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Creative Use of Holocaust Imagery in the Classroom
Grades: 6 - 9 (with previous knowledge about the Holocaust)Duration: 2 - 2.5 hours Continue reading
Three Winning Posters
Caitlin McGinn (Canada), Carling Hind (Canada) and James Alonso (United Kingdom) are the three finalists of the International Holocaust Poster competition 2014, a joint project of Yad Vashem and the Holocaust and the United Nations Outreach Programme. Continue reading
Three Winning Posters
Veronica Novakova (Czech Republic), Boris Grzeszcak (France) and Martina Cejpova (Czech Republic) are the three finalists of the International Holocaust Poster competition 2012, a joint project of Yad Vashem and the Holocaust and the United Nations Outreach Programme. Continue reading
“I shall be what I shall be” - The Story of Rabbiner Regina Jonas
…But if I must say what drove me as a woman to become a rabbi, two elements come to mind: My belief in the godly calling and my love of people. God has placed abilities and callings in our hearts, without regard to gender. Thus each of us has the duty, whether man or woman, to realize those gifts God has given….1 The story of Regina Jonas is a story that has been forgotten for many years. It is a story of bravery and of one woman's struggle: to become a rabbi, and through this position to... Continue reading
Jews of Ioannina – A Teacher’s Guide
The following set of slides (as a PDF) is based on photographs and quotations from Artemis Miron about her family and her childhood in Ioannina, Greece. They are tools that can be used in the classroom for an introduction to the Jewish community of Ioannina and then to tell the story of their destruction in the Holocaust. Along with the interview with Artemis, including an interactive photograph of the family wedding in Ioannina (replicated on this page), an educator has many resources at... Continue reading
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