Courses for Professional Credit
The Birnbaum Summer Institute for Teaching the Holocaust
Sunday, June 10, 2012, 1 – 5pm
and Monday to Thursday, June 11 – 14, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Friday, June 15, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
5 PLUs
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The Summer Institute provides participants with the rare opportunity to learn about the Holocaust by interweaving study of this dark hour in human history with unforgettable eyewitness accounts by Holocaust survivors.
Through scholarly lectures, personal recollections, guided discussions, film documentaries, assigned readings and a range of handout materials, participants will not only gain greater knowledge of the Holocaust, but also develop age-appropriate teaching strategies for imparting this difficult subject to students.
We are committed to assisting teachers in being thoroughly prepared to teach Holocaust history and/or language arts. For an optional 5th PLU, teachers will have the opportunity to develop lesson plans and identify materials to be used in their classrooms.
Texts include The World Must Know, by Michael Berenbaum, and at least one of the following: Number the Stars, by Lois Lowry, The Diary of a Young Girl, by Anne Frank, edited by Otto H. Frank and Mirjam Pressler and Night, by Elie Wiesel. Course registrants receive a 15% discount on these books at the Breman Museum Shop.
The course includes:
- Thought-provoking guest lectures by college professors & master teachers
- Memorable eyewitness accounts by Holocaust survivors
- A guided tour of The Breman's signature gallery, Absence of Humanity: The Holocaust Years, 1933—1945
- Teacher-to-teacher sharing and planning of classroom applications
- Free teacher materials for classroom use, including the multimedia curriculum Echoes and Reflections (a $95 value)
- An introduction to the music and art of the Holocaust
The Weinberg Center for Holocaust Education includes an extensive Holocaust library, a video lending library, curriculum materials and consultation with Breman Museum staff.
Registration and Fees
The Summer Institute requires a registration fee of $25. You will have an opportunity to pay fees online after you submit your registration form.
Register for the Summer Institute
Course fees:
Breman members: $275, non-members: $350 (Lunches included with course).
Scholarships for teachers are available.
For more information, contact Dr. Lili Kshensky Baxter, Director of the Weinberg Center for Holocaust Education, at 404-870-1872, or by e-mail at lbaxter@thebreman.org.
Comments From previous Summer Institute Participants
"I feel blessed to have heard so many survivor stories in person. Nothing is more valuable."
"Great historical background—run extremely well and on time, especially considering the sensitivity of the topic."
"Thank you for a remarkable experience— one that I look forward to passing on."
"I came for perspective and for some way to organize my thoughts relating to my research. What I received exceeded any expectations."
"Each instructor gave so much in so little time. I don't feel as if I wasted one moment during the five days here...This class should be offered more often."
Synagogue in Sieger, Germany, November 10, 1938
(Kristallnacht).
To hear a witness is to become a witness oneself. —Elie Wiesel