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Echoes & Reflections | My Holocaust Legacy: A Blessing, Not a Burden Featuring Dr. Alex Kor

ICS| Teaching About Judaism

Echoes & Reflections | Profits and Persecution: German Big Business in the Nazi Economy and the Holocaust

ICS: Jewish Americans

Echoes & Reflections | Unsettled Heritage: Traces of Jewish Life and The Memory of the Holocaust in Poland

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Tue, May 6, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
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Wed, May 7, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
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Thu, May 8, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Wed, May 14, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
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Tue, May 20, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
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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.

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Echoes & Reflections | My Holocaust Legacy: A Blessing, Not a Burden Featuring Dr. Alex Kor

Echoes & Reflections | My Holocaust Legacy: A Blessing, Not a Burden Featuring Dr. Alex Kor 3:00pm - 4:00pm (1h)

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Starts May 6, 2025 at 3:00pm
Ends May 6, 2025 at 4:00pm
The son of Mickey and Eva Mozes Kor, two Holocaust survivors, Dr. Alex Kor’s life has been an incredible journey, from his unique upbringing in Indiana to his present-day mission of carrying on his parents’ inspiring legacy.
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ICS| Teaching About Judaism

ICS| Teaching About Judaism 3:30pm - 4:30pm (1h)

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Starts May 7, 2025 at 3:30pm
Ends May 7, 2025 at 4:30pm
Explore one of the world’s oldest religions. This session will cover Judaism’s beliefs, behaviors, and experiences of belonging. You’ll gain digital activities to incorporate into your classroom as well as the content to help your students understand the basics of Judaism.
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Echoes & Reflections | Profits and Persecution: German Big Business in the Nazi Economy and the Holocaust

Echoes & Reflections | Profits and Persecution: German Big Business in the Nazi Economy and the Holocaust 2:00pm - 3:00pm (1h)

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Starts May 8, 2025 at 2:00pm
Ends May 8, 2025 at 3:00pm
In this talk Peter Hayes traces the ways by which the German corporate world became deeply implicated in—and in many respects indispensable to—the Nazi regime’s persecution, exploitation, and murder of Europe’s Jews.
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ICS: Jewish Americans

ICS: Jewish Americans 3:30pm - 4:30pm (1h)

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Starts May 14, 2025 at 3:30pm
Ends May 14, 2025 at 4:30pm
We’ll examine the rich diversity and history of Jewish Americans, and gain insights that deepen the understanding of identity for all students. Teachers of world history, U.S. history, ethnic studies, human geography and world religions will all find relevant applications and resources in this workshop.
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Echoes & Reflections | Unsettled Heritage: Traces of Jewish Life and The Memory of the Holocaust in Poland

Echoes & Reflections | Unsettled Heritage: Traces of Jewish Life and The Memory of the Holocaust in Poland 2:00pm - 3:00pm (1h)

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Starts May 20, 2025 at 2:00pm
Ends May 20, 2025 at 3:00pm
What happened to the thousands of abandoned Jewish cemeteries and places of worship that remained in Poland after the Holocaust? How are they perceived, experienced, and interacted with by Polish society from 1945 to the present?
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