Affiliate Event: The Birnbaum Summer Institute for Teaching the Holocaust

The Birnbaum Summer Institute for Teaching the Holocaust

Sunday, June 10, 2012, 1 5pm
Monday to Thursday, June 11 14, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Friday, June 15, 9 a.m. 5 p.m.
5 PLUs

Register for the Summer Institute

The Summer Institute provides participants with the rare opportunity to learn about the Holocaust by interweaving study of this dark hour in human history with unforgettable eyewitness accounts by Holocaust survivors.

Through scholarly lectures, personal recollections, guided discussions, film documentaries, assigned readings and a range of handout materials, participants will not only gain greater knowledge of the Holocaust, but also develop age-appropriate teaching strategies for imparting this difficult subject to students.

We are committed to assisting teachers in being thoroughly prepared to teach Holocaust history and/or language arts. For an optional 5th PLU, teachers will have the opportunity to develop lesson plans and identify materials to be used in their classrooms.

Texts include The World Must Know, by Michael Berenbaum, and at least one of the following: Number the Stars, by Lois Lowry, The Diary of a Young Girl, by Anne Frank, edited by Otto H. Frank and Mirjam Pressler and Night, by Elie Wiesel. Course registrants receive a 15% discount on these books at the Breman Museum Shop.

The course includes:
-Thought-provoking guest lectures by college professors & master teachers
-Memorable eyewitness accounts by Holocaust survivors
-A guided tour of The Breman's signature gallery, Absence of Humanity: The Holocaust Years, 19331945
-Teacher-to-teacher sharing and planning of classroom applications
-Free teacher materials for classroom use, including the multimedia curriculum Echoes and Reflections (a $95 value)
-An introduction to the music and art of the Holocaust
-The Weinberg Center for Holocaust Education includes an extensive Holocaust library, a video lending library, curriculum materials and consultation with Breman Museum staff.

Registration and Fees

The Summer Institute requires a registration fee of $25. You will have an opportunity to pay fees online after you submit your registration form.

Register for the Summer Institute

Course fees

Breman members: $275, non-members: $350 (Lunches included with course).
Scholarships for teachers are available.
For more information, contact Dr. Lili Kshensky Baxter, Director of the Weinberg Center for Holocaust Education, at 404-870-1872, or by e-mail at [email protected].