YAD VASHEM The Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Authority The International School for Holocaust Studies
ICHEIC Humanitarian Fund
The ICHEIC Program for Holocaust Education in Europe
Seminar for Teachers and Pedagogues from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern at the International School for Holocaust Studies, Yad Vashem 16. 07. - 30. 07. 2009 Ostfeld, Valley of the Communities
Thursday, July 16 15:55 19:30
Arriving at Ben Gurion Airport (Flight Number: LY 352) Check-in at the Moriah Gardens Hotel Dinner at the Hotel
Friday, July 17 08:30-17:30 19:30
Guided Tour to Jerusalem (Old City) Andreas Wagner, Tour Guide Shabbat Dinner at the Hotel
Saturday, July 18 08:00-18:00 19:30
Guided Tour to Massada, Qumran and the Dead Sea Andreas Wagner, Tour Guide Dinner at the Hotel
Sunday, July 19
Yad Vashem – Getting acquainted with the Site and its Educational Concept - Pre-war Jewish Life in Europe
08:30-09:15
Welcome and Introduction - Opening of the Seminar and First Orientation Deborah Hartman, European Department, ISHS, Yad Vashem Break The Educational Concept of the International School for Holocaust Studies (ISHS) Dr. Noa Mkayton, European Department, ISHS, Yad Vashem
09:15-09:30 09:30-11:00
This seminar is generously supported by:
YAD VASHEM The Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Authority The International School for Holocaust Studies The ICHEIC Program for Holocaust Education in Europe
11:00-11:30 11:30-12:30 12:30-13:30 13:30-14:45
14:45-15:00 15:00-17:30
Break Judaism – an Introduction in the basic concepts of Judaism Dr. Yeshaya Balog, European Department, ISHS, Yad Vashem Lunch Break The Synagogue as an expression of Jewish Identity in Europe Before the War Naomi Felice Wonnenberg, European Department, ISHS, Yad Vashem Break Group Photo Guided Tour of the Site: Remembrance in Yad Vashem and the Israeli Society and the Holocaust: Avenue of the Righteous, Warsaw Ghetto Square, Hall of Remembrance, Children´s Memorial, Memorial to the Deportees, Valley of the Communities Deborah Hartman, European Department, ISHS, Yad Vashem
Monday, July 20
Historical aspects of Jewish Life before and during the Holocaust and the New Historical Museum
09:00-09:30
Reflections on the Concept of Yad Vashem Deborah Hartman, European Department, ISHS, Yad Vashem Break The New Holocaust History Museum A conceptual, multi-disciplinary guided visit of the Museum Deborah Hartman, European Department, ISHS, Yad Vashem Lunch Break Jewish Life before the Holocaust II - Jewish Identity in the Modern Era before the Holocaust Uriel Kashi, European Department, ISHS, Yad Vashem Break and Individual Visit of the New Holocaust History Museum
09:30-09:40 09:45-12:30
12:30-13:30 13:30-15:00
15:00-17:00
Tuesday, July 21
Racism and Anti-Semitism in the 19th and 20th Centuries – Prelude to Destruction
08:30-09:30
Reflections on the Museum’s concept Deborah Hartman, European Department, ISHS, Yad Vashem Break Visit of the Learning Center Reflections after the Holocaust on the historical, thematic, and moral issues. Deborah Hartman, European Department, ISHS, Yad Vashem
09:30-10:00 10:00-11:30
Visit of theVisual Center - View of Shoa-related visual materials.
This seminar is generously supported by:
YAD VASHEM The Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Authority The International School for Holocaust Studies The ICHEIC Program for Holocaust Education in Europe
11:30-12:00 12:00-13:30
13:30-14:30 14:30-16:00 16:00-16:30 16:30-17:30
Wednesday, July 22 08:30-10:00
10:00-10:30 10:30-12:00
Mimi Ash, Visual Center, Yad Vashem Break From Anti-Semitism to Nazi Ideology, a continuing Tradition or a new Phenomenon? Dr. Rafi Vago, Tel Aviv University Lunch Break The Night of Broken Glass and its role in the Evolution of the Holocaust Dr. Daniel Uziel, Yad Vashem Archive Break Workshop: Group I: “But the Story Didn't End That Way…” A multi-disciplinary workshop on the identity of German Jews: from Weimar Republic to the Pogrom of November 1938 Naomi Felice Wonnenberg, European Department, ISHS, Yad Vashem Workshop: Group II: “Outcast” A multi-disciplinary workshop on the identity of German Jews: from Weimar Republic to the Pogrom of November 1938 Deborah Hartman, European Department, ISHS, Yad Vashem
Between Isolation and Destruction Workshop: Everyday Life in the Ghetto A multi-disciplinary and multi methodic workshop presenting the daily life in the Ghetto through different media: historical photos, eyewitnesses’ accounts, movies and diaries. Uriel Kashi, European Department, ISHS, Yad Vashem Break “Operation Barbarossa”. A turning point in WW II: The beginning of “The Final Solution” Dr. Daniel Uziel, Yad Vashem Archive
12:15
Departure to Givat Haviva
14:15-18:15
Study day at Givat Haviva Overnight in Nahariya
Thursday, July 23 09:00-15:30
Study day in the Ghetto Fighters` House N.N, Ghetto Fighters` House
This seminar is generously supported by:
YAD VASHEM The Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Authority The International School for Holocaust Studies The ICHEIC Program for Holocaust Education in Europe
Friday, July 24 08:00-18:30
Sightseeing in Northern Galilee and the Golan Heights Andreas Wagner, Tour Guide
Saturday, July 25 08:30-18:00
Sightseeing in Tel Aviv - Jaffo Andreas Wagner, Tour Guide
Sunday, July 26
Perpetrators , Bystanders and Rescuers
09:00-12:00
Individual Exploration of the Yad Vashem Campus and opportunity to use the YV Archives and Library Lunch Break Workshop: Deportations: Perpetrators, Bystanders, Victims The gray zones between Perpetrators and Bystanders. The story of deportation German Jews from Duesseldorf to Riga. A multi perspective workshop. Deborah Hartman, European Department, ISHS, Yad Vashem Break Workshop: The Righteous Among the Nations A multi-disciplinary workshop on three different cases of rescuing Jews during the Holocaust Dr. Noa Mkayton, Deborah Hartman, European Department, ISHS, Yad Vashem Break Reflections Deborah Hartman, European Department, ISHS, Yad Vashem
12:00-13:00 13:00-14:30
14:30-14:45 14:45-16:45
16:45-17:00 17:00-17:30
20:00-21:30
The Current Political Situation in Israel and in the Region Richard C. Schneider, ARD chief correspondent in Israel
This seminar is generously supported by:
YAD VASHEM The Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Authority The International School for Holocaust Studies The ICHEIC Program for Holocaust Education in Europe
Monday, July 27
Practice Day - The Holocaust and its Impact on Individuals
08:30-09:45
Educational and Age-oriented Approach Pedagogical challenges in Holocaust Education of the 21st Century, a society without survivors. How do we teach Holocaust? An introduction of the ISHS concept for age appropriate teaching of the Holocaust. Dr. Noa Mkayton, European Department, ISHS, Yad Vashem Break Working in groups on different ISHS teaching units. - I wanted to fly like a butterfly: a tender account of the Holocaust through the eyes of a young survivor (for Elementary School and Junior High School students). - Tommy: a multi disciplinary workshop on paintings of a father for his son in Ghetto Terezin (for all ages). - Marta: an account of a family story during the Holocaust through the eyes of Marta, a young girl (for Junior High School students). - Through our eyes: students learn about the Holocaust through the eyes of children of fifty different communities (for Junior High School students). - To Bear Witness: a visual Chronicle of the Holocaust through historical events, images and themes (for High School students). Dr. Noa Mkayton, Uriel Kashi, Deborah Hartman, European Department, ISHS, Yad Vashem Different approaches how to teach the Holocaust to young age pupils. A discussion on the ISHS Concept for age appropriate Holocaust Education. Dr. Noa Mkayton, Deborah Hartman, European Department, ISHS, Yad Vashem Break The Psycho-Social Impact of the Holocaust on Individual Victims Dr. Nathan Kellermann, Amcha Lunch Break Workshop with Holocaust Survivors: Naftali Fürst, Marian Gerstenfeld, Ehud Loeb Deborah Hartman, European Department, ISHS, Yad Vashem 14:30-15:00 Introduction 15:00-17:00 Meeting with the Survivors 17:00-17:30 Saying good-bye to the survivors, Reflections on the Session
09:45-10:00 10:00-11:00
11:00-11:30
11:30-12:00 12:00-13:30 13:30-14:30 14:30-17:30
This seminar is generously supported by:
YAD VASHEM The Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Authority The International School for Holocaust Studies The ICHEIC Program for Holocaust Education in Europe
Tuesday, July 28
The world after ’45
08:30-09:30
Workshop: “Return to Life” The liberation of Jewish survivors and their difficulties while Rebuilding their lives. A workshop through eyewitnesses’ accounts and photos. Naomi Felice Wonnenberg, European Department, ISHS, Yad Vashem Break Screening of the Film “What Remains”, a Film by Gesa Knolle and Birthe Templin, Germany 2008 Followed by Discussion with Minister Henry Tesch Deborah Hartman, European Department, ISHS, Yad Vashem A Film that portrays two families, one "victim" and one "perpetrator" family and about the effect of the past on the generations that follow. Lunch Break and Opportunity to purchase books The Impact of the Holocaust on Israeli Society Orit Margaliot, European Department, ISHS, Yad Vashem
09:30-09:45 09:45-12:00
12:00-13:30 13:30-15:00
20:00-22:00
Wednesday, July 29 08:30-10:00
10:00-10:15 10:15-11:30 11:30-12:15 12:15-13:45 13:45-14:00 14:00-15:00
Farewell Dinner at the Canela Restaurant Shlomtzion Hamalka Street 8
How to deal with current issues in Holocaust Education Super-Images of the Holocaust: The transformation of Holocaust images from documents to monuments in popular culture Tobias Ebbrecht, European Department, ISHS, Yad Vashem Break Current Anti-Semitism Dr. Doron Avraham, European Department, ISHS, Yad Vashem Lunch Break Hunting down Nazi War Criminals Dr. Efraim Zuroff, Simon Wiesenthal Center, Jerusalem Break Conclusion of the Seminar Deborah Hartman, European Department, ISHS, Yad Vashem
This seminar is generously supported by:
YAD VASHEM The Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Authority The International School for Holocaust Studies The ICHEIC Program for Holocaust Education in Europe
Thursday, July 30 02:00 02:20 06:20
Coffee and Cake in the Lobby Departure from the Hotel from Ben-Gurion Airport (Flight Number: LY 351)
This seminar is generously supported by:
