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HEN teachers and faculty create portrait boxes on day 1 of the summer seminar.
At the Museum of Jewish Heritage, HEN teachers spend time contemplating Andy Goldsworthy’s Garden of Stones.
Nick Winton, son of Holocaust rescuer Sir Nicholas Winton, discusses his father’s life and legacy.
Rabbi Greg Wall brings klezmer music to our classroom, Auschwitz survivor Olga Lengyel’s former dining room.
After days of immersion in Holocaust history and testimony, HEN teachers and faculty enjoy an evening in NY harbor aboard Captain Pat’s schooner.
summer seminar videos
Holocaust survivor Irving Roth remembers the day his childhood disappeared forever.
memorial library’s founder Olga Lengyel
Auschwitz survivor Olga Lengyel dedicated her life to preserving the memory of those who died as a result of the atrocities of World War II. The Memorial Library is her legacy.
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Holocaust Education in New York City – and Beyond
Located in a townhouse on the upper east side of Manhattan, the Memorial Library opens its doors to Holocaust educators from across the United States. There, in the former home of Auschwitz survivor Olga Lengyel, teachers participate in seminars organized by the Holocaust Educators Network. HEN programs encourage teachers to think creatively and collaboratively about methods and approaches for teaching the Holocaust with the goal of fostering an agenda for social justice in their classrooms and communities. The Library extends its reach by offering mini-grants to HEN teachers and by supporting Satellite Seminars in the home states of educators in its expanding network.
Holocaust Educators in Action
Afripeace Chico Plans Month-Long Trip to Rwanda for Students
Pam Bodnar, 2008 Memorial Library summer seminar participant and co-leader of the 2011 Memorial Library satellite seminar “Crossing Lines: Seeking Heroes, Finding Resilience,” is working alongside high school students in Chico, CA to raise funds for a month-long trip to Rwanda Africa in July 2012. Bodnar is the advisor of Afripeace Chico, a non-profit student-run [...]
Read MoreDiane Williams receives Human Rights Educator of the Year award
Diane Williams, a teacher from ANSER Junior High in Boise, Idaho, first began working with the Idaho Human Rights Education Center (IHREC) when she received a Fullbright to study South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission and its commitment to restorative justice, and the IHREC provided funding to help document her trip. Over time, Williams began to deepen [...]
Read MoreAlabama Teachers Plant the Seed for More Effective Holocaust Education
Enithie Hunter and Lisa Light, 2010 Memorial Library summer seminar participants, share a passion for finding the most effective ways to teach about one of the darkest atrocities of the 20th-century, which translates into their work as teacher consultants for the Jacksonville State University Writing Project (JSUWP). This summer, Hunter and Light took what they [...]
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