SCHREIBER WEITZ SERIES
Named after Sonia Schreiber Weitz, Holocaust survivor, poet, and co-founder of the Holocaust Center, Boston North, this signature program brings renowned scholars to the North Shore to advance our knowledge and understanding of issues related to the Center’s mission.
RESEARCH CONVERSATIONS, PUBLIC LECTURES AND EVENTS
Throughout the year, CHGS sponsors research conversations, lectures and events with scholars, artists, filmmakers, and photographers on their research and projects in progress that illuminate the experiences of individuals living through the horrors of war and genocide and their aftermaths.
Ohio State University historian Hasan Jeffries joins SSU professors Brad Austin, Bethany Jay, and Steven Oliver for a roundtable discussion of Jim Crow’s history and legacy.
TEACHER EDUCATION AND CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
CHGS hosts professional learning communities and full day teacher workshops on topics related to teaching the Holocaust and comparative genocide as well as a 3-day summer institute on new perspectives on teaching the Holocaust. Our on campus full day workshops are designed to provide educators with the content and resources necessary to teach these emotionally challenging topics. Educators learn from cutting edge scholars, hear from survivors, and share teaching strategies with SSU faculty and fellow practitioners.
“Teaching genocide education is like no other kind of teaching–it is emotionally challenging, deeply meaningful, and ultimately rewarding. I could not have created my Genocide Studies class, sustained it these last eight years, or become the educator I am today without the CHGS.”
—Justin Bilton English Teacher, Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School
STUDY AND TRAVEL INSTITUTES
Every year, CHGS faculty lead students, educators and members of the public abroad on study and travel courses to national and international sites of war, genocide and human rights abuses. Our study and travel courses immerse participants in onsite studies through visits to museums and historical sites providing opportunities for participants to deepen their knowledge of affected communities.
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN HOLOCAUST AND GENOCIDE STUDIES
This 15-credit graduate certificate is designed to advance knowledge and skills in the growing fields of comparative genocide and human rights. Offered in conjunction with the history department, this interdisciplinary graduate program explores issues ranging from the cultural, historical, and theoretical impact of the Holocaust to more recent genocides in the world including Latin America, Southeast Asia, East Africa and Southeastern Europe. Fully online option available.
HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE
Since its establishment at Salem State University, the CHGS has hosted a yearly regional Holocaust commemoration which seeks to honor survivors and their families. The commemoration continues a tradition first begun in the early 1980s by its predecessor, the Holocaust Center, Boston North (HCBN), and its co-founders Holocaust survivor Sonia Schreiber Weitz and Harriet Tarnor Wacks. The ceremony provides a space for community members, friends and relatives to honor the memory of those lost in the Holocaust.
CHGS Director Christopher Mauriello in conversation with Holocaust survivor Janet Singer Applefield and her daughter, Deb Milley
Demonstration at the Bergen-Belsen Displaced Persons Camp, 1946 (Felicia Cymerman Papers, Salem State University Archives and Special Collections)
ARCHIVES AND RESOURCES
In addition to original artifacts from the Holocaust and World War II, CHGS archival collections include personal papers and photographs of Holocaust survivor and HCBN co-founder Sonia Schreiber Weitz, oral testimonies with genocide survivors and refugees, and program recordings and photographs from events held by the HCBN and CHGS. Additionally, CHGS holdings include more than 2,000 books on the Holocaust and comparative genocide, catalogued document and photograph collections, and historic teacher curriculum guides and classroom activities.
Front Cover Photo: Stephenie Young: Claude Kaitare, Potočari Warehouse, Bosnia and Herzegovina (2014)
