Yom HaShoah 27 Nissan ~ Sunday, April 11 2010 Days of Remembrance April 11 - 18
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Philadelphia Community Commemoration: 1:00 PM - Sunday, April 11, 2010 16th Street and the Parkway
Keynote Speech: "The Courage of Resistance" by Professor Samuel D. Kassow of Trinity College. Dr. Kassow is the author of "Who Will Write Our
History?" "Dorothy Freedman Memorial Conversation with a Survivor"Breakfast program for middle and high school students will precede the program, from 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM, at Moore College, 20th and the Parkway. For further information on these community programs, contact Beth Razin, 215.832.0536 or visit our webpage, JCRC Holocaust Programs.
RELATED COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING
Gratz College:
Film: The Bielski Brothers: Jerusalem in the Woods
Sunday, March 21, 2010 7:30 PMThis documentary includes interviews with Bielski Brigade survivors. Sponsored by the Children of Jewish Holocaust Survivors Association of Philadelphia. Free admission. Further informationLecture: At the Gates of Hell: Liberation of the CampsThursday, April 8, 2010 8:00 PM
With Professor Thomas Childers, University of Pennsylvania, in commemoration of the 65th anniversary of the Allied liberation of the concentration camps. Sponsored b y the Holocaust Oral History Archive. Free admission. Act 48 credit available. Accompanying Exhibit: GIs Remember: Liberating the Concentration Camps - Photographs and oral testimony. Further information and to register
St. Joseph's University Institute for Jewish-Catholic Relations
At The Michael J. Smith Memorial, Chapel of Saint Joseph Panel and Prayer Service: Why Christians Must Remember the HolocaustSunday, April 18, 2010 4:00 PMPanel discussion with scholars and theologians, followed by a prayer service to mark Yom HaShoah. Further information
COMMEMORATION/EDUCATION RESOURCES
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum:2010 Theme: Stories of Freedom: What You Do MattersIn commemoration of the 65th anniversary of the liberation of Nazi concentration camps. - Resources and Guide for Days of Remembrance Observance- Additional Suggestions for Lesson PlansYad Vashem International School for Holocaust Studies:- Resources for Commemoration and Lesson Plans Suggested Ceremonies- Image of Humanity in the Shadow of Death - Grade 7+ - Remembering Liberation - Grade 10+
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Recent Books for Middle School Students
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Guardian Angel House by Kathy Clark. Second Story Press, 2009.
Based on the true story of the author's
mother and aunt, this book chronicles their days in
a Hungarian convent with
brave nuns who protected 120 girls. It illustrates how people
of different
faiths come together and reinforce their common values. Includes historical
photos and notes about the Hungarian convent. Grade 5+
The Grand Mosque of Paris: A Story of How
Muslims Rescued Jews During the Holocaust by Daren Gray
Ruelle and Deborah Durland DeSaix.
Holiday
House, 2009.
The story of the Muslim community of Paris during the Nazi occupation during WWII and their
efforts to rescue Jews, including providing shelter in a North African mosque
in the heart of Paris.
Illustrations, bibliography, references, glossary. Grades 4-6
Hana's Suitcase on Stage by Karen Levine and Emil Sher. Second Story
Press, 2007.
Prize-winning
playwright Emil Sher adapted Karen Levine's widely-read book Hana's
Suitcase, and both the script and original story are reproduced in this
edition. It narrates the true account of Fumiko Ishioka, director of the Tokyo Holocaust
Center, and her search to
find the original owner of a child's suitcase, identified only as belonging to
Hana Brady. The play weaves together the story of the child's past and the
incredible investigative journey that Ishioka undertook, and provides a
powerful base for a creative classroom project. Grade 5+
T4 a Novel by Ann Clare LeZotte.
Houghton Mifflin,
2008.
A deaf 13-year-old flees from the
Nazi T-4 program that targeted the disabled as "unfit to live." The story is
written in spare, free verse from the standpoint of the child, in a debut novel
by LeZotte, who is herself deaf. Grade 6+
Whispers from the Ghettos by Kathy Kacer
and Sharon McKay. Puffin, 2009.
Twelve stories of ghetto experience based on
first-person testimony, told from the perspective of the survivors' younger
selves. Narrators range from diverse European Jewish
backgrounds and locations; each story focuses on one event relating to an act of
resistance. Other recent books by award-winning author Kathy Kacer include The
Diary of Laura 's Twin (Second Story Press, 2008) and Hiding
Edith - A True Story (Second Story Press, 2006) Grade 6+
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Professional Development |
Gratz College Summer Institute
Philadelphia Teaching the HolocaustJuly 18 - 23, 2010Six-day intensive three-credit graduate course. Further information Contact: Michael Schatz - 1.800.475.4635, ext. 267 or Dee White, 1.800.475.4635, ext. 186 Eisenhower Presidential Library & Museum Abilene, Kansas Eisenhower and the Righteous Cause: The Liberation of EuropeJune 7 - 11, 2010Week-long teacher workshop in conjunction with a new exhibit, focusing on liberation and its aftermath. Additional week of primary research in Museum archives and graduate credits available. Enrollment limited * Deadline: May 7, 2010Questions * Application2010 Holocaust & Jewish Resistance Teachers' Program Washington, D.C., Poland, Germany, and Israel July 5 - 26, 2010Summer study program for secondary school te achers. Features study at the USHMM and Yad Vashem, sites of death camps and the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, and for the first time, J�disches Museum Berlin - the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe. Rolling admission Deadline: March 26, 2010Further details, itinerary and applicationUSHMM 2010 Arthur and Rochelle Belfer National Conference for EducatorsWashington, D.C. June 27 - 29, 2010Annual conference for teachers of 7th - 12th grades and community college faculty with fewer than five years of experience. Deadline: June 11, 2010Further details, application, and scholarship informationYad Vashem International School for Holocaust StudiesSummer International Seminar (English) Jerusalem July 11 - 29, 2010Further details - online or by E-mail Application
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Museum Exhibitions
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Jewish Museum, NYC Curious George Saves the Day: The Art of Margret and H.A. Rey March 14 - August 1, 2010 Original illustrations from the iconic children's book are coupled with documentation related to Margret and H.A. Rey's escape from Nazi-occupied Europe in 1940. The exhibition examines the parallels between obstacles the Reys faced and the drawings that may have saved their lives. The Journey That Saved Curious George: The True Wartime Escape of Margret and H.A. Rey by Louise Borden (HMH Books, 2005) offers supplemental resources for grades 4+.
Museum of Jewish Heritage, NYC Traces of Memory: A Contemporary Look at the Jewish Past in Poland March 16 - August 15, 2010 Photo exhibit documenting the visible traces of the Jewish
past, the destroyed Jewish civilization that once flourished in Poland and an
exploration of current commemorative efforts. From the permanent exhibition of
the Galicia Jewish Museum, Krak�w, Poland.
Yeshiva University Museum, Center for Jewish History, NYC Letters of Conscience: Raphael Lemkin and the Quest to End Genocide
Through May 9, 2010 Exhibit focuses on the activities and legacy of the Polish-American Jewish lawyer who coined the term genocide. Original correspondence and documents serve as a reminder of one individual's ability to better humanity. Online Exhibit.
Planning ahead:
A Fire in My Heart: Hannah Senesh and Her World will open at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in October 2010 and remain on view until July 2011.
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Compiled and edited by Josey G. Fisher, Holocaust Education Consultant. Designed by Bonni Kraus. |
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Mordechai Anielewicz Creative Arts Competition
2010 Award Ceremony and Exhibition
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Monday, June 7, 2010 7:30 - 9:30 PM Moore College of Art and Design, 20th Street and the Parkway
Exhibition - June 3 - 17, 2010
For Holocaust Education consultation, contact
Josey G. Fisher,
215-832-0862.
Further information and links to resource materials |
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TV Alert!
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PBS Days of Remembrance Programming
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April 11, 2010 9:00 - 11:00 PM This new adaptation of The Diary of Anne Frank brings to life the eloquent reflections of a teenage girl trying to
live an ordinary life in a cramped hidden annex during World War II.
April 12, 2010 10:00 - 11:00 PMBased on the book by Robert Satloff, Among the Righteous, tells the story of Arabs who protected Jews during the Holocaust.April 13, 2010 10:00 - 11:00 PMJoan Allen narrates Blessed is the Match, a documentary about Hannah Senesh,
the World War II-era poet and diarist who became a paratrooper and
resistance fighter.
April 14, 2010 9:00 - 11:00 PM Worse than War, based upon the book of the same name by Daniel Goldhagen, is a comprehensive exploration of the dynamics of state-sponsored genocide. Further information and to check for local listings |
Changed Date!
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The Anne Frank Theater Project Show Case, cancelled because of December weather, has been rescheduled for March 21, 2010, 10:00 AM at the Klein JCC's Polonsky Theater. Reserve tickets online or at 215.464.4701. |
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Performance
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Signs of Life: A Tale of Terezin
At the Marjorie S. Deane Little Theatre 5 W. 63rd St. NYC Through March 21, 2010
Musical drama exploring cultural resistance in Terezin through the coming-of-age story of a young girl.
Tickets (Use promotional code AMAS for discount.)
More information about Terezin Sings
More information about Signs of Life
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Online Resources
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ADL - Holocaust Denial An online guide to exposing and combating antisemitic propaganda. (See all three sections.)
DNA Shoah Project Survivor testimony combined with a science-based curriculum introduces the genomic technology project that is being used to reunite families torn apart by the Shoah. Online site provides lesson plan and classroom materials.
"Echoes and Reflections"(curriculum designed by ADL, USC Shoah Foundation Institute and Yad Vashem)
Newly designed website provides links to visual history, testimony, primary sources, and expanded resources to enhance use of Echoes curriculum or other Holocaust study.
Jewish Museum, NYC Includes lesson plans based on works of art and artifacts.
The Kindertransport Association (KTA) Traveling exhibits, Voices of the Kinder (memoirs, stories, poetry), and extensive resource list.
Virtual Museum of Family History Permanent exhibition of pre-war life including Eastern European Jewry and the Yiddish world, as well as the Holocaust and Holocaust memorials.
Yale University Fortunoff Video Archive for Video Testimonies
- Brief Testimony Excerpts
- Edited Testimonies (15-45 minutes)
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