Teacher Training Endowed Workshop on the Holocaust
[thanks to Eva and Eugene Schlesinger]
August 6-10, 2012
California State University, Long Beach
So it was my second time to attend a Holocaust workshop (this one was hosted by the UC-CSU California History-Social Science Project (CHSSP) and every material given during the workshop (for FREE as well as a stipend and credits) was thanks to the people who made it all happen--Eva and Eugene Schlesinger. Thank you!!!
This year's emphasis concentrated on the many different people involved during the Holocaust: Perpetrators, Victims, Bystanders, and Deniers. When we think of the Holocaust, we usually just think of the perpetrators and the victims. We rarely think about the bystanders (were they guilty as well?) and the deniers, which was what made this workshop very informative for me because I never really took those two latter groups into consideration.
Not only did this workshop offer a lot of subject matter competency, but they also gave ideas on how to teach it appropriately to students. There were intense discussions for every topic, book readings (we had homework if we wanted credit), and lecture given. There were actual Holocaust survivor speakers--Gerda Krebs-Seifer and Sol Berger).
Monday, August 6th - Introduction
Dr. Jeff Blutinger, "The Holocaust: A History" [lecture]
Stacy Jackson, Presentation of ADL Echoes and Reflections [material/curriculum walkthrough]
Dr. Jeff Blutinger, Introduction to Hillberg's Perpetrators, Victims, and Bystanders [lecture and discussion]
Tuesday, August 7th - Perpetrators
Bill Younglove, discussion of selections from Hillberg's Perpetrators, Victims, and Bystanders
Dr. Michael Berenbaum, "Perpetrators" [lecture]
Dave Neumann, debrief of Dr. Berenbaum's presentation
Bill Younglove, presentation on Teaching the History of the Holocaust
Review materials on United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) website
Wednesday, August 8th - Victims
We met up at the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust
Bill Younglove, discussion of selections from Hillberg's Perpetrators, Victims, and Bystanders
Dr. Wolf Gruner, "Victims of the Holocaust" [lecture]
LA Holocaust Museum tour, including talk by survivor Sol Berger
Thursday, August 9th - Bystanders
Bill Younglove, discussion of selections from Hillberg's Perpetrators, Victims, and Bystanders
Dr. Jeff Blutinger, "Bystanders" [lecture]
Sherry Bard, Interactive presentation of USC Shoah Foundation materials
Holocaust survivor speaker - Gerda Seifer, "Living with a Rescuer"
Jewish Studies Program Reception
Friday, August 10th - Deniers
Bill Younglove, discussion of selections from Hillberg's Perpetrators, Victims, and Bystanders
Dr. Don Schwartz, "Deniers" [lecture]
Ron Schmidt, screening of Labyrinth
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM): http://www.ushmm.org/
Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust: http://www.lamoth.org/
USC Shoah Foundation's iWitness (testimonials): http://iwitness.usc.edu/SFI/
Echoes and Reflection (Holocaust curriculum): http://www.echoesandreflections.org/
RESOURCES Recommended by Participants
Books:
Reich, Prisoner of Her Past: The First and Final Nightmare of Sonia Reich
Rosner and Tubah, An Uncommon Friendship
Tec, Dry Tears
Zimbardo, The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How good People Turn Evil
Films:
Amen
Au Revoir, Les Enfants
Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Defiance
Encyclopedia of the Twentieth Century
Europa, Europa
The Grey Zone
Paperclips
Playing for Time
Sarah’s Key
Sophie’s Choice
The Pianist
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As for the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust. I highly recommend it if you live in the area. It's right next to The Grove. Admission is absolutely FREE, with a FREE audio tour, and HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR SPEAKERS at certain times. There is A LOT of information you can learn from here (I spent around 4 hours here last time with a friend and we still weren't done with everything!).
