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THE REPORTER
Registration is open for The 26th Annual Teen Symposium on the Holocaust Open to area students in grades 8-12 from public, private, and parochial schools, the Teen Symposium program is offered from 8:50am-2:00pm at Marywood University on Tuesday, May 13, 2014 and Wednesday, May 14, 2014. The program is coordinated through the Holocaust Education Resource Center (HERC) of the Jewish Federation of NEPA & Marywood University. For information please contact Mary Ann Mistysyn at (570)961-2300 EXT#4 or send email to maryann.mistysyn@jewishnepa.org. Choice of Tuesday, May 13th OR Wednesday, May 14th, 2014 Time:
8:30AM registration; 8:50AM sharp program begins; 2:00PM dismissal
Where: The University’s Sette La Verghetta Center for Performing Arts, 2300 Adams Ave. (Between Woodlawn & Seminary Streets) What:
The Teen Symposium on the Holocaust is a full day program that deals with the causes and effects of the Holocaust. It also provides an opportunity for participants to meet with survivors of the Holocaust and American GIs, who liberated the Nazi concentration camps. Sessions with survivors are the core of the day. Meetings with these witnesses bring insights and understanding that only such “living history” can bring to those who hear firsthand testimony.
Each day’s program will be held primarily in the Performing Arts Center on Adams Avenue, with breakout sessions in different buildings. The day will begin with two brief introductory sessions followed by the film, Children Remember the Holocaust. Breakout sessions follow, in which small groups will meet with survivors in classrooms. After lunch, attendees will return to the theater for the production of Lida Stein and the Righteous Gentile, followed by a guided audience discussion. The afternoon session is a 50 minute play that follows “ordinary” people from “ordinary” families caught up in the extraordinary political and social upheaval of the Nazi era. It focuses on the relationship between Lida Stein, a Jewish teenage girl, and her best friend Dora Krause, a German teenage girl. The play probes issues from the perspective of teenagers, both Jewish and non-Jewish, who are swept up in life-altering decisions about friendship, politics and family loyalty in difficult times. The audience discussion that follows addresses two key aspects of the Holocaust era: the gradual intimidation and eventual segregation of the Jewish community from the larger society, and the characters, motivations and consequences of the decisions of friendly and non-friendly German adults and youth. It will also focus on peer pressure and its impact on decision making, family loyalty, personal responsibility, moral strength, and commitment. The only cost involved (mandatory) is lunch prepared by Marywood University’s food service. The cost is $6.00 for students and $8.00 for teachers. (Please note that teachers will be eating with their students). Registration begins on a first-come, first-served basis upon receipt of this notice, and will end when available spaces are filled. Participation requires adherence to the time schedule, which includes check in before 8:50AM. Registration deadline is April 9th with payment in full. Please be aware, and make your students aware, of the fact that the survivor they meet will have gone through one or more of many experiences in the Holocaust, but may not be a survivor of a concentration camp. School groups are divided so that participants from each school meet several people and can share what they learn upon returning to school.
Registration form may be faxed to 570-346-6147 or mailed to HERC, 601 Jefferson Ave., Scranton PA 18510. DEADLINE: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9th Please Fill Out Completely CHOOSE ONE & CIRCLE:
Tuesday, May 13th OR Wednesday, May 14th
[Please note: you MUST circle your choice and if you wish to bring groups on both days, please fill out separate forms] Lead Name__________________________________________________________________________________ Best contact phone for you_____________________________________________________________________ School Name________________________________________________________________________________ Grade Level_________________________________________________________________________________ Email______________________________________________________________________________________ School phone____________________________________ ext. #________________________________________ # Students:__________ @ $6.00 each = $_____________ # Teachers: _________ @ $8.00 each = $____________ CHECK TOTAL: $______________ [Checks should be made payable to: HERC (not Marywood) – in full by April 9, 2014 or the day of symposium] Names of all attending teachers: __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ Please note: We do not automatically assume a school is attending this year because they attended in past years – This form must be returned by the deadline of April 9th with your choice of date clearly marked. Thank you for your cooperation!
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