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Recent Events in the School - Photo Galleries
In recent months, the European Department has conducted several teachers seminars for European educators from various countries, including Austria, Slovakia, Russia and Finland. These activities were carried out with the support of ICHEIC - the International Commission on Holocaust Era Claims.
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The first seminar
for Ukranian
educators took place at Yad Vashem, November 5-17, 2006, with
twenty-five educators in attendance.
The seminar was the
result of cooperation between the International School for
Holocaust Studies at Yad Vashem and the Holocaust Center in
Kiev, headed by
Dr. Anatoli Podolsky.
A new unit introduced to the program
included a
visit to a high school,
which focused on civic studies in Israel.
The visit aimed to explore
the extent
to which the
theoretical material of the civics curriculum prepares the
pupils for
active citizenship in a democratic state. The teachers had an
opportunity to discuss this topic with teachers and pupils
alike. One of the
activities for this
seminar involved a dialogue with an Arab school in the
north of the
country. In addition to the regular lectures and workshops,
a special
lecture was added
on the
Ukraine, as
well as active
workshops devoted to
three aspects of the tragedy of the Holocaust: the
perpetrator, the victim and the bystanders,
again with
special focus on
the Ukraine. To view, click here.
22 Hungarian teachers and educators participated in a recent seminar at Yad Vashem, after taking part in a preparatory seminar in Budapest in October 2006.
The teachers were involved in a very active program that included academic and pedagogical dimensions, as well as a trip to northern Israel.
They presented their pedagogical projects that they had completed in Hungary. Their projects reflected serious educational activities taking place today:
visitation and restoration of synagogues and Jewish cemeteries, production of student theater, direction of student research, examination of survivor
testimonies, etc.
Lecturers from Romania, Poland, and Germany were also invited to participate. Dr. Maria Radosav from Cluj, Romania, talked about Jewish synagogues in
Transylvania and discussed the pedagogical activity of the Romanian teachers. Mrs. Alicja Bialecka represented the Museum of Auschwitz, and Mrs. Elke
Gryglewski, from the House of Wannsee, reviewed her workshops with the group.
The teachers also visited several sites in Israel which made for an enjoyable and interesting trip.
2007 will see the 10th anniversary of the Hungarian seminar series, for which preparations have already begun in Hungary and Israel.
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After the success of the first Open Seminar of the
International School for Holocaust Studies for German
Speaking Teachers and Educators, which took place in August 2006,
and because of the many applications, the School decided to offer a
second Open Seminar. Within a few weeks again 25 participants
applied from different parts of Germany and Austria. Taking into
consideration that in August the Lebanon War took place, it was a
surprise to find again so many participants who were deeply willing
to come to Israel, to Yad Vashem. Therefore they were again welcomed
very warmly.
The atmosphere was very inspiring, and the lecturers and Holocaust
survivors, who were invited to the seminar, said that the
participants showed a high level of reflection and empathy. To view,
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Between August 12-20, 2006, The International School for Holocaust Studies conducted a training seminar for British teachers and educators. The seminar was the result of cooperation with the Holocaust Educational Trust. Attending the seminar were 18 participants from various areas in Britain, including Wales and Northern Ireland, who work with all student ages and populations, including special education.
Participants reported a positive experience – pedagogically, the International School’s stress on the Individual in the Holocaust proved particularly illuminating. Also, for most participants this was the first visit to Israel, and this encounter changed their viewpoint on Israel and Israeli society.
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The first Open Seminar of the International
School for Holocaust Studies for German Speaking Teachers and
Educators took place from August 4th through the 17th.
The response to this seminar was surprisingly positive. Eighty
teachers and educators applied for the twenty-five available spots.
In the end, participants from all over Germany and Austria joined
the seminar.
The fact that the
Open Seminar would take place during a war period was not
predictable. Hence, it is particularly venerable that of the
twenty-five registered participants, twenty, nonetheless, decided to
join the seminar. The participants were warmly welcomed by Yad
Vashem, and the German ambassador, H.E. Dr. Kindermann made a point
of joining the opening of the seminar.
A stimulating and open-minded atmosphere was
characteristic for the seminar. Especially the participants' many
different perspectives were a great enrichment both for the seminar
as well as the staff of the International School for Holocaust
Studies. To view, click here.
Twenty one teachers and educators, mostly from France but with some participants from Belgium, Italy and Ruanda took part in a seminar in July on Teaching the Holocaust organized by the European Department within the framework of the ICHEIC Program. During the seminar, the teachers heard various lectures, were guided around the Yad Vashem site and sat in on different educational workshops. The varied activities of the seminar enabled the participants to expand their knowledge on the Holocaust and to acquire new and important methods for teaching the Holocaust in their respective countries.
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Yad Vashem recently hosted a seminar for 25 teachers after the group met in Bucharest for necessary preparation.
Most of the Romanian teachers were young and enthusiastic. School directors and inspectors also took an active and creative role in the seminar.
They heard lectures in Romanian and in English and met Holocaust survivors who related their experiences in Romanian.
Though the educators arrived during the recent conflict between Israel and Lebanon, none of them cancelled their trip. The participants were ready to tour
Massada in the heat of the summer rather than visit northern Israel, which was too risky at that time. They expressed their moral commitment to teaching
about the Holocaust in the future.
According to current plans, in 2007 we will run two Romanian seminars: one for Romanian journalists and one for Romanian educators. We hope to hold
teacher training seminars in Romania as well.
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The International School for Holocaust Studies conducted its first ever teacher training seminar for Greek educators, July 7-16, 2006. The seminar was the result of cooperation between the International School, the Greek Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs and the Jewish Museum of Athens. Attending the seminar were 21 participants, including high school principals, middle and high school teachers, special education teachers, researchers and staff members from the Jewish Museum of Athens. Seminar activities included lectures by expert researchers as well as workshops on Holocaust education. Towards the end of the seminar, partipants met with Holocaust survivors, as well as second and third generation children to survivors, all from Greece. The meeting proved especially moving and significant.
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The International School for Holocaust Studies conducted its first ever teacher training seminar for Scandinavian educators, July 1-10, with 31 participants from Norway, Sweden and Denmark. The group spent a week at Yad Vashem and then participated in a one-day seminar at the Ghetto Fighters' House. Most of of the participants are high-school educators teaching a variety of fields, including: history, religion, political science, philosophy, art, music etc. The seminar included lectures by experts from Yad Vashem, Scandinavia and the Imperial War Museum in London.
The seminar is the result of cooperation between the International School, the Danish Institute for International Studies, the Center for Studies of Holocaust and Religious Minorities (Norway), the Forum for Living History (Sweden) and the Swedish Committee Against Antisemitism.
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On June 26-29, 2006, the 5th International Conference on Teaching the Holocaust to Future Generations took place at the International School for Holocaust Studies. Educators from around the world gathered to hear some of the foremost experts in the fields of Holocaust history and education. The conference also featured workshops in which participants presented their research and classroom work.
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Between June 19-30, the International School for Holocaust Studies conducted a teacher training seminar for Polish educators. The seminar was the result of cooperation between the International School's European Department and the CODN - The Polish National In-Service Teacher Training Center - and was organized by Dr. Gideon Greif of the International School. The seminar included 25 participants, most of them experienced, reputable educators in the fields of Jewish and Holocaust education. The group was headed by Joanna Gospodarczyk, who has previously represented Poland at the ICHEIC Conference by the European Department. The opening event for the seminar included an address by Dr. Piotr Drobniak, First Secretary of the Polish Embassy in Israel.
This seminar included historical lectures, pedagogical workshops, introduction of educational units and kits developed by the International School, survivor testimony and guided tours in Israel. Participants took part in the opening events of the June 2006 International Conference for Educators.
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Between July 12-23, 2006, the International School for Holocaust Studies conducted a training seminar for Lithuanian teachers and educators. The seminar included 20 participants – 11 teachers and 9 principals – from all areas of Lithuania. Most of them teach in some of the 45 special “tolerance centers” established by the International Commission for Investigation of Crimes by the Nazi and Soviet Occupation Regimes in Lithuania. Roughly half of the participants teach the Holocaust in informal education.
Many seminar participants encountered unique Holocaust-related issues for the first time. One meeting which proved particularly sensitive and challenging was a discussion that touched on the Lithuanian units role in the murder of Jews during World War II.
Participants expressed interest in further cooperation with the International School for Holocaust Studies, as well as with other countries involved in the ICHEIC Program. Dr. Irit Abramsky, of the European Department, organized the seminar.
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This seminar, with 21 participants from around the country, took place at the International School for Holocaust Studies. Its goal is to train and assist Holocaust survivors in delivering public testimony. Conducted by Mr. Moshe Sternberg, a group and individual psychotherapist, the seminar provides participants with the opportunity and the skills to effectively convey their story to various audiences. The itinerary combines full study days with afternoon activities, including a tour of Jerusalem.
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On March 29, 2006, a videoconference took place between staff members at the International School for Holocaust Studies and early childhood teachers from Melbourne, Australia. Lea Roshkovsky, a staff member from the teacher training department, moderated the event. Mrs. Roshkovsky presented "Tommy", an educational unit for kindergarden and early grade school children, to the teachers.
The videoconference was the result of cooperation between the International School and the Zionist Federation of Australia.
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Discussion with Israeli educators on teaching the Holocaust within the framework of a seminar with 20 Slovakian educators, held at Yad Vashem’s
International School for Holocaust Studies, March 6-20, 2006. To view, click here.
The First Annual International ICHEIC Forum was held at the International School for Holocaust Studies, 25-28 February 2006. Participants included European educators and coordinators from government offices and NGO's in 12 countries who, together with International School staff, took part in an exchange of ideas while working towards the enhancement of cooperation on a bilateral and European level. The Forum provided an opportunity for participants to examine a wide range of topics pertaining to Holocaust education. Topics covered during the Forum included the importance of teacher-training seminars in Israel and in Europe, the production of educational units by Yad Vashem for use in a variety of European countries, the creation of a European network of educators, and methods to encourage post-seminar activities.
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In December 2005, the 11th teacher-training seminar, "Education after Auschwitz“, took place at the International School for Holocaust Studies. The participants were teachers from North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
The Ministry of Education, North Rhine-Westphalia, inaugurated this series of seminars in 1998. Mr. Theo Schwedmann from the District Government in Muenster oversees the project, which is as yet unparalleled in Germany.
The participants experience two intensive weeks at Yad Vashem, where they participate in lectures and workshops on historical and pedagogical topics, meet with Holocaust survivors, undertake guided excursions, and become acquainted with the Yad Vashem memorial site and complex.
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(November 24, 2005 - Jerusalem) A two-day seminar for Belgian
parliamentarians was held at Yad Vashem’s International School for
Holocaust Studies Sunday. The seminar, held in conjunction with the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and with the support of the
International Commission on Holocaust Era Insurance Claims (ICHEIC)
Humanitarian Fund, is the first seminar held specifically for
politicians and opinion shapers.
Among the participants are Didier Reynders, Chairman of the
Reformist Movement Party, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of
Finance, and Viviane Teitelbaum, a Member of Parliament who was a
key supporter of the initiative, as well as members of both houses
of Parliament and journalists. In April, a group of Belgian
educators participated in a week-long seminar at Yad Vashem.
Following that seminar, the idea for a seminar for politicians took
shape. Yad Vashem hopes that this will be the first of similar
seminars for politicians from other countries.
During the seminar, participants toured the Holocaust History
Museum at Yad Vashem, met with Holocaust survivors and heard
lectures on various aspects of the Holocaust.
Yad Vashem’s International School for Holocaust Studies is
responsible for Holocaust education in Israel and abroad. Activities
provided by the School include study seminars, teacher training
programs, curricula development, overseas programming and
publications. The School is currently active in 22 countries and 11
languages. To view, click here.
The first
ever seminar for educators from the Czech Republic was held at the
International School for Holocaust Studies in November 2005, in
cooperation with the Terezin Memorial. Twenty-five teachers,
representatives of the Terezin Memorial and of the Czech Ministry
for Education attended the 9 day long seminar. The gallery shows the
projects the teachers had worked on with their students in the last
few years. To view, click here.
Over
the past years the educational department of the Terezin Memorial
has been conducting an art and essay competition for elementary and
high school students. Hana Greenfield, a Holocaust survivor who was
an inmate of the Terezin ghetto, initiated this program and
formulated the idea to bring the exhibition of these works to Israel
and present it at Yad Vashem.
Every
year, thousands of youth from over sixty high schools throughout the
Czech Republic participate in the Terezin Memorial’s learning
program. At the conclusion of the program, the students are invited
to participate in the art and essay competition. This year over
three hundred entries were submitted, and the prize-winning entries
are displayed in the exhibit at Yad Vashem.
Through
the cooperation of Hanah Greenfield, The Terezin Memorial, and Yad
Vashem’s International School for Holocaust Studies, we have been
able to mount this exhibit in the School at Yad Vashem so that all
our visitors can be exposed to this important educational project. To view,
click here.
Yad Vashem in cooperation with The Shoah Memorial in Paris organised
a unique seminar at the beginning of November: 23 survivors of the
1994 genocide in Rwanda came to learn about the Shoah, to understand
the process of memorialization of the Jewish people and to share the
tragedy that they themselves just suffered a decade ago with
Israelis.
Yolande
Mukagasana headed the delegation to Yad Vashem. She is the President of the
Association of Survivors, Nyamirambo, which initiated the seminar.
This
online gallery presents, among other activities, one of most important and emotional moments
during the 8 day seminar - the meeting between Shoah survivors and
survivors of the Rwanda genocide. To view,
click here.
Since 1998, an international forum has been held every two years at the International School for Holocaust Studies. Since 2002, this forum has been generously funded by the Asper International Holocaust Studies Program, supported by an initiative of the Asper Foundation, Winnipeg, Canada. This forum was coordinated in cooperation with the OSCE/ODIHR (Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights).
These proceedings brought together approximately 20 participants from 12 countries, predominantly from Europe, representing non-governmental organizations, ministries of education and various educational frameworks. The purpose of this expert meeting was to compose two sets of guidelines for educators on combating contemporary antisemitism and on developing activities connected with Holocaust Memorial Days.
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On September 19-23, 2005, Yad Vashem hosted
senior staff members from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in
Washington, DC. The staff exchange included visits to the New Museum
complex and the International School for Holocaust Studies, discussions on
various aspects related to Holocaust education, and meetings with USHMM
staff counterparts at Yad Vashem. To view,
click here.
The Jewish
educators seminar was attended by 17 people from 5 different
countries. The seminar was comprised of three elements: academic,
pedagogic, and experiential. The feedback that we received from
the participants confirms that we are accomplishing our goals in
furthering Holocaust education in the Jewish world. To view,
click here.
The Photo Gallery of the opening of the
Learning Center in the new Museum at Yad Vashem. May 8, 2005.
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