EDUCATION, REMEMBRANCE, ENGAGEMENT Through its museum and programs, the Sarah and Chaim Neuberger Holocaust Education Centre generates knowledge and understanding about the Holocaust and serves as a forum for dialogue about civil society for present and future generations.
SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES are offered to teachers and educators throughout the year. For advanced training, we run a biennial Holocaust Educator Study Tour. For the most up-to-date info on current and upcoming programs, visit us at holocaustcentre.com
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HOLOCAUST EDUCATION CENTRE
Hall of Memories, Neuberger Holocaust Education Centre
SARAH AND CHAIM NEUBERGER
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EDUCATION
DISCOVER innovative educational programming for learners of all levels. We encourage deep learning about the Holocaust using the historical inquiry process.
DISCOVER | ANALYZE | INTERPRET Our in-depth approach encourages students to explore the complexity of historical events, utilizing historical thinking concepts to find meaning on a personal level. Students think critically about historical events in the context of the Ontario curriculum, developing questions and seeking knowledge as active participants in the learning process. SCHOOL PROGRAMS Thematic Museum Visit – Grades 6-12
WHY STUDY THE HOLOCAUST? “I should like someone to remember that there once lived a person named David Berger.” David Berger, Vilna 1941
Through a visit to the Neuberger Holocaust Education Centre, countless students and educators have discovered that studying and teaching the Holocaust can be a transformative learning experience. Learning about the Holocaust encourages students to think critically about important issues and values in contemporary society. The study of the Holocaust allows numerous entry points for learning across multiple disciplines: History, World Religions, Writer’s Craft, Language Arts, English Language Development, and Civics and Social Responsibility. Studying the Holocaust necessitates delving into the behavior of individuals and how they acted and reacted during one of the darkest periods in the history of humanity. It is this human element that compels one to study and to remember, so that “Never Again” becomes a reality.
All thematic programs include: discovery-based learning through archival documents and artefacts, brief historical overview, thematic film with discussion on themes related to the Holocaust (e.g. survival, rescue, human behavior) led by museum educators and interaction with a Holocaust survivor speaker.
CUSTOM PROGRAMS
All group visits to the Neuberger may choose to add on a dialogue session with our Austrian Holocaust Memorial Service (AHMS) intern.
An interactive seminar that utilizes recorded testimony of Holocaust survivors. English Language Learners will acquire new vocabulary and concepts.
Holocaust Education for English Language Learners – Grades 6-Adult A concise introduction to the Holocaust and a framework to discover concepts related to citizenship, diversity and democratic values.
The following programs are also available: Visual Storytelling, Interactive Technologies, Artefact & Document Analysis, and Writing and Reflecting. Visit holocaustcentre.com/EducatorsStudents for additional information.
Nazi propaganda photo of children reading Der Giftpilz (The Poisonous Mushroom). Courtesy of Stadtarchiv NÜrnberg
NEUBERGER HOLOCAUST EDUCATION WEEK The Neuberger’s signature vehicle for public education takes place each November. Visit our website for complete details including programming tailored to school groups and educators.
THE FRANK AND ANITA EKSTEIN HOLOCAUST RESOURCE COLLECTION The Ekstein Collection contains more than nine thousand volumes of books and an array of films, pedagogical materials and oral and written testimonies. For more information, please contact Anna at askorupsky@ujafed.org or 416.635.2996.