“Echoes Across Time: Voices of Survival and Lessons for Our Future” Session 2

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"Echoes Across Time: Voices of Survival and Lessons for Our Future" In collaboration with the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre As we stand on the cusp of history, the voices of Holocaust and genocide survivors grow more urgent, reminding us of the cost of silence, the value of empathy, and the power of resilience. "Echoes […]

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Lessons in Resilience from the Holocaust and Genocide Stories of Resilience: Learning from Survivors of the Holocaust and the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda

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"Stories of Resilience: Learning from Survivors of the Holocaust and the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda". Dr. Brown will focus on testimony excerpts of survivors who describe life after their traumatic experiences of the Holocaust and genocide, and connect to how those lessons of resilience resonate even today. NEW DATE November 26th, 2024 Sarah Brown, PhD: […]

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Post Film Discussion “Telling Nonie” – A Yom Kippur Reflection on Redemption and Forgiveness with Avi Ben-Hur

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"Telling Nonie" is a poignant documentary that delves deep into themes of repentance, forgiveness, and reconciliation—core elements of Yom Kippur. Tormented by his role in a 1950s Gaza assassination, Geizi Tsafrir, an elderly Israeli agent, seeks redemption. Reflecting on his time with Shin Bet (The Israeli Security Services) and the killing of an Egyptian lieutenant […]

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Silent Shadows: A Virtual Commemoration of October 7th with Rabbi Jonty Blackman

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Join Rabbi Jonty Blackman, a renowned educator and storyteller with a deep understanding of Jewish history and the Holocaust.  Facilitated by Rabbi Blackman, this virtual event offers a poignant opportunity to honor the lives lost on October 7th, 2023. Through compelling narratives and insightful reflections, we will commemorate the victims, explore themes of resilience, and […]

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Lessons in Resilience from the Holocaust and Genocide with Tali Nates and Asya Darbinyan

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Join us on this transformative journey; let this series serve as your source of empowerment, inspiring our community to find their own light within the encompassing shadows. Asya Darbinyan: Executive Director of Chhange, the Center for Holocaust, Human Rights & Genocide Education Date: September 25, 2024 Tali Nates Tali Nates is the founder and director […]

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Lessons in Resilience from the Holocaust and Genocide with Wolf Gruner: Resisters. How Ordinary Jews fought Persecution in Hitler’s Germany

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Join us on this transformative journey; let this series serve as your source of empowerment, inspiring our community to find their own light within the encompassing shadows. Wolf Gruner: Resisters. How Ordinary Jews fought Persecution in Hitler's Germany Wolf Gruner Wolf Gruner holds the Shapell-Guerin Chair in Jewish Studies, is Professor of History at the […]

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POSTPONED Usable History in Times of Crisis:  Reflections on 10 Years of Living in the Past

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POSTONED In the summer of 2014 Tammy Hepps moved to Squirrel Hill for one year to research her family's ancestral Jewish community of Homestead, Pennsylvania.  Ten years later, she's still here and still researching.  While she has made significant strides documenting the history and personalities in the community, some of the most profound revelations came […]

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Lessons in Resilience from the Holocaust and Genocide Dr. Khatchig Mouradian: Resisting the Armenian Genocide: Lessons in Resilience from a Clandestine Network of Humanitarians

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Join us on this transformative journey; let this series serve as your source of empowerment, inspiring our community to find their own light within the encompassing shadows. Khatchig Mouradian: Resisting the Armenian Genocide: Lessons in Resilience from a Clandestine Network of Humanitarians In Conversation with Tali Nates Dr. Khatchig Mouradian Dr. Khatchig Mouradian is a […]

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Lessons in Resilience from the Holocaust and Genocide Featuring Johana Sliwa: An Unlikely Rescue: A Jewish Woman Who Helped Thousands of Poles during the Holocaust

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Join us on this transformative journey; let this series serve as your source of empowerment, inspiring our community to find their own light within the encompassing shadows. Johana Sliwa: An Unlikely Rescue: A Jewish Woman Who Helped Thousands of Poles during the Holocaust Dr. Joanna Sliwa is a historian at the Conference on Jewish Material […]

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Using Alternative Forms of Assessment: The Kindertransports as a Case Study

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Traditional assessments often fall short in capturing the depth and breadth of students' understanding and skills. Participants in this online workshop will be exposed to alternative assessment models that can measure a student’s mastery of content knowledge and skills while using 21st-century technologies.  Aligned with the Danielson Framework's Critical Attributes for assessments, the workshop will […]

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Lessons in Resilience from the Holocaust and Genocide with Carl Wilkens: Rwanda’s community approach to rebuilding trust: restorative strategies for healing relationships.

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Join us on this transformative journey; let this series serve as your source of empowerment, inspiring our community to find their own light within the encompassing shadows. Carl Wilkens: “Rwanda’s community approach to rebuilding trust: restorative strategies for healing relationships.” In conversation with Tali Nates Carl Wilkens For over a decade, Carl Wilkens has been […]

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Post Film Discussion Vishniac with Laura Bialis Producer/Director and CWB Scholar Avi Ben-Hur

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“All this life, it’s so important to look closer, and the world will be bigger.” – Roman Vishniac   Film link delivered to registrants 3 days before our engaging post-film discussion All Vishniac Photos: (c) Gift of Mara Vishniac Kohn, The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, University of California, Berkeley From the cosmopolitan […]

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