Choose from the following dates:
Wednesday, November 13 (4pm)
Thursday, November 14 (4pm)
Location: Margaret's Legacy Holocaust Learning & Jewish Advocacy Centre | 1605 Main St. West, Hamilton
Dinner will be served.
If you have any questions please contact Maggie Norris, Program Coordinator, at [email protected] or call 905-648-0605 ext. 307.
Jewish Refugees During the Holocaust: Two Timeline Activities
Yoni Berrous will introduce these two educational resources developed for students in the 6th and 10th grades studying the Holocaust. Through work with primary sources (testimonies, documents, photos), students assume the role of historians. This will encourage intellectual curiosity and the development of critical thinking skills, and lead eventually to a deeper understanding of historical events. Students are introduced to the complexity of the Holocaust by studying a variety of historical aspects and perspectives. Ultimately, by working with a survivor story, students will focus first and foremost on the Jewish victim's wartime experience.
During this session Edward Serotta will present a critical examination of documentation through the camera lens, focusing on the circumstances of the photograph and the worldview of the photographer, with particular reference to the Jewish photographers’ different and unique perspective as direct victims of the Holocaust. In addition to discussing how photography can be used to teach about the Holocaust, we will also discuss how to use Holocaust imagery and symbolism responsibly. LEARN MORE ABOUT THE EXHIBIT
Yoni Berrous was born in France and made Aliyah with his family in 1992. He has a MA in International Relations from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In 2007, Yoni Berrous began working as a guide for students and Israeli security personnel at Yad Vashem. Currently he is the Head of the European Jewish Programming in the International School for Holocaust Studies at Yad Vashem. He is responsible for Holocaust educational training for formal and informal educators from Jewish communities in Europe. He also leads day study programs in Jewish schools and communities around Europe. These tools are adapted especially for different age groups and for a Jewish learning environment.
Edward Serotta is a journalist, photographer and filmmaker specializing in Jewish life in Central and Eastern Europe. Born in Savannah, Georgia, Edward has worked in Central Europe since 1985. Between 1996 and 1999, he produced three films for ABC News Nightline. Edward has published three books - Out of the Shadows, Survival in Sarajevo and Jews, Germany, Memory. He has contributed to Time Magazine, The L.A.Times, The Washington Post, and other outlets. Ed founded Centropa in 2000.
Teacher Seminar with Daniel Uziel and Yoni Berrous
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