: Fragmentation, Antisemitism and Extremism in the United States
11:00am - 12:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Nov 29, 2022 at 11:00am Ends Nov 29, 2022 at 12:00pm This course will explore the emergence of contemporary antisemitism in the United States, with a concentration on popular culture, the hip-hop community, and sports, while analysing its historical and ideological roots. Click for more info
Explore the Past, Shape the Future: Student Activity on Contemporary Antisemitism
Explore the Past, Shape the Future: Student Activity on Contemporary Antisemitism
3:00pm - 4:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Nov 29, 2022 at 3:00pm Ends Nov 29, 2022 at 4:00pm In Echoes & Reflections' new online activities for students, Explore the Past, Shape the Future, they explore this question and the roots of antisemitic myths that prevail today. Click for more info
Musical Theater and Nazi Era Narratives: Exploring a Complex History
Musical Theater and Nazi Era Narratives: Exploring a Complex History
6:00pm - 7:30pm
(1h 30m)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Nov 29, 2022 at 6:00pm Ends Nov 29, 2022 at 7:30pm The Holocaust Resource Center of Kean University and the Holocaust Resource Foundation invite the public to their upcoming Murray Pantirer Memorial Scholar Lecture and 40th Anniversary Commemoration on Tuesday, November 29, at 6:00PM CT. Click for more info |
History Highlights - Protocols of the Elders of Zion: A Global Conspiracy
History Highlights - Protocols of the Elders of Zion: A Global Conspiracy
7:00pm - 8:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Nov 30, 2022 at 7:00pm Ends Nov 30, 2022 at 8:00pm Dr. Sara Abosch-Jacobson, Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum's Barbara Rabin Chief Education Officer, discusses the history of the "Protocols of the Elders of Zion" and why a proven deception continues to be disseminated today. Click for more info |
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The Use of Alcohol During and After the Holocaust
The Use of Alcohol During and After the Holocaust
2:00pm - 3:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Dec 1, 2022 at 2:00pm Ends Dec 1, 2022 at 3:00pm The talk draws on testimonies from the USC Shoah Foundation Visual History Archive, as well as on interrogations with former members of Einsatzgruppe D. Click for more info |
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Jewish Resistance During the Holocaust Workshop
Jewish Resistance During the Holocaust Workshop
8:00am - 11:00am
(3h)
Workshops
Starts Dec 2, 2022 at 8:00am Ends Dec 2, 2022 at 11:00am On December 2, 2022, Tom White and Lou Yelgin will offer a workshop for educators on “Jewish Resistance During the Holocaust.” This workshop is presented by the Cohen Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Keene State College. Click for more info |
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HMH Holocaust Remembrance Week Workshop
HMH Holocaust Remembrance Week Workshop
9:00am - 4:00pm
(7h)
Workshops
Starts Dec 3, 2022 at 9:00am Ends Dec 3, 2022 at 4:00pm Join Holocaust Museum Houston for a one-day educator workshop on supporting Holocaust education in schools during Holocaust Remembrance Week. Click for more info |
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