Summer Institute for Teaching the Holocaust
June 4th - 6th 2024
Join the William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum and the Museum of History and Holocaust Education at Kennesaw State University as we present a three-day educator conference (June 4-6, 2024). We are committed to providing educators with first-rate Holocaust teaching resources across grade levels, subject areas, and curricula, while addressing teachers’ needs to fulfill various standards.
Teachers receive a certificate for 20 hours of professional development upon completion.
Tuition for the Summer Institute for Teaching the Holocaust is $50 thanks to generous subsidies by our supporters.
Program Highlights
- Unforgettable eyewitness accounts by Holocaust Survivors
- Multimedia curriculum Echoes & Reflections (by USC-Shoah Foundation, ADL and Yad Vashem)
- Age-appropriate teaching strategies and print & digital resources
- In-depth history of the major events of World War II & the Holocaust
- Networking opportunities with scholars and museum professionals
- Guided tour of the Breman’s signature gallery, Absence of Humanity: The Holocaust Years, 1933-1945
- The long & tragic history of antisemitism
- Jewish responses to the Holocaust: resourcefulness, resistance, rescue & resilience
- Research-based strategies for teaching difficult history
- Classroom materials
- Hands-on lessons
Overnight accomodations, parking, meals and materials will be covered for the duration of the Institute (for accepted participants) with a $50 non-refundable registration fee.
Contact Director of the Weinberg Center for Holocaust Education, Rabbi Joseph Prass (jprass@thebreman.org) with questions about the Institute.
Register by clicking the button below.
