The Museum provides opportunities for teachers who are interested in learning more about incorporating Jewish heritage and lessons from the Holocaust into their curriculum, using object based education. In addition to Professional Development events scheduled at the Museum, staff development workshops can be arranged for your school or region.
Upcoming Events
STAJE (Shoah Teaching Alternatives in Jewish Education)
The Soviet Union and the Holocaust
Dates: July 8 – 10, 2013
Times: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Fee: Free of charge but pre-registration is required
To register: Call 646.437.4310 or email pradensky@mjhnyc.org
This seminar is for teachers in Jewish schools.
From the Einsatzgruppen to the partisans, to the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee to the liberation by the Red Army, the Soviet Union was a major staging ground for much of the Holocaust. Soviet Jews were both among victims of the Holocaust and the victors over Nazi Germany. We invite you to join us for this three-day seminar in which we will explore profound connections between the Soviet Union and the Holocaust.
Meeting Hate with Humanity: Life During the Holocaust
Dates: July 8 – 12 and 14, 2013
Times: Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Sunday 11:00 a.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Fee: $125 ASPDP course fee, $100 Museum fee, for a total of $225
To register: Registration begins on May 30 at the ASPDP website (http://schools.nyc.gov/Teachers/aspdp)
This course introduces teachers to the scholarship about the impact of WWII and the Nazi genocide on Jewish lives and communities. Authentic artifacts and Holocaust survivor testimony are centerpieces of daily coursework. Through their work in this course, teachers will gain broad knowledge of the history of the Holocaust. The course strongly emphasizes inquiry-based learning and setting instructional outcomes while it incorporates fundamental history study, memoir and historical fiction, and research skills. Presenters include Museum staff, Holocaust survivors, and leading scholars.
Application for this course to be approved for 3 P-credits by the NYC Department of Education ASPDP and credit toward the NYS PD 175 hour requirement to maintain certification will be made in spring 2013. More information will be posted here as soon as it is available.
For more information about Meeting Hate with Humanity: Life During the Holocaust, please call 646.437.4295 or email alanceter@mjhynyc.org
Four Ghettos: Warsaw, Vilna, Lodz, and Terezin -
This course is open only to teachers who have successfully completed Meeting Hate with Humanity: Life During the Holocaust.
Dates: July 15 – 19 and 21, 2013
Times: Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Sunday 11:00 a.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Fee: $125 ASPDP course fee, $100 Museum fee, for a total of $225
To register: Registration is by application. If you are eligible for this course, please email eedelstein@mjhnyc.org for an application.
This course is open only to teachers who have successfully completed Meeting Hate with Humanity: Life During the Holocaust.
This course examines Jewish life in the ghettos, looking at the variety of experiences in each. Through lecture, film, survivor testimony, and artifact study, participants will deepen their historical knowledge, as well as learn methodology of teaching this information to students. Topics covered in this course include the Warsaw ghetto uprising, the experiences of children, music and art of the ghettos, and the documentation of life in the ghettos by both Jews and non-Jews. Presenters include Museum staff, Holocaust survivors, and leading scholars.
Application for this course to be approved for 3 P-credits by the NYC Department of Education ASPDP and credit toward the NYS PD 175 hour requirement to maintain certification will be made in spring 2013. More information will be posted here as soon as it is available.
Summer courses at the Museum are made possible, in part, by a generous grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany: Rabbi Israel Miller Fund for Shoah Research, Documentation and Education.
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