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CONFERENCE PROGRAM
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Registration: 7:45 am to 8:10 am
 Session 1: 8:15 am to 9:15 am
A. Methodology of Teaching the Holocaust in the Public School Setting:
The Bureau of Jewish Education
Phoenix Holocaust Survivors Association & Generations After
In partnership with Arizona Council for the Social Studies, Arizona Council for
History Education, Arizona State University School of Historical,
Philosophical and Religious Studies, Maricopa County Community Colleges,
Northern Arizona University Martin Springer Institute, and
University of Arizona Center for Judaic Studies invite you to participate in
THE CAROLYN & HERB NATHAN EDUCATORS’
CONFERENCE ON THE HOLOCAUST
Includes guidelines and strategies for teaching the Holocaust in your classroom. The Shoah
is also a springboard and benchmark to promote respect, understanding and the honoring of
differences among the citizens of our country. Steve Glassman, Manager, Online Division,
Grand Canyon University & former high school teacher.
B. The Mentality of Perpetrators: We often wonder why Germans embraced Nazi ideology and became perpetrators in the genocide against European Jews. We rarely ask how
these men presented themselves in public after 1945, either during their defense at the Allied
trials or after reintegrating into postwar German society. We will look at the defense strategies of the Nazi perpetrators and the language they used to portray their crimes and themselves after the Holocaust,
Bjorn Krondorfer, PhD., Director, Martin Springer Institute, Northern Arizona University
D. My Cousin, Kalman Minuskin, Survivor/Partisan. Harold Minuskin presents
his cousin’s harrowing story of survival. Kalman, at the age of 12, spied on the Germans
in the forests of Belorussia to provide intelligence to the Jewish Partisans of WWII. Kalman
and Harold shared the same hiding place in the ghetto and escaped to the forest when the
final liquidation of the ghetto began. Kalman wanted to help the Jewish partisans take revenge on the Germans for the murder of his two younger brothers
•Session 2: 9:20 am to 10:20 am
Yale Strom, Keynote Speaker
Violinist, composer, filmmaker, writer, photographer and playwright Yale
Strom was a pioneer among revivalists in conducting extensive field research in Central and Eastern Europe and the Balkans among the Jewish
and Roma communities since 1981. His focus increased to examining all
aspects of their culture, from post-World War II to the present. Over more
than three decades and 75 such research expeditions, Strom has become
one of the world's leading scholar, ethnographer, and artists of klezmer
music, history and culture.
A. Images of Persecution: Nazi Propaganda, Cartoons and their Enduring Nature. The Nazi newspaper was renown for having an anti-Semitic cartoon on the front cover
of all their editions. This session examines ways in which those graphic images helped
facilitate anti-Semitic attitudes and practices within the larger context of Nazi propaganda and
persecution, thus enabling the Holocaust. Through a discussion of propaganda and a
t hematic analysis of these images, you will gain a better understanding of some of the ways
in which hatred and evil is nurtured and cultivated. Lastly, linkages will be made with present
day anti-Semitic images and ideas to illustrate the enduring nature of these themes.
Alex Alvarez, Ph.D. Professor of Criminal Justice, Northern Arizona University.
B. The Risk of Sorrow, A Conversation with Holocaust Survivor,
Helen Handler and author, Valerie Foster. Published in March 2014 , The Risk of
Sorrow is Helen’s memoir of survival as a Jewish girl in Hungary, then Auschwitz. Her story
is brought to life by memoirist, fiction writer, and teacher. Valerie and Helen both have powerful messages to send to students about life, values and rebirth.
C. Strategies for Teaching Anti-Semitism, from Antiquity to the Present: This
workshop is geared toward providing educators with specific strategies for teaching about anti
-Semitism in the classroom. Participants will be provided with information on both historic and
contemporary patterns of anti-Semitism with a primary focus on highlighting key aspects and
issues of this form of discrimination in order to better incorporate the role of anti-Semitism
into Holocaust Education.
Alex Alvarez, Ph.D. Professor of Criminal Justice, Northern Arizona University.
MONDAY MARCH 2, 2015 7:45 am to 3:30 pm
•Session 3: 10:25 am to 11:25 am
C. Woman as Prime Targets of Nazi Annihilation vs the Role of Women as
Perpetrators of Nazi Genocide.
Gretchen McAllister, PhD. Northern Arizona University.
D. Breendonk, One of 42,500. Nazi ghettos and camps spanned throughout Europe’s
German-controlled areas from France to Russia. Breendonk in Belgium was one of the
42,500. James Deem, author of the newly released book, Prisoners of Breendonk reveals
how the lesser known sites of horror reflect the enormity of the Holocaust.
Session 4: 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Keynote, Yale Strom
Lunch: 12:35 pm to 1:20 pm. Tables will be hosted by the Phoenix
Holocaust Survivors Association, Generations After, and volunteers.
A. Ethics and the Holocaust. When teaching about the Holocaust we often try to derive ● Session 5: 1:25 pm to 2:25 pm
moral lessons and insights. We do so in order to help teach us how to cultivate virtue and
A. Rescuers During the Holocaust. About 20,000 “Righteous Gentiles”, risked their
avoid future perpetration, complicity, and passivity. But how should we develop ethical lessons from the Holocaust and what exactly should those lessons be? This presentation is
designed to help participants with a better understanding of how ethics and morality can be
approached and taught in reference to the Holocaust.
Alex Alvarez, Ph.D. Professor of Criminal Justice, Northern Arizona University.
B. Strategies for Integrating Holocaust Studies into Your Curriculum No
Matter What Subject You Teach– Art, Music, Public Speaking, Sociology,
Psychology, Communications Etc..
Ruth Callahan, PhD., Glendale Community College
C. Literature- a Book on Darfur, a Valuable Addition to your Curriculum.
When the Stars Fall to Earth by Rebecca Tinsley. “Young people in Darfur have had
their lives stolen away from them whilst the world has watched. Rebecca's book takes us on
their journey and lets us listen to their unbelievable stories, encouraging all of us to act to
ensure that the people of Darfur can live in peace and dignity.” --Sir Richard Branson.
Kim Klett, Regional Education Corps, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
lives and those of their families to save Jews. Why? What motivated them? There are also
countless examples, against all odds, of Jews who rescued other Jews during the Shoah.
Mark Stern, PhD.
B. Growing Up with Holocaust Survivor Parents: “The Generation After” We
know that Holocaust survivors witnessed and experienced unimaginable suffering and loss.
The children born to these survivors after World War II have also been impacted by the Holocaust. Raised by survivor parents, these members of “Generation After” will share their
unique experiences of growing up in the shadows of the Holocaust.
Sheryl Bronkesh, Janice Friebaum and Cindy Katz
C. The Holocaust in My Town of Zhetel, presented by Survivor Harold
Minuskin. This is a documentary video that describes the German army invasion of his
predominately Jewish town of Zhetel in Belorussia. He shares the history of Zhetel, the
German invasion, and liquidation. His film focuses on the Jewish and Russian Partisans
in action against the Germans.
D. . The Music of WWII, War Songs and their Stories. Sheldon Winkler, Author
of the book by the same title will take you on a fascinating journey through the popular, mem-
D. The Genesis of Genocide. Genocides follow a similar pattern, regardless of place orable and enduring American music of WWII. These are songs which encouraged patriotism,
or time. Examine the different stages of genocide and ways this can be helpful in your
own teaching. How do we identify a pattern before its too late?
Andre Ivory, Faculty, Bureau of Jewish Education.
E. Echoes and Reflections: This program includes interdisciplinary primary sources in
each of 10 lessons. Photographs, government documents, art work, diaries, journals, poetry
and letters provide teachers and students with opportunities to think critically and analyze a
and ramifications for the world today. This International Military Tribunal was the vehicle
wide array of materials from many perspectives in historical context.
through which the international community indicted the Nazi state for crimes against humanity Kim Klett, Regional Education Corps, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
and the legal forum through which its perpetrators were punished. What were the challenges?
What did the trials accomplish? Was justice served? Honorable Wendy S. Morton
E. The Nuremberg Trials. Join us for a fascinating discussion of these trials, their legacy
THE ARIZONA CENTER FOR JUDAIC STUDIES
provided propaganda against the German war machine, and gave hope to the men and
women in uniform. This music is a creative way of teaching this period of the 20th Century.
•Place: Bureau of Jewish Education, Ina Levine Jewish Community
Campus. 12701 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale, Arizona. 85254.
•Cost: $68.00 – includes registration, materials and
lunch. Full time college students, $35.00.
Contact : Phone: 480.634.8050
Fax: 480.634.8051
[email protected] www.bjephoenix.org
REGISTRATION
Please return this form by Friday, February 20, 2015.
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world-renown Klezmer expert, Yale Strom.
Join us for a memorable evening of music, Monday March 2, 2015,
7:00 pm at the Ina Levine Jewish Community Campus,
12701 N. Scottsdale Rd. Scottsdale, AZ. 85254.
Cost: No Charge. $5 suggested donation at the door.
Info: [email protected] or 480.792.6736
The Phoenix Effect, a feature length documentary about children of
Holocaust survivors who grew up in Vineland, NJ after WWII. The film
concludes with grandchildren of survivors examining how the transference
of trauma continues to affect successive generations. Edith Hirshtal,
Co-creative Collaborator on this documentary, will discuss the film with the
audience. Sunday February 8, 2015, 2:00 pm at the Ina Levine Jewish
Community Campus, 12701 N. Scottsdale Rd. Scottsdale, AZ. 85254.
Cost: $10 if paid by February 2: Please mail check to Generations After,
P.O.Box 28694, Scottsdale, AZ 85255. At the door: $12.
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Klezmer: The Soundtrack of the Jewish People with
Bureau of Jewish Education of Greater Phoenix
12701 N. Scottsdale Road. Ste 206
Scottsdale Arizona 85254
Six Hours Continuing Education Units.
Three Special Events
MONDAY MARCH 2, 2015
A. Summing it Up: with Second Generation Janice Friebaum, Survivor
Harold Minuskin and Barbara Hatch. Hatch is a 38 year veteran and
award-winning teacher of the Holocaust. Child of a Warsaw Ghetto survivor,
Friebaum is a Holocaust educator. They will help you meaningfully review
the important lessons you learned at the Conference. A golden opportunity
to reflect how you can apply the day’s ideas to your own teaching.
THE CAROLYN AND HERB NATHAN
2015 EDUCATORS’ CONFERENCE ON THE HOLOCAUST
Session 6: 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Why? Is the West Repeating History Vis-a-Vis
the Current Genocides in Syria, Iraq and
Nigeria? Is Never Again an Empty Pledge?
Sunday, February 8, 2015. 7:30 pm at
Congregation Or Tzion,
6140 E. Thunderbird Rd.,
Scottsdale, AZ. 85254.
Cost: $18 at the door or mail check to the Bureau of Jewish Education
12701 N. Scottsdale Rd. Ste. 206 Scottsdale, AZ 85254
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Rafael Medoff is director of The David S. Wyman Institute for
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