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| Summer is almost here! |
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Do we have your summer email address?
Don't miss out on information on upcoming programs, resources and news! Send your email to: ikennedy@wsherc.org.
Thank you to everyone who supported and used our programs and resources in the 2008-09 school year! Approximately...
25,000 people heard a member of the Speakers Bureau
7,000 students used Holocaust Teaching Trunks
800 students entered the Writing Art Contest
600 students used the Classroom Sets of Books
250 teachers attended trainings
Thank you for supporting Holocaust education! | |
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| HOLOCAUST CENTER BLOG! |
 Have you visited the Center's BLOG yet?
Find out how teachers at Nooksack Valley High School, St. Anne School, and Olympic High School are making an impact! Find highlighted news and articles on issues related to the Holocaust and genocide!
Have a suggestion? Want something posted? Let us know!
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| TEACHING AND LEARNING FOR HUMANITY...this month |
.jpg) Students at Nooksack Valley High School hear a Holocaust Survivor
Noemi B., Holocaust survivor, spoke to over 300 students at Nooksack Valley HS in Everson. Teacher Kirsten Jensen organized and initiated the program. Kirsten has been selected by the Holocaust Center to attend the Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR) Summer Institute this summer. Read more on the Center's BLOG!
.JPG) Teachers Travel to Berlin
Sponsored by the Holocaust Center and Museum Without Walls. 15 teachers spent a week in Berlin learning the history of the city and studying the Holocaust. Kim Spradlin, a teacher at Eastmont Jr. High, shared her experiences...
From the moment I decided to travel to Berlin with Museum Without Walls & the Holocaust Education Center, the anticipation of seeing this particular city overwhelmed me. I could barely control my curiosity as I contemplated what it would mean to travel to a place that held such a long and proud, yet tragically bitter history. I honestly didn't know what to expect; I had no preconceived notions of what the city would feel like or look like, but I knew that visiting Berlin would affect me in an indescribable way...read more on the Center's BLOG. |
| HIGHLIGHTED RESOURCES |
Reserve your trunk now for the 2009-10 school year!
Classroom Sets of Books
Choose from Number the Stars, Hana's Suitcase, Diary of Anne Frank, All But My Life, Night. Set comes with a teacher guide and related DVD.
Traveling Exhibits
Now taking reservations for "Stories Among Us," the brand new traveling exhibit!
Buying Things on Amazon.com?Use the link on the Holocaust Center's homepage and Amazon will donate a small percentage of your puchase to the Holocaust Center. It doesn't cost you a thing!
The Holocaust Center's Store - Coming this summer!Purchase memoirs of local survivors, artifact cards, posters, and more on the Center's website! |
| OF INTEREST: Related Programs and Articles |
For more Holocaust and genocide related programs and articles click here. |
| SAVE THE DATE - Voices for Humanity Fundraiser Luncheon |
 5th Annual Voices for Humanity Fundraiser Luncheon
Recognizing Three Hidden Children from Holland
Bertie Maarsen, Peter Metzelaar, and Hester Kool. Thursday, October 22, 2009. Westin Seattle, 11:30am - 1:30pm
$60 per person / $150 minimum donation
Want to support this incredible event and the work of the Holocaust Center? Become a sponsor! More information email admin@wsherc.org. | |
.JPG) Special thanks to Washington State and the Shemanski Foundations. Thank you to all of our sponsors, donors, and volunteers for making these programs possible.
The Holocaust Center is an independent non-profit 501(c)(3) organization with a mission to inspire teaching and learning for humanity in the schools and communities of this region through the study of the Holocaust.
Thank you for reading this enewsletter! |
 Ilana Cone Kennedy Director of Education, Holocaust Center
Check out the Center's BLOG!
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