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Description of Program

In 1994, the Florida legislature mandated the teaching of the Holocaust in the schools. The University of Miami and Miami Dade County Public Schools is pleased to announce the 8th annual institute in Holocaust Studies designed specifically to meet the needs of teachers who wish to teach the Holocaust and its lessons to be learned for today’s students. This 5-day intensive course will provide the teacher/participant with materials, strategies and resources to ensure that the important lessons of the Holocaust are not forgotten and will be passed on from generation to generation.

The Director, teacher and facilitator of the program, Dr. Miriam Klein Kassenoff, is a Holocaust educator, speaker, and co-author with Dr. Anita Meyer Meinbach of the books, Memories of The Night: A Study of the Holocaust”, and “Studying the Holocaust Through Film and Literature”. In addition, Dr. Klein Kassenoff, who fled Nazi Europe when she was a small child, is a member of The International Hidden Child/Child Survivor Organization and is the Education Specialist for Holocaust Studies for the Miami-Dade County Public Schools in Miami, Florida.

There will be historian/scholars as guest presenters as well as Holocaust survivors present at the Institute giving 1st person testimony as well as interacting with the participants.

The goal of this Institute will be to provide knowledge and a framework for teachers in preparation for teaching the lessons of the Holocaust by encouraging students to develop character, compassion and civility in their daily lives.

Objectives

It is the purpose of the sessions of the Institute to enhance for the participants the following:

• Knowledge of the History of the Holocaust, its accurate and precise documentation, timeline of events, glossary, and historical relevance to society today.
• Awareness of the major critical ethical and moral issues raised in the study of the Holocaust thru institute participation dialogue and literature analysis.
• Ability for developing sound pedagogical practices for teaching the Holocaust in all grade levels where appropriate.
• Familiarity with the wealth and scope of primary historical documents, literature, materials, and resources that will augment a study of the Holocaust.
• Understanding of the Holocaust and its implications for today, by meeting Holocaust Survivors and hearing their first-hand testimony, how they survived and persevered.

Design of The Institute

The Institute will take place, June 15-19, 2009 on the campus of the University of Miami. The sessions will follow a format of historical lectures each morning by a visiting scholar of the Holocaust on the following topics:

• History of Anti-Semitism; Nazi Racial Ideology;
• The Development and Implementation of the Final Solution;
• Life and Death in the Ghetto;
• Resistance Movements;
• Christian Rescue during the Holocaust;
• The Aftermath and Impact on Survivors and Their Children Today.

Afternoon sessions will focus on instructional strategies related to the content presented in the morning sessions

Instruction materials will be distributed to each participant for use with their students upon return to the classroom.

All sessions will meet the standards and criteria of the mandate to teach the Holocaust in the state of Florida in the school system.

A visit to the Holocaust Memorial in Miami Beach,Florida will be included as part of the week’s session for purposes of understanding the Memorial’s use as a major teaching resource.

Participants will keep a written journal of response and plan a 3-week lesson unit on Teaching the Holocaust for their classroom use when they return to their schools. A specific follow-up session will be agreed upon during the seminar by all participants.

Application Deadline

May 13, 2009

Schedule

June 15-19, 2009
8:30AM - 3:30PM

Who is Eligible?

The Institute is open to Social Studies, Language Arts and Media Specialists grade 6-12 Middle and High School teachers.

Contact Information:

Alissa Stein, U of M Assistant to Project
ars36@aol.com

Fax: 305-532-2009