tour topics 2006-2007 docent-guided tour topics |
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| • | Absence of Humanity: The Holocaust Years |
| • | Creating Community: The Jews of Atlanta From 1845 to the Present |
| • | Jewish Rites of Passage: The Life-Cycle Events |
| • | Special Exhibition: |
| • | All our programs strive to meet Quality Core Curriculum Georgia Performance Standards (GPS). |
| • | Pre- and post-visit materials are available to extend the educational value of your visit to the museum: These materials will prepare students to think critically about the issues they will confront in their tour. The post-visit materials supplement the impact of the tour with suggestions for class discussion and further inquiry. Available free of charge when booking your tour. |
Absence of Humanity: The Holocaust Years
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Polusia Rusinek, Sosnowiec, Poland. From Absence of Humanity: The Holocaust Years. |
Students can explore the issues and challenges of the Holocaust, the war within World War II that led to the systematic murder of six million Jews and millions of other innocent civilians.
By addressing the roles of Perpetrators, Victims, Bystanders and Rescuers, these docent-guided tours encourage students to consider the choices made by all who participated in this dark chapter in history, including the United States.
Each scheduled group will also have the opportunity to meet a survivor of the Holocaust or a child of a Holocaust survivor and hear first-hand his or her personal story.
| Audience: | 5th grade & above |
| Max. number of students: | 100 |
| Duration of Tour: | 2-1/2 hours |
| Classroom Pre-Visit Material: | required |
| GPS Covered: | ELA 5-12 LSV1 and RC2, ELA 5-8 R1 and R2, ELA9RL1-2, ELA10RL1-3, ELAWLRL1-3, ELAWLRC1 and C3; SS5H6, SS6G8, SS6H5, SSWH15-18, SSWG6, SSUSH19. |
| QCC Standards Covered: |
9-12 World History 2, 23; |
Tours for middle and high school students are guided by skilled museum educators in groups of 15 - 25 students to facilitate more intimate interaction. Students explore the issues and challenges of the Holocaust -- the war within World War II -- the systematic murder of six million Jews and five million other innocent civilians.
Particular focus is given to the ways in which individuals and nations responded to the crisis, our responsibilities to others, and the significance of human rights and social justice.
Each group also has the unique privilege of meeting a survivor of the Holocaust, or a child of a Holocaust survivor, and hearing his/her personal story firsthand.
We advise that, for younger grades, teachers preview the exhibition and determine the preparedness of students for parts, or all, of the sensitive material. We honor requests by teachers and accompanying adults to limit tours to selected areas of the gallery.
NEW THIS YEAR! PORTRAITS FROM THE HOLOCAUST
This year, all students who tour the Holocaust gallery and hear a Holocaust survivor will receive a very special memento – a handsome illustrated booklet recounting the story they have just heard!
As part of our commitment to Holocaust education, the Breman is proud to offer students the opportunity not only to hear the personal testimony of a Holocaust survivor, liberator, or child of survivors, but also to play a vital role in ensuring that the story they have just heard will never be forgotten. We have created a booklet for each of our speakers featuring their personal Holocaust story and containing photographs from his/her private family collection.
In the coming years when there will be fewer eyewitnesses these booklets will become precious reminders of a terrible time that must never be forgotten and of the individual lives that were affected by hatred and intolerance.
We are asking each student to sign the booklet they receive, promising to remember and tell the story. In doing so, students will accept the important duty of carrying these unforgettable stories into the future.
“To hear a witness is to become a witness oneself.” - Elie Wiesel
Creating Community: The Jews of Atlanta From 1845 to the Present
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Silverman's Cigar Store in Little Five Points, 1985, from Creating Community: The Jews of Atlanta from 1845 to the Present. |
Through the experiences of Atlanta's Jews, students will explore the multicultural themes of immigration, community, identity and social responsibility.
Interactive docent-guided tours encourage students to recognize the challenges that confronted one religious minority as the city of Atlanta grew, and the values that guided their solutions.
| Audience: | 4th grade & above |
| Max. number of students: | 75 |
| Duration of Tour: | 1 hour |
| Classroom Pre-Visit Material: | required |
| GPS Covered: | SSKG1, SS8H7 – 12, SS8E1-3, SSWG8, SSUSH14, SSUSH16 |
| QCC Standards Covered: |
7 Social Studies 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11, 18, 21, 24, 26, 27, 46, 47, 48 |
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Sam Silbiger in Israeli Defence Forces uniform, Palestine, c.1948, from Absence of Humanity: The Holocaust Years. |
The People of Israel have at all times maintained a vital connection to the Land of Israel—a relationship that continues to play an important role in Jewish life today.
The tour, utilizing The Breman's two permanent galleries, will give students an understanding of the centrality of Israel in the development and expression of Jewish practice and identity.
| Audience: | 7th grade & above |
| Max. number of students: | 50 |
| Duration of Tour: | 1 hour |
| Classroom Pre-Visit Material: | required |
| QCC Standards Covered: | 8th Social Studies 37; 9-12 U.S. History 37; 9-12 Sociology 14, 23; 9-12 U.S. and World Affairs 11 |
of special interest for religious schools
| Audience: | K-12th grades |
| Maximum Number of Students: | 25 |
| Duration of Tour: | 1 hour |
| Classroom Pre-Visit Material: | Available |
| Tours Available: | K Social Studies 17, 18, 25, 31, 32 1st Social Studies 16, 23, 31, 38, 39 |
| GPS Standards Covered: (Jewish Rites of Passage) |
SSKG1. K-12 Character Education — Character Traits: Tolerance, Loyalty, Respect for the Creator, Compassion, Kindness, Generosity, Courtesy, Cooperation, Honesty, Fairness, Patience, Virtue, Cleanliness, Punctuality. |
| GPS Standards Covered: (The Seasons of Jewish Life) | K-12 Character Education — Character Traits: Citizenship, Tolerance, Courage, Loyalty, Respect for the Creator, Compassion, Kindness, Generosity, Courtesy, Cooperation, Honesty, Fairness, Patience, Perseverance, Diligence, Virtue, Cleanliness, Punctuality. |
The Seasons of Jewish Life: The Holiday Celebrations
The holidays and festivals people celebrate give meaning and definition to their lives and are important components of their culture. This tour examines the rites and ritual objects of Jewish observance throughout the year.
Jewish Rites of Passage: The Life-Cycle Events
Every culture has unique rituals to identify and celebrate specific milestones. This tour emphasizes the continuity of Jewish life expressed by life cycle celebrations and focuses on the importance in Jewish life of performing good deeds.
special exhibition tour
ZAP! POW! BAM! The Golden Age of Comic Books, 1938—1950
| Audience: | all grades |
| Maximum Number of Students: | 45 |
| Duration of Tour: | 45 minutes |
| Classroom Pre-Visit Material: | Provided |
| Tours Available | October 25, 2004 — September 30, 2005 |
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