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The Holocaust and Europe’s Jews

The Holocaust and Europe’s Jews. Rebecca Margolis Mini Course, University of Ottawa 2011 Course website: http://holocaustmini-course.yolasite.com /. Shoah (Holocaust) Committee of the Jewish Federation of Ottawa.

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The Holocaust and Europe’s Jews

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  1. The Holocaust and Europe’s Jews Rebecca Margolis Mini Course, University of Ottawa 2011 Course website: http://holocaustmini-course.yolasite.com/

  2. Shoah (Holocaust) Committee of the Jewish Federation of Ottawa The Mission of the Shoah (Holocaust) Committee of the Jewish Federation of Ottawa is to teach the lessons and legacy of the Holocaust and to promote tolerance, compassion, courage and wisdom in human relations. http://jewishottawa.com/section.aspx?id=719  Activities: Holocaust Education Week, teacher education, commemoration events, etc.

  3. Holocaust Museums (a selected list) • Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial Museum, Polandhttp://en.auschwitz.org.pl/m/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=85Virtual tour: http://en.auschwitz.org.pl/z/index.php?Itemid=8&id=6&option=com_content&task=view • Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centrehttp://www.mhmc.ca/en • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, USAhttp://www.ushmm.org/Video about: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MPeKNBZW6o • YadVashem, Israelhttp://www.yadvashem.org/Virtual tour: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zte0vT8MaA

  4. Discussion • What roles(s) can museums play in Holocaust education/commemoration? • Compare the role of a museum to a monument: what are the pros and cons of each? • What role(s) can projects like Paperclips or a memorial event play? • How do you think that Holocaust education/ commemoration will change over the next 10 years?

  5. Third Generation (3 G) resources • My Jewish Legacy http://myjewishlegacy.com/ • Facebook https://www.facebook.com/3GsWorldwide Film: "B-2247: A Granddaughter's Understanding"

  6. Holocaust Education Centres (selected) • Holocaust Teacher Resource Center, Virginia, USA              http://www.holocaust-trc.org/ • Sarah and Chaim Neuberger Holocaust Education Centre, Torontohttp://www.holocaustcentre.com/ • Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre, Vancouverhttp://www.vhec.org/

  7. Holocaust Education Guides • Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre | Teacher | Resources http://www.mhmc.ca/en/pages/resources • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Guidelines for Teaching about the Holocaust http://www.ushmm.org/education/foreducators/guideline/ • Teaching About the Holocaust: A Resource Guide for Educators (USHMM) http://www.holocaust-trc.org/uhmmmguides.htm • “Considerations for educators when teaching the Holocaust, South Africa History Online, Grade 9, topic 1” http://www.sahistory.org.za/classroom/grade9/1_notes.htm • The Holocaust Project http://www.humanitas-international.org/holocaust/teachaid.htm

  8. Discussion questions Come up with a plan for teaching the Holocaust: what would you do and what materials would you use?

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