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Holocaust Education Initiative

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, August 24, 2023 / Comments Off on Holocaust Education Initiative

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“War and Harmony: Leonard Cohen’s Yom Kippur Reflections”-with Rabbi Jonty Blackman

By Ellen Resnek / Monday, August 21, 2023 / Comments Off on “War and Harmony: Leonard Cohen’s Yom Kippur Reflections”-with Rabbi Jonty Blackman

As Yom Kippur approaches and we commemorate 50 years since the Yom Kippur War, join us for a unique and soul-stirring event that weaves together music, history, and art. Delve […]

Empowering Educators: The Defiant Requiem Foundation’s Innovative Teacher Training Program

By Ellen Resnek / Monday, August 21, 2023 / Comments Off on Empowering Educators: The Defiant Requiem Foundation’s Innovative Teacher Training Program

Join us for an immersive journey into the past and present, empowering you to enrich your teaching with resilience and creativity. Session 1: September 13th In the first part of […]

Empowering Educators: The Defiant Requiem Foundation’s Innovative Teacher Training Program

By Ellen Resnek / Monday, August 21, 2023 / Comments Off on Empowering Educators: The Defiant Requiem Foundation’s Innovative Teacher Training Program

Join us for an immersive journey into the past and present, empowering you to enrich your teaching with resilience and creativity. Session 1: September 13th In the first part of […]

*Curriculum Guide: Exploring Holocaust Education through “Journey with Howard Chandler: The iOS App”

By Ellen Resnek / Friday, August 11, 2023 / Comments Off on *Curriculum Guide: Exploring Holocaust Education through “Journey with Howard Chandler: The iOS App”

Objective: This comprehensive curriculum guide is designed to provide educators with a structured plan to engage high school students in a meaningful exploration of Holocaust history and empathy through the […]

“Hometown Heroes find hope in ‘epicenter of evil’; to share journey with community”

By Ellen Resnek / Wednesday, August 9, 2023 / Comments Off on “Hometown Heroes find hope in ‘epicenter of evil’; to share journey with community”

Experience how educators from Classrooms Without Borders find hope in the midst of challenging history and their commitment to sharing this journey with the community.

SNEAK PEAK Golda

By Ellen Resnek / Tuesday, August 8, 2023 / Comments Off on SNEAK PEAK Golda

Directed by Academy Award® winner Guy Nattiv, Golda is a ticking-clock thriller set during the tense 19 days of the Yom Kippur War in 1973.   Israeli Prime Minister Golda […]

ONE SHTETL’S STORY: A MICROCOSM OF THE LIFE AND FATE OF JEWISH CIVILIZATION IN EUROPE

By Ellen Resnek / Tuesday, August 8, 2023 / Comments Off on ONE SHTETL’S STORY: A MICROCOSM OF THE LIFE AND FATE OF JEWISH CIVILIZATION IN EUROPE

On the eve of the Holocaust there were hundreds of little Jewish towns (shtetls) in Europe. What was life in them like? During the Holocaust, each and every one of […]

THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FINAL SOLUTION

By Ellen Resnek / Tuesday, August 8, 2023 / Comments Off on THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FINAL SOLUTION

How did the Nazis plan the Holocaust? This webinar will explore the systematic mass murder of the Jews that came to be known as the “Final Solution of the Jewish […]

“Do we smile?” By Caroline Crandell

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, July 27, 2023 / Comments Off on “Do we smile?” By Caroline Crandell

As I write this entry on the last night of our Germany trip, I am filled with gratitude, connection, and hope, but also anger, grief, and shame. I am not […]

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