Center for Holocaust and Human Rights Education (CHHRE)
Student Awareness Day
September 6, 2011
8.30 a.m.-2 p.m., Palm Beach Lakes High School, West Palm Beach, Florida
Based on the 2010 film, Coexist, this program will explore the challenges faced
by victims, perpetrators and survivors of the Rwanda genocide as they attempt to
end the cycle of violence that caused the catastrophic loss, suffering and fear
that continues to affect Rwanda today. Film director Adam Mazo will lead students
through discussions designed to foster students’ examination of their own beliefs
and feelings about violence, forgiveness, revenge, reconciliation and dialogue with
the goal of developing and practicing skills for speaking truthfully, listening
compassionately and acting to deter violence. This program is sponsored by the Friends
of the Center for Holocaust and Human Rights Education at FAU.
Coexist: Restoring Justice after Genocide in Rwanda
September 6, 2011
6.30 p.m.—8.30 p.m. FAU High School, Boca Campus
Screening of the documentary film, Coexist, and discussion with film maker Adam
Mazo about the challenges faced by victims, perpetrators and survivors of the Rwanda
Genocide as they search for ways to live together with each other in the aftermath
of mass murder. The film explores the government-sponsored reconciliation workshops,
Rwandans struggling with issues of forgiveness, revenge, reconciliation and dialogue
with the goal of fostering and practicing skills for speaking truthfully, listening
compassionately and acting to deter violence. This event is sponsored by the Friends
of the Center for Holocaust and Human Rights Education at FAU. For more information
contact 561-297-2929 or email rgatens@fau.edu
Teacher Workshop:
October 13, 2011
"Freedom Riders: New Materials for Exploring Citizen Action During the Civil Rights
Movement," 4:30 p.m.— 7.30 p.m., FAU Boca Raton Campus
Based on the new PBS documentary Freedom Riders, this workshop will prepare teachers
to use the film to explore the way that racism was reinforced by law and custom
and the challenges faced by people who sought to create a more just society. Focusing
on the 436 people who participated in the effort to end segregated interstate travel
in the U.S., the workshop will address the following questions:
- Who were the Freedom Riders and why did they join the Movement?
- What can be done to create a more just society in the face of prejudice and racism
embedded in law and custom?
- How does nonviolent direct action expose injustice? Why was it such an effective
strategy for bring about change during the Civil Rights Movement?
- What does the story of the Freedom Riders suggest about the role of citizens in
shaping democracy?
Dr. Mary Johnson from Facing History and Ourselves will lead the workshop which
is sponsored by the Center for Holocaust and Human Rights Education and funded by
the Palm Beach Fellowship of Christians and Jews.
Thirteenth Annual Broward Teachers’ Workshop
November 7, 2011
3.30 p.m.– 9:00 p.m., David Posnack Jewish Community Center, Sunrise, Florida
The workshop will explore the Holocaust in Hungary through the experiences of three
brothers who are the protagonists of the novel, The Invisible Bridge, by Julie Orringer.
The author will speak during the workshop. Workshop participants will receive a
copy of the book. Snacks and a light dinner will be provided. This program is sponsored
by the Friends of the Center for Holocaust and Human Rights Education at FAU.
Public Lecture
November 7, 2011
The Invisible Bridge: author Julie Orringer discusses the Holocaust in Hungary
7.30 p.m., David Posnack Jewish Community Center, Sunrise, Florida
Forward magazine observes that “in a field as crowded with artistic representations
as the Holocaust, it’s easy to assume that there is nothing new to say. Julie Orringer
reminds us that there always is, so long as there are individual stories to tell.
. . . Brilliant. . . . Orringer covers the darkest matters with a tender authority
while imbuing her characters with the subtle, endless dimensions of love and suffering…Gripping,
fresh, and worth remembering . . . this novel will endure.” Orringer is the author
of the award-winning short-story collection How to Breathe Underwater, which was
a New York Times Notable Book. She is the winner of The Paris Review’s Discovery
Prize and the recipient of fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts,
Stanford University, and the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and
Writers at the New York Public Library.
Annual Teacher Appreciation Dinner
January 25, 2012
6:00 p.m.— 9:00 p.m., Lakeside Terrace, Boca Raton, FL
Dinner honoring K12 teachers for their work implementing Florida’s mandate for Holocaust
education. The Gutterman Family Outstanding Holocaust Educator awards will be presented
at this event. Call 561-297-2929 for reservations.
Public Lecture
February 23, 2012
Europe Between Stalin and Hitler: Understanding the Holocaust in Light of Recent
Research.
7:00 p.m. FAU Boca Campus.
Yale University Historian Timothy Snyder author of Bloodlands, Europe between Hitler
and Stalin, will talk about the place of the Holocaust in the nature and development
of the policies of deliberate mass murder practiced by both Hitler and Stalin. The
Wall Street Journal observes that “the story of World War II, like that of most
wars, usually gets told by the victors. Diplomatic and military accounts are set
largely in the West and star the morally upright Allies—the U.S., Britain and Soviet
Union—in battles against fascism. The Holocaust gets its own separate history, as
a case apart in its genocidal intent and human tragedy. Timothy Snyder’s Bloodlands:
Europe Between Hitler and Stalin forces a dramatic shift in these perceptions….
Among his other goals in Bloodlands, Mr. Snyder attempts to put the Holocaust in
context—to restore it, in a sense, to the history of the wider European conflict.
This is a task that no historian can attempt without risking controversy. Yet far
from minimizing Jewish suffering, Bloodlands gives a fuller picture of the Nazi
killing machine.” Timothy Snyder is the author of The Reconstruction of Nations,
Sketches from a Secret War, and The Red Prince. This event is sponsored by the Friends
of the Center for Holocaust and Human Rights Education at FAU. For more information/reservations
email rgatens@fau.edu or telephone 561-297-2929.
Please click here to register for this event online at
http://chhre.eventbrite.com/
Field Experience to US Holocaust Memorial Museum
March 3-5, 2012
For 10 teachers from Palm Beach and St. Lucie Counties. This professional development
opportunity includes two pre-trip meetings, three days study at the Museum in Washington,
D.C., and evidence of using the experience in your class room. Airfare and lodging
are paid for through a grant to the Center for Holocaust and Human Rights Education.
For information contact Dr. Rose Gatens, 561-297-2929. In Palm Beach County contact
Maureen Marullo at 561-434-8133 to apply. In St. Lucie County contact Tim Norfleet
at 772-429-3941.
Michael Bobelian - America and the Armenian Genocide: From Wilson to Obama
Thursday, March 15, 2012 7 p.m.
Fifth Floor, FAU Wimberly Library, Boca Raton Campus
Link to flyer
Teacher Workshop: Eleanor Roosevelt and the UDHR
March 26, 2012
4.30 p.m. –7.30 p.m. FAU, Boca Raton, FL
This workshop explores the role of Eleanor Roosevelt in the development of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights for the United Nations in the aftermath of World War
II. Teaching strategies and resources from the Facing History guide, Fundamental
Freedoms, will form the basis of the workshop. Workshop leader is Dr. Mary Johnson,
Senior Historian, Facing History and Ourselves. The program is sponsored by the
Center for Holocaust and Human Rights Education at FAU and funded by the Palm Beach
Fellowship of Christians and Jews.
Please click here to register for this event online at http://udhr.eventbrite.com/
Living Voices
May 7 - May 27, 2012
Each year CHHRE sponsors two multi-media programs for elementary and middle school
students in Broward, Palm Beach and St. Lucie Counties. In Islands of Hope, elementary
school students learn about immigrants’ experience of Ellis Island at the beginning
of the Twentieth Century. Through the Eyes of a Friend, connects middle school students
to the life of Anne Frank, a young Jewish girl in hiding from the Nazis during World
War II.
To schedule in Broward County, contact Dr. Louise Ball, 754-321-1873.
To schedule in Palm Beach County, contact Maureen Marullo, 561– 434-8933.
To schedule in St. Lucie County, contact Tim Norfleet at 772-429-3941.
Introduction to Holocaust Studies for Educators, five-day Summer Institute
Every January
Annual five-day intensive introduction to the history of the Holocaust and Holocaust pedagogy.
Co-sponsored by the Florida Department of Education, Memorial Library of World War II and Friends
of the Center for Holocaust and Human Rights Education.
2012 Holocaust Educators Summer Institute
June 11-15, 2012
The theme for the 2012 Summer Institute is “Aftermath of the Holocaust: Survivors
in the DP Era”. You will meet survivors and liberators, and participate in a brand
new lesson on Displaced Persons – as well as learn about the effect of the Holocaust
on Germans. You will have the opportunity to review many of the resources on Liberation
and the Aftermath available from the Lending Library. The Summer Institute will
be held at the FAU Jupiter Campus on June 11-15. Seating is limited to 40 educators
and is on a first-come, first register basis. To register, please download the
registration
form and send the completed form
with your check to the Center.
