Jewish History

USING ANIMATIONS TO TEACH ABOUT THE HOLOCAUST

By Ateret Cope / Tuesday, May 24, 2022 / Comments Off on USING ANIMATIONS TO TEACH ABOUT THE HOLOCAUST

How can animations be used to safely teach younger students about the Holocaust? How can they be used to explain difficult historical concepts?   In this webinar, Yad Vashem educator […]

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USING PHOTOGRAPHY TO TEACH ABOUT THE HOLOCAUST

By Ateret Cope / Tuesday, May 24, 2022 / Comments Off on USING PHOTOGRAPHY TO TEACH ABOUT THE HOLOCAUST

Photographs are like visual testimonies, but can we always use them to understand what happened during the Holocaust? Yad Vashem educator, Dr. Rocco Giansante, will guide us on how to […]

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The Ghetto Fighters’ House Talking Memory Series presents: Artistic Representations of the Plight of the Elderly in Terezin, 1942-1944

By Ateret Cope / Thursday, May 19, 2022 / Comments Off on The Ghetto Fighters’ House Talking Memory Series presents: Artistic Representations of the Plight of the Elderly in Terezin, 1942-1944

The Ghetto Fighters’ House  Talking Memory Series presents: Crafting Heritage: The Art of Holocaust Remembrance – A Homage to David Friedmann Join us on Sunday, June 12th , for the second […]

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Back to the Children’s Village- Living as a Community

By Ateret Cope / Sunday, March 20, 2022 / Comments Off on Back to the Children’s Village- Living as a Community

Tadao Tomokiyo Day 7 | 2022 Children’s Village Teen Volunteer Program Today was the beginning of a new phase in our Israel trip. We left behind our amazing four-day journey […]

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Masada and the Dead Sea: How Low Can You Go?

By Ateret Cope / Thursday, March 17, 2022 / Comments Off on Masada and the Dead Sea: How Low Can You Go?

Alex Wang Day 4 | 2022 Children’s Village Teen Volunteer Program Today, we began our day in an interesting fashion, waking up in a Bedouin tent in the middle of […]

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Heritage, Darkness and Camels

By Ateret Cope / Wednesday, March 16, 2022 / Comments Off on Heritage, Darkness and Camels

Remmie Greenwald Day 3 | 2022 Children’s Village Teen Volunteer Program Today was a great day. I knew that it was going to be a good day, but it was […]

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The Holocaust Card – Always Remember

By Ateret Cope / Wednesday, March 16, 2022 / Comments Off on The Holocaust Card – Always Remember

Steven Koenig Day 3 | 2022 Inside Israel: Educational Leadership Seminar Today was our visit to Yad Vashem (translation-”a Memorial and a Name”), Israel’s tribute to the 6,000,000 Jews who […]

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Jerusalem: God Among Snow, Hail, and Sunshine; God Among Jews, Christians, and Muslims

By Ateret Cope / Tuesday, March 15, 2022 / Comments Off on Jerusalem: God Among Snow, Hail, and Sunshine; God Among Jews, Christians, and Muslims

Kate Lukaszewicz | Educator Day 2 | 2022 Inside Israel: Educational Leadership Seminar Today’s sojourn brought us to touchstones of intersecting histories. We braved March snow, a rarity in Jerusalem, […]

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Purim and Meeting Our Mishpachtonim

By Ateret Cope / Monday, March 14, 2022 / Comments Off on Purim and Meeting Our Mishpachtonim

Alex, Lincoln, Rinnie Day 1 | 2022 Children’s Village Teen Volunteer Program Today, we woke up relatively late, which was great for resetting jet lag. We made our own breakfasts […]

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Confronting the Complexity of Holocaust Scholarship

By Ateret Cope / Wednesday, March 2, 2022 / Comments Off on Confronting the Complexity of Holocaust Scholarship

Reflections on the Past, Present, and Future of Holocaust Studies.

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