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The Łódź Ghetto: An In-Depth Study
The Łódź Ghetto: An In-Depth Study
2:00pm - 3:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts May 1, 2023 at 2:00pm
Ends May 1, 2023 at 3:00pm
Using photography and testimony, Yad Vashem educator Liz Elsby will provide insight into the four long years the ghetto existed, and its many unique characteristics
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Confronting Genocide & Antisemitism: Recovering in the Aftermath
Confronting Genocide & Antisemitism: Recovering in the Aftermath
5:00pm - 6:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts May 2, 2023 at 5:00pm
Ends May 2, 2023 at 6:00pm
Join NH Fulbright Association with the World Affairs Council, in partnership with the Cohen Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Keene State College, as our speakers discuss their reconciliation work in post-genocide Bosnia & Herzegovina.
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The Missing Archive: Bauhaus Designers and the Holocaust
The Missing Archive: Bauhaus Designers and the Holocaust
11:00am - 12:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts May 3, 2023 at 11:00am
Ends May 3, 2023 at 12:00pm
In this talk, art historian Elizabeth Otto scrutinizes traces of the work and lives of Bauhäusler who, through their imprisonment and often deaths in the concentration-camp system, have largely been lost to the history of the Bauhaus movement.
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Can “The Whole World” Be Wrong? Four Case Studies in Self-Destructive Western Folly (Session 3 of 4)
Can “The Whole World” Be Wrong? Four Case Studies in Self-Destructive Western Folly (Session 3 of 4)
10:00am - 2:00pm
(4h)
Workshops
Starts May 4, 2023 at 10:00am
Ends May 4, 2023 at 2:00pm
Featuring Professor Richard Landes, Associate Professor Emeritus of History, Boston University; this course will be an exploration of the four historical chapters of his recent book, in which you discuss each of the four incidents using the conceptual tools provided in the later chapters.
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The Courage to Act: Forming a Chain of Resistance
The Courage to Act: Forming a Chain of Resistance
3:00pm - 4:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts May 4, 2023 at 3:00pm
Ends May 4, 2023 at 4:00pm
Join Echoes & Reflections for this webinar to learn how to access the VFT and the aligned educational resources from USC Shoah Foundation and Echoes & Reflections.
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HMH Free Admission Day in Honor of Walter Kase
HMH Free Admission Day in Honor of Walter Kase
10:00am - 5:00pm
(7h)
Exhibits
Starts May 5, 2023 at 10:00am
Ends May 5, 2023 at 5:00pm
Museum admission fees will be waived on Friday, May 5, 2023 in honor of Holocaust survivor Walter Kase, z"l.
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The Holocaust in Lithuania with Samuel Bak
The Holocaust in Lithuania with Samuel Bak
12:00pm - 1:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts May 7, 2023 at 12:00pm
Ends May 7, 2023 at 1:00pm
Join the Emil A. & Jenny Fish Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies at Yeshiva University as they hear from one of the greatest Jewish artists of the era, Samuel Bak, on surviving the Holocaust, Jewish identity, and his hometown of Vilnius.
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2023 THGAAC Education Grant Application Deadline
2023 THGAAC Education Grant Application Deadline
All Day
Grants & Contests
May 8, 2023 (All Day)
The deadline for submission is Monday, May 8, 2023 for the 2023 Education Grant Cycle.
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Trauma, Privilege, and Adventure: Jewish Refugees in Iran and India
Trauma, Privilege, and Adventure: Jewish Refugees in Iran and India
6:00pm - 7:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts May 8, 2023 at 6:00pm
Ends May 8, 2023 at 7:00pm
Examine the ambivalent, paradoxical, and diverse experiences, emotions, and memories of Jews who found refuge from Nazism and the Holocaust in India and Iran after 1933.
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HMMSA Reads "Next Couple Hours"
HMMSA Reads "Next Couple Hours"
6:00pm - 7:30pm
(1h 30m)
Workshops
Starts May 9, 2023 at 6:00pm
Ends May 9, 2023 at 7:30pm
Join Holocaust Memorial Museum of San Antonio for their discussion of "Next Couple Hours: A Story of Fear, Loss, Courage, and Determination During and After the Genocide Against Tutsis in Rwanda" by Providence Umugwaneza.
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Building Bridges: Bringing Holocaust Education to the Spanish-Speaking Classroom
Building Bridges: Bringing Holocaust Education to the Spanish-Speaking Classroom
6:00pm - 8:00pm
(2h)
Workshops
Starts May 9, 2023 at 6:00pm
Ends May 9, 2023 at 8:00pm
During this workshop, meet Holocaust education leaders working at the state and local level, to bring Holocaust education into classrooms through increased access to high quality Spanish-language resources, relevant cultural connections, professional development and educational programming.
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Perpetrators of the Holocaust: A Reassessment
Perpetrators of the Holocaust: A Reassessment
2:00pm - 3:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts May 10, 2023 at 2:00pm
Ends May 10, 2023 at 3:00pm
Dr. Robert Rozett, senior historian at Yad Vashem, will address many of these factors and the role of public discourse in setting the stage for the Holocaust.
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Can “The Whole World” Be Wrong? Four Case Studies in Self-Destructive Western Folly (Session 4 of 4)
Can “The Whole World” Be Wrong? Four Case Studies in Self-Destructive Western Folly (Session 4 of 4)
10:00am - 2:00pm
(4h)
Workshops
Starts May 11, 2023 at 10:00am
Ends May 11, 2023 at 2:00pm
Featuring Professor Richard Landes, Associate Professor Emeritus of History, Boston University; this course will be an exploration of the four historical chapters of his recent book, in which you discuss each of the four incidents using the conceptual tools provided in the later chapters.
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Normalizing Antisemitism and What to Do About It
Normalizing Antisemitism and What to Do About It
1:00pm - 2:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts May 11, 2023 at 1:00pm
Ends May 11, 2023 at 2:00pm
Dr. Charles Small, founder and Executive Director of ISGAP will provide an overview of the myriad ways in which antisemitism is now part of "everyday" expressions of bias in media, politics and academia, largely related to lies and misinformation about Israel.
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A Dangerous Blessing: Pregnancy and Motherhood in the Holocaust
A Dangerous Blessing: Pregnancy and Motherhood in the Holocaust
11:00am - 11:30am
(30m)
Workshops
Starts May 12, 2023 at 11:00am
Ends May 12, 2023 at 11:30am
Join the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum to meet Hana Berger Moran, Priska's miracle baby, born just before liberation.
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HMH Free Admission Day in Honor of Stefi Altman
HMH Free Admission Day in Honor of Stefi Altman
12:00pm - 5:00pm
(5h)
Exhibits
Starts May 14, 2023 at 12:00pm
Ends May 14, 2023 at 5:00pm
Museum admission will be waived on Sunday, May 14, 2023 in honor of Holocaust survivor Stefi Altman, z"l.
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Exploring the Connections Between the Ghettos and Japanese Incarceration
Exploring the Connections Between the Ghettos and Japanese Incarceration
3:00pm - 4:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts May 17, 2023 at 3:00pm
Ends May 17, 2023 at 4:00pm
Join Echoes & Reflections for this webinar to learn how to access the VFT and the aligned educational resources from USC Shoah Foundation and Echoes & Reflections.
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The Warren Fellowship for Future Teachers and Spector/Warren Fellowship
The Warren Fellowship for Future Teachers and Spector/Warren Fellowship
All Day
(6 days)
Workshops
Starts May 21, 2023
Ends May 26, 2023
The Warren Fellowship for Future Teachers, funded by a generous gift from the Naomi and Martin Warren Family Foundation in Houston, Texas, is developing a corps of pre-service educators who want to learn more about the Holocaust and how to teach about it in their classrooms effectively. The Fellowship was created in 2003 and has more than 400 alumni.
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The Warren Fellowship for Future Teachers and Spector/Warren Fellowship
All Day
(6 days)
Workshops
Starts May 21, 2023
Ends May 26, 2023
The Warren Fellowship for Future Teachers, funded by a generous gift from the Naomi and Martin Warren Family Foundation in Houston, Texas, is developing a corps of pre-service educators who want to learn more about the Holocaust and how to teach about it in their classrooms effectively. The Fellowship was created in 2003 and has more than 400 alumni.
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The Warren Fellowship for Future Teachers and Spector/Warren Fellowship
All Day
(6 days)
Workshops
Starts May 21, 2023
Ends May 26, 2023
The Warren Fellowship for Future Teachers, funded by a generous gift from the Naomi and Martin Warren Family Foundation in Houston, Texas, is developing a corps of pre-service educators who want to learn more about the Holocaust and how to teach about it in their classrooms effectively. The Fellowship was created in 2003 and has more than 400 alumni.
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The Threat Is Real: Understanding and Countering Antisemitism Today
The Threat Is Real: Understanding and Countering Antisemitism Today
3:00pm - 4:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts May 23, 2023 at 3:00pm
Ends May 23, 2023 at 4:00pm
By using the pedagogical approach of Echoes & Reflections and examining antisemitism in the past and at this moment, participants will learn the critical lessons of the past and inspire students to reject and counter the rising threat of antisemitism today.
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The Warren Fellowship for Future Teachers and Spector/Warren Fellowship
All Day
(6 days)
Workshops
Starts May 21, 2023
Ends May 26, 2023
The Warren Fellowship for Future Teachers, funded by a generous gift from the Naomi and Martin Warren Family Foundation in Houston, Texas, is developing a corps of pre-service educators who want to learn more about the Holocaust and how to teach about it in their classrooms effectively. The Fellowship was created in 2003 and has more than 400 alumni.
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2023 First Person Series: Peter Stein
2023 First Person Series: Peter Stein
12:00pm - 1:00pm
(1h)
Speaking Engagements
Starts May 24, 2023 at 12:00pm
Ends May 24, 2023 at 1:00pm
During the German occupation, the Nazis forced Peter’s father to leave his family and build roads outside Prague. Eventually, they deported him to the Theresienstadt ghetto. Watch to learn how Peter managed to survive the war with his mother, who was Catholic, and what happened to his father and other Jewish relatives.
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The Death of Democracy – Hitler’s Rise to Power and the Downfall of the Weimar Republic
The Death of Democracy – Hitler’s Rise to Power and the Downfall of the Weimar Republic
6:30pm - 8:00pm
(1h 30m)
Speaking Engagements
Starts May 24, 2023 at 6:30pm
Ends May 24, 2023 at 8:00pm
Dr. Benjamin Carter Hett will discuss how the Nazi Party came to power and how the failures of the Weimar Republic and the shortsightedness of German politicians allowed it to happen.
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Converts: The Journey of Becoming Jewish
Converts: The Journey of Becoming Jewish
7:00pm - 8:00pm
(1h)
Films
Starts May 24, 2023 at 7:00pm
Ends May 24, 2023 at 8:00pm
This film shows people from all ages and stages of life in their conversion process. The different subjects engage will all the major branches of Judaism in several different countries.
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The Warren Fellowship for Future Teachers and Spector/Warren Fellowship
All Day
(6 days)
Workshops
Starts May 21, 2023
Ends May 26, 2023
The Warren Fellowship for Future Teachers, funded by a generous gift from the Naomi and Martin Warren Family Foundation in Houston, Texas, is developing a corps of pre-service educators who want to learn more about the Holocaust and how to teach about it in their classrooms effectively. The Fellowship was created in 2003 and has more than 400 alumni.
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The Warren Fellowship for Future Teachers and Spector/Warren Fellowship
All Day
(6 days)
Workshops
Starts May 21, 2023
Ends May 26, 2023
The Warren Fellowship for Future Teachers, funded by a generous gift from the Naomi and Martin Warren Family Foundation in Houston, Texas, is developing a corps of pre-service educators who want to learn more about the Holocaust and how to teach about it in their classrooms effectively. The Fellowship was created in 2003 and has more than 400 alumni.
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Memorial Day Holiday (Office Closed)
Memorial Day Holiday (Office Closed)
All Day
General
May 29, 2023 (All Day)
The Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission office will be closed.
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THGAAC May 2023 Quarterly Meeting
THGAAC May 2023 Quarterly Meeting
8:30am - 1:30pm
(5h)
Commission Meetings
Starts May 31, 2023 at 8:30am
Ends May 31, 2023 at 1:30pm
The Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission (THGAAC) is holding its quarterly meeting on Wednesday, May 31, 2023 beginning at 8:30AM at the Barbara Jordan State Office Building Room 2.006 (1601 Congress Avenue Austin, TX).
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Teaching About the Holocaust Using Student Centered Approaches
Teaching About the Holocaust Using Student Centered Approaches
8:30am - 3:30pm
(7h)
Workshops
Starts May 31, 2023 at 8:30am
Ends May 31, 2023 at 3:30pm
Join educators from the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum (DHHRM) for a day of learning about the Holocaust, lesson resources, and upstander skills.
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Pride Month: Defying the Nazi Campaign to Control Sexuality
Pride Month: Defying the Nazi Campaign to Control Sexuality
8:30am - 9:00am
(30m)
Workshops
Starts Jun 1, 2023 at 8:30am
Ends Jun 1, 2023 at 9:00am
Join the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) as they commemorate Pride Month with their legacies of resilience and rebellion during Nazi rule.
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Teaching About the Holocaust Using Student Centered Approaches
Teaching About the Holocaust Using Student Centered Approaches
9:00am - 4:00pm
(7h)
Workshops
Starts Jun 1, 2023 at 9:00am
Ends Jun 1, 2023 at 4:00pm
Join educators from the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum for a day of learning about the Holocaust, lesson resources, and upstander skills.
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Holocaust Denial and Distortion
Holocaust Denial and Distortion
2:00pm - 3:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Jun 1, 2023 at 2:00pm
Ends Jun 1, 2023 at 3:00pm
In this webinar, Dr. Efraim Zuroff, known as “The Last of the Nazi Hunters,” discusses how to debunk Holocaust denial and speaks on Holocaust distortion, a new and growing threat that seeks to rewrite the narrative of the Holocaust.
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The White House and ADL Take You Inside the New Antisemitism Strategy
The White House and ADL Take You Inside the New Antisemitism Strategy
2:30pm - 4:00pm
(1h 30m)
Speaking Engagements
Starts Jun 1, 2023 at 2:30pm
Ends Jun 1, 2023 at 4:00pm
Join ADL and Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt, the U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism on Thursday, 6/1 at 3:30 PM ET to discuss the impact that this first-ever national strategy will have in fighting antisemitism.
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