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Generations of the Shoah International Newsletter
August 2008
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Dear Members and Friends,

Last month we introduced a news story about the disturbing situation in Lithuania: a few Jewish survivors from Vilna are now being investigated by the Lithuanian government for alleged war crimes during World War II. This article was in last month’s edition: The Holocaust survivors facing war-crimes trials For more: Tensions Mount Over Lithuanian Probe. In addition to diplomatic efforts to stop this, grassroots efforts are being mounted. If you would like to address your concerns about Holocaust revisionism and this attempt to turn Jewish victims into villains in order to deflect attention away from Lithuanian collaborators, contact Ambassador Audrius Bruzga, by mail (2300 Clarendon Blvd., Suite 302, Arlington, VA 22201), fax (202- 328-0466) or e-mail (audrius.bruzga@ltembassyus.org). An Open Letter from The Jewish Community of Lithuania can be viewed at www.genshoah.org/LithuaniaLetter0708.pdf.

The World Federation of Jewish Child Survivors of the Holocaust (WFJCSH) is hosting a conference in the Washington, DC area the weekend of November 7-10, 2008. The conference is geared to child survivors but children (2G) and grandchildren (3G) of all survivors, not just descendants of child survivors, are welcome. Family members are also welcome. Part of the program - workshops, seminars, panels, speakers - is designed for the second / third generation. A national 2G committee helped in the planning. In addition the DC group of children of survivors – The Generation After – is involved with planning and co-hosting. This will be a great chance to meet other 2Gs/3Gs from different parts of the US and the world. GSI will be one of the groups participating in this conference. As at past conferences, we will be helping with a speaker-training workshop for children and grandchildren of survivors. For more information about this conference and to download a registration form: www.wfjcsh.org. Please note the registration fee increases after September 1st so register early.

We would like to thank Paula David for her groundbreaking work on caring for aging Holocaust survivors at the Baycrest Center in Toronto. We wish Paula well in her new position at the University of Toronto.

There are several articles on the reparations clinics that are being established to help survivors fill out the form for the Ghetto Pension Fund. See the Restitution and FYI sections below.

We have a new feature on our website. There is now a print button on the top right of newsletter page, giving the reader the option to print out the newsletter directly from the Web site. The print button displays the e-mail version of the newsletter converted to pdf. This option has been available for the past two months only but will be a regular feature on our Web site.

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RESTITUTION

The German Government has announced a one-time payment of 2,000 Euros (approximately $3,000 USD) for Holocaust Survivors who performed non-forced work while living in a ghetto. FREE ASSISTANCE is available for survivors in the New York area who wish to apply for this payment. If you are a survivor and think you might qualify, please call the HOLOCAUST REPARATIONS HOTLINE in the NY area at 1-866-261-8003. This program in the New York area is being sponsored by: Selfhelp Community Services, Inc., New York Legal Assistance Group, and Various law firms. This clinic program has been designed by Bet Tzedek Legal Services in Los Angeles.

Note: for help in the Washington, DC area contact Jewish Social Services: 301-816-2630 For more information on the Justice Network: www.holocaustsurvivorsprobono.org/

This is the same program that was posted last month so we will repeat the details: One Time Payment for Work in a Ghetto
German Government's Humanitarian Fund in Acknowledgment of "Ghetto Work without Force" (Ghetto Fund)

Jewish victims of Nazi persecution may be eligible, under certain conditions, to obtain a payment of 2,000- € from the German government's new fund for work carried out "without force" in a ghetto.**

The Bundesamt für zentrale Dienste und offene Vermögensfragen (BADV) is mailing information and application forms related to this fund to survivors who were rejected under the ZRBG (also known as the "Ghetto Pension" social security payments). Note that:

The main eligibility guidelines are outlined below:

** Note: an example of “without force” and “a relationship similar to employment” might be: Sara was just a child when her family was moved into the Lodz Ghetto. She cleaned houses, sewed clothes and shoveled coal. No SS used force to make her work. She received extra food each day for her work. She is eligible.


ANNOUNCEMENTS
From Yad Vashem:
Construction Begins on New International Seminars Wing
Over the past decade, the activities of Yad Vashem’s International School for Holocaust Studies have increased above and beyond even the most optimistic of projections. A new International Seminars Wing is currently being built in order to accommodate the increasing number of teachers, students, politicians, journalists, community leaders, diplomats and others from all over the world who pass through the doors of the School to learn the latest interdisciplinary approaches to teaching this period of history in their own countries. The new wing will add approximately 50,000 sq. feet of space to the School and will include 11 new classrooms, a 328-seat lecture hall, a spacious lobby, videoconferencing facilities, an interactive workshop and discussion room, a new workspace for the professional staff, an educational materials development department and an online educational resource department.

Yad Vashem Reaches out on YouTube-Over 500,000 view in its first month
In order to make reliable information about the Holocaust available online to a wider audience, Yad Vashem recently launched three YouTube channels: in English, Arabic and Hebrew. The English and Hebrew language channels contain testimonies from Holocaust survivors, including archival footage, historians’ lectures on key issues related to the Holocaust, footage from visits to Yad Vashem, as well as human-interest stories. The Arabic channel has testimonies and archival footage about the Holocaust, all supplemented with Arabic subtitles. The channels are dynamic and new videos will be added frequently to further enrich the material being shown. During its first month of activity, there were over 500,000 videos viewed, demonstrating the current demand for accurate and easily obtainable information about the Holocaust.

Third Annual “Avner Shalev Award” for a Holocaust-related Film Present at Jerusalem Film Festival
The prize, endowed by Michaela and Leon Constantiner, USA, is for an Israeli or foreign film produced within the past year that brings extraordinary cinematic expression to a unique Holocaust-related story. This year’s award went to Tal Haim Yoffe for his film The Green Dumpster Mystery, a documentary about that begins with the discovery of a very old photograph in a garbage dumpster. For more: www1.yadvashem.org.il/new_museum/Visual_Center.html

From the US Holocaust Memorial Museum
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum continues to build its collection of original photographs, documents, and artifacts relating to the experiences of the Holocaust in Europe, Palestine, the Far East, and the Americas. In order to continue to document the Holocaust accurately, authentically, and powerfully, the Museum seeks original material about the onset of Nazi terror, persecution and atrocities, the American and world responses, armed and spiritual resistance and rescue, liberation, and the reestablishment of life after the Holocaust. We are looking for original documents, letters, diaries, artwork, music, photographs, clothing, religious materials, memorial (Yizkor) books, personal artifacts, toys, historic film footage, home movies, and other artifacts from the time period surrounding the Holocaust. If you have materials that you would like to bring to our attention, please contact: Kyra Schuster, Division of Collections, 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW, Washington, DC 20024-2126 or KSchuster@ushmm.org, (202) 488-2649.

World is Witness, a new “geoblog” from the www.ushmm.org Genocide Prevention Mapping Initiatives, in partnership with Google Earth, documents and maps genocide and related crimes against humanity. For more: http://blogs.ushmm.org/worldiswitness

From the ITS: The International Tracing Service (ITS) in Bad Arolsen publishes a monthly email newsletter with press releases, news, publications, dates and tips for visitors. If you are interested in subscribing to our newsletter, you can find the link to it on our homepage: www.its-arolsen.org/en/service/newsletter/index.html?no_cache=1


UPCOMING CONFERENCES

The Sixth National Conference of The David S. Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studies
They Spoke Out: American Voices for Rescue from the Holocaust
September 21, 2008    10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Fordham University School of Law - 140 West 62 St., New York City
For information and reservations, see www.wymaninstitute.org or call 202 434-8994
Kindertransport Association Conference
Remember the past Reflect on the present React for a better future
October 24 – 26, 2008
Renaissance Hotel Airport, Orlando, FL
For information and reservations 516-938-6084, email margkurt@aol.com fax 516-827-3329
World Federation of Jewish Child Survivors of the Holocaust Annual Conference
November 7 – 10, 2008
Alexandria Hilton, Alexandria, Virginia (minutes from downtown Washington, DC).
For information, e-mail Holocaustchild@comcast.net or, to download our new Registration Packet, go to our website: www.wfjcsh.org/. You can also call 301-933-4716 and leave a message. Your call will be returned promptly.
Soviet Jewish Soldiers, Jewish Resistance, and Jews in the USSR during the Holocaust
November 16-17, 2008
NYU's Skirball Department of Hebrew and Judaic Studies, New York City
For information: sbrown-fleming@ushmm.org.
Embracing the Past to Build the Future:
A Conference for Children of Holocaust Survivors and Their Families
November 16, 2008 1:15 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Jewish Community Center of Paramus
E.304 Midland Ave, Paramus NJ
Keynote speaker: Paula David, Coordinator, Holocaust Resource Project, Baycrest Geriatric Centre, Toronto, Canada. For further information: Jewish Family Service of Bergen County at 201-837-9090 or Jewish Family & Children’s Service of North Jersey at 973-595-0111
Taking Responsibility
International Conference of 2G and 3G
Jerusalem, Israel
December 21-25, 2008 *date change
This conference is being organized with the support of Yad Vashem. Details will be published soon: For more: yeshcohs@smile.net.il.
Beyond camps and forced labour:
Current international research on survivors of Nazi persecution
Imperial War Museum, London, England
January 7-9, 2009
For more information: Johannes-Dieter Steinert: J.D.Steinert@wlv.ac.uk
The International Conference of Holocaust Museum and Holocaust Center Curators
Houston, TX
March 1 – 5, 2009
Presented by the Holocaust Museum Houston in conjunction with the Association of Holocaust Organizations. For more information: ccapers@hmh.org
The 39th Annual Scholars' Conference on the Holocaust and the Churches
1939: America on the Eve of Catastrophe
March 7-9, 2009 St. Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, PA
For more information: drlittell@COMCAST.NET

UPCOMING WORKSHOPS & SEMINARS

Annual Summer Teacher Institute Series II
Best Practices in Holocaust Education
A Workshop for All Educators
August 4 - 6, 2008 Baltimore, Maryland
Download Flyer and Application
Lessons for the Classroom - The St. Louis
August 18, 2008 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Brookdale Community College
765 Newman Springs Road, Lincroft, NJ
Student Life Center - Navesink 2
Free. 5 Professional Development Hours, lunch provided. For more information, www.state.nj.us/education/holocaust/programs/081808sl.pdf Register via e-mail: holocaus@doe.state.nj.us, please specify date and workshop title.
Teacher Workshop
Why it is important to teach about genocide bias prejudice and bigotry
October 16, 2008*   8:30 am - 2:30 pm   *new date
Daniel Pearl Education Center at Temple B'nai Sholom
Fern and Old Stage Road, East Brunswick, NJ
Free 5 professional development hours. www.state.nj.us/education/holocaust/programs/092508ws.pdf

UPCOMING EVENTS

Now – August 15, 2008—Florida Holocaust Museum, St. Petersburg, FL
Exhibition Art From the Heart II: collaboration between the Museum and PARC (Pinellas Association for Retarded Children). During the Holocaust, people with developmental disabilities were one of many groups targeted by the Nazis. Since part of the Museum’s mission is to teach all people to recognize the inherent worth and dignity of human life, the Museum is honored to celebrate the work of PARC consumers.
For more: www.flholocaustmuseum.org
Now – August 17, 2008 – Holocaust Museum Houston, Houston, TX
Exhibit Darfur: Photojournalists Respond. For more: www.hmh.org.
Now – August 24, 2008 – US Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, DC
Exhibit: The Nazi Olympics, Berlin 1936. For more: www.ushmm.org.
Now – August 2008, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
Exhibition: Auktion 392 Reclaiming the Galerie Stern, Dusseldorf: the story of the forced sale of the gallery collection and personal art collection of Dr. Max Stern in 1937 as part of a meticulously planned and executed program in Germany.
For more: suzanne@benuri.org.uk
Now – August 2008, World Museum, Liverpool, UK
Exhibition: Auktion 392 Reclaiming the Galerie Stern, Dusseldorf: the story of the forced sale of the gallery collection and personal art collection of Dr. Max Stern in 1937 as part of a meticulously planned and executed program in Germany.
For more: suzanne@benuri.org.uk
Now – August 2008 – The National World War II Museum, New Orleans, LA
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum traveling exhibition, Schindler. For more information: www.ushmm.org/calendar/detail.php?CalYear=2008&CalMonth=7&CalDay=29&EventId=13786&SchedId=23237&orgid=0&calid
Now – August 31, 2008— Galicia Jewish Museum, Krakow, Poland
Exhibit: Letters to Sala: A Young Woman's Life in Nazi Labor Camps, a compelling collection of rare Holocaust-era letters and photographs that are part of the collections of The New York Public Library, opens at the annual Jewish Festival in Krakow. For more information contact Kate Craddy at the Galicia Jewish Museum: 0048 12 421 68 42, kate@galiciajewishmuseum.org or the exhibition curator, Jill Vexler: 212-505-6427, jill@jillvexler.com
Now – September 28, 2008—Holocaust Museum Houston, Houston, TX
Exhibit: Escaping Their Boundaries: The Children of Theresienstadt features objects on loan from the Beit Theresienstadt Holocaust Museum, Archive and Educational Center in Israel, including collages, drawings, diaries, magazines, games and marionettes used or created by children of the Theresienstadt ghetto in Czechoslovakia. Many of the artifacts have never before been on public display.
For more information: www.hmh.org
Now – October 19, 2008 – Florida Holocaust Museum, St. Petersburg, FL
Exhibition, The Greatest Crime of the War: The Armenian Genocide during World War I.
For more: www.flholocaustmuseum.org or (727) 820 – 0100 ext. 234.
Now – November 11, 2008 – Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum traveling exhibition, Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race. For more information: www.ushmm.org.
Now – January 4, 2009, German Historical Museum, Berlin, Germany
The Deutsches Historisches [German Historical] Museum, Berlin, in cooperation with The Arthur Szyk Society, will stage Arthur Szyk – Drawing Against National Socialism and Terror, a major solo exhibition of the artwork of the Polish Jewish artist who escaped Nazism and immigrated to the U.S. in 1940 to build American support for the war. This is the first-ever showing of Szyk’s work in Germany. Szyk’s themes – against tyranny and oppression, for social justice and freedom – still resonate today, challenging a new generation to examine its response to global injustice.
For more: info@szyk.org
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August 1, 2008, 11:00 a.m. – Yad Vashem, Jerusalem, Israel
Concert: History, Music and Remembrance.
For more information: www.yadvashem.org.
August 1, 2008, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. – US Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, DC
Summer research workshop discussion: From Prosecution to Historiography: American, Jewish, and German Perspectives on the U.S. War Crimes Trials in Nuremberg, 1946–49.
For more information: www.ushmm.org
August 1, 2008, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. – US Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, DC
Summer research workshop discussion: From Prosecution to Historiography: American, Jewish, and German Perspectives on the U.S. War Crimes Trials in Nuremberg, 1946–49.
For more information:www.ushmm.org
August 2 - 31, 2008 – Garland County Public Library, Hot Springs, AR
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum traveling exhibition: Fighting the Fires of Hate: America and the Nazi Book Burnings. For more information: www.ushmm.org.
August 6, 2008, 1:00 p.m. – US Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, DC
First Person program with featured speaker Catherine Liner. For more information: www.ushmm.org/museum/publicprograms/programs/firstperson
August 9 – September 30, 2008 – University of Vermont Living/Learning Gallery with Outright Vermont, Burlington, VT
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum traveling exhibition, Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals: 1933-1945. For more information: www.ushmm.org.
August 13, 2008, 1:00 p.m. – US Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, DC
First Person program with featured speaker Izak Danon. For more information: www.ushmm.org/museum/publicprograms/programs/firstperson
August 14, 2008, 7:00 p.m. –  The Living Room at Jewish Family Service of Bergen County, 1485 Teaneck Rd, Teaneck, NJ
Second-generation seminar and discussion group facilitated by Rabbi Amy Bolton. Free of charge, advance registration preferred.
For questions or to register, please contact Laura at 201-837-9090 or email thelivingroom@jfsbergen.org
August 14, 2008, 7:00 p.m. –  Herzstein Theater, Holocaust Museum Houston, Houston, TX
Lecture: Hitler's Al Qaeda? Making Sense of Participation in the Holocaust by author Dr. Mark Roseman, chair of the Jewish Studies Program and Professor of History at Indiana University in Bloomington. Admission is free, but seating is limited and advance registration is required. Visit www.hmh.org/register.asp to register online.
For more information, call 713-942-8000, ext. 100 or e-mail events@hmh.org.
August 17, 2008, 12:00 noon – Temple Emeth, 195 Grove Street, Chestnut Hill, MA
Café Europa, a Gathering for Holocaust Survivors. For information: Hannah Lushan at 617-332-2182. RSVP by August 5th.
August 17, 2008,1:30 p.m. – Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust, Los Angeles, CA
Eva Brown shares her story of survival and reads select passages from her book, If You Save One Life. Eva and co-author Thomas Fields-Meyer will be available to answer questions after the presentation. RSVP at (323) 651-3704. Suggested donation $10.
August 18 - September 30, 2008, – University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
US Holocaust Memorial Museum traveling exhibition, Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals: 1933-1945. For more information: www.ushmm.org.
August 20, 2008, 1:00 p.m. – US Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, DC
First Person program with featured speaker: Haim Solomon.
For more information: www.ushmm.org/museum/publicprograms/programs/firstperson/
August 24, 2008, 7:00 p.m. – St. Thomas of Villanova Church, 13th & the Blvd., Surf City, Long Beach Island, NJ
Sister Gemma Del Duca will share her experiences in Israel preparing Catholic school educators to teach about the Holocaust in the US. Sr. Gemma founded Seton Hill University’s (Greensburg, Pa) National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education and is the first non-Israeli to receive the Excellence in Holocaust Education Award from Yad Vashem. She now lives in Israel and initiated the Catholic Institute for Holocaust Studies at Yad Vashem. For more information, please call (609) 492-4090.
August 27, 2008, 1:00 p.m. – US Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, DC
First Person program with featured speaker Gideon Frieder. For more information: www.ushmm.org/museum/publicprograms/programs/firstperson
September 10 – October 22, 2008 – Youngstown Historical Center of Industry and Labor, Youngstown, OH
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum traveling exhibition, Schindler. For more information: www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/traveling/details/index.php?type=current&content=schindler
For more information: www.ushmm.org.
September 10 - November 4, 2008, – Park City Library, Park City, UT
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum traveling exhibition: Fighting the Fires of Hate: America and the Nazi Book Burnings. For more information: www.ushmm.org.
September 11, 2008, 7:30 p.m. – University Theater, Morris Cultural Arts Center, Houston Baptist University, 7502 Fondren Road, Houston, TX
Remarks by the Honorable Madeleine Albright: The former U.S. Secretary of State speaks about her life and career. She will discuss America's role in the world, the effect of strife on the global economy, current regional conflicts, the future of democracy, and the challenge of ensuring security and building peace. Free.
For information: 713-942-8000, ext. 104 or events@hmh.org
September 14, 2008, 1:30 p.m. – Maurice Levin Theater, Leon and Toby Cooperman JCC, Ross Family Campus, West Orange, NJ
Cafe Europa: The Holocaust Survivors Friendship Society Second Annual Community Celebration, featuring the Folksbiene Yiddish Theater Troupe, performing classic songs and sketches, with English subtitles. Dessert reception at 1:30, performance at 2:30 p.m. For information/reservations, please contact Sylvia Heller at 973-765-9050, ext.262 or sheller@jfsmetronj.org.
September 22, 2008, 6:30 reception, 7:30 p.m. concert –  Colonnade Hotel, Boston, MA
Terezin Chamber Music Foundation presents Celebrate the Legacy: An Evening of Music and Painting.
For information and ticket purchase, please contact TCMF at: Tel: 857-222-8263 info@terezinmusic.org, www.terezinmusic.org
September 22, 2008, 6:30 reception, 7:30 p.m. concert – Colonnade Hotel, Boston, MA
Terezin Chamber Music Foundation presents Celebrate the Legacy: An Evening of Music and Painting. For information and ticket purchase, please contact TCMF at: Tel: 857-222-8263 info@terezinmusic.org, www.terezinmusic.org
September 22, 2008, 7:00 p.m. –  University Center 107, Drew University, Madison, NJ
Program: The Eight Stages of Genocide with Dr. Gregory Stanton, Director, Genocide Watch.
For more information: 973/408-3600 or ctrholst@drew.edu.
September 24, 2008 – mid March, 2009 – Museum of Jewish Heritage A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, New York, NY
Exhibit: Woman of Letters: Irène Némirovsky and Suite Française. The exhibit includes powerful rare artifacts — the actual handwritten manuscript for Suite Française, the valise in which it was found, and many personal papers and family photos. For more: www.mjhnyc.org.
September 25, 2008, 7:30 – 9:00 p.m. – Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston St., Boston, MA
Public program: The Holocaust by Bullets: Uncovering the Truth, Honoring the Dead / An Evening with Father Patrick Desbois. For more information: Dsherman@ushmm.org.
October 5, 12, 19, and 26, 2008, 3:00 p.m. – Morgan Family Center, Holocaust Museum Houston, Houston, TX
History - Humanity - Responsibility: You Can Make a Difference: Free tours of the Holocaust Museum Houston Permanent Exhibition focusing on the ministry of Lutheran pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer in the context of the events of the Holocaust will be offered each Sunday in October Call Suzanne Sutherland at Visitor Services, 713-942-8000, ext. 102 or visit www.hmh.org to book a tour for 10 or more.
October 6, 2008, 7:00 p.m. – University Center 107, Drew University, Madison, NJ
Exploring Hate as a Social and Political Process: Dr. Kathleen Blee, Distinguished Prof. of Sociology, University of Pittsburgh and Mark Weitzman, Director, Task Force Against Hate, Simon Wiesenthal Center, NY. For more information: 973/408-3600 or ctrholst@drew.edu
October 12 – November 9, 2008 – Jewish Community Center of Greater Rochester, Rochester, NY
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum traveling exhibition, Varian Fry, ASSIGNMENT: RESCUE, 1940-1941. For more information: www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/traveling/details/index.php?type=current&content=varian_fry
October 16, 2008, 7:00 p.m. – Albert and Ethel Herzstein Theater, Holocaust Museum Houston, Houston, TX
Shmal'tsovniki: Bounty Hunters in German-Occupied Ukraine, 1941-1944: Among the most notorious forms of collaboration with the German occupation of Poland and Ukraine were the so-called shmal'tsovniki, bounty hunters who betrayed Jews to the German police in return for cash rewards, apartments and other incentives. In his close study of archives from District Galicia, professor Jeffrey Burds of Northeastern University has traced the nefarious roles played by these local collaborators in the Holocaust. www.hmh.org
October 20, 2008 - February 8, 2009 – Mincberg Gallery, Holocaust Museum Houston, Houston, TX
A One-Man Army: The Art of Arthur Szyk: Arthur Szyk (1894-1951) was described by Eleanor Roosevelt as a "one-man army," using art as a weapon to garner support for the social and political issues in which he believed. Szyk was born in Lodz, Poland, studied art in Paris, and lived in London before immigrating to the United States in 1940. He believed his art could make a difference in the world and became one of the 20th century's most important political propagandists. For more information: www.hmh.org

FYI: For your information

FYI…   Work has begun on a new publication sponsored by the Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Studies and Administration of Yeshiva University. PRISM: An Interdisciplinary Journal for Holocaust Educators is conceived as a bi-annual, peer-reviewed journal that will serve as a practical yet scholarly resource for high school, college, and graduate school educators and their students. Each issue will feature a specific subject or theme and will examine that topic through a variety of lenses, including education, history, literature, psychology, sociology, and art. Experts in each of these fields from the US and Israel will contribute essays highlighting particular facets of the issue at hand, allowing readers to examine the core theme from diverse perspectives. PRISM is designed to help readers learn about particular aspects of the Holocaust in depth, from multiple disciplines and viewpoints, giving them the context, the content, and the confidence to teach that aspect fully and well.

Our first issue (March 2009) will explore the concept of trauma and resilience in children during the Holocaust, as well as the effects today of teaching and learning this subject; our second (October 2009) will look at bystander behavior; our third (March 2010) will examine relationships between and among family members during the Holocaust and in its aftermath. We welcome manuscripts between 8 and 12 pages on these topics, as well as related artwork and photographs. Query with a brief overview and short bio to both editors: shawn@yu.edu and glanz@yu.edu.

FYI…   I co-facilitate the Second Generation Group, a support group for children of Holocaust Survivors in Vancouver, BC (Canada). We have an active email list and hold monthly meetings and various group activities and community events. The group started over twenty years ago. What we have in common is we have all been affected by our parents’ trauma from the Holocaust – to a greater or lesser degree and in one way or another. We all have a unique story to tell. If you would like to know more about the group, please contact me, Alan Le Fevre: alefevre@telus.net.

For the first time, we have arranged a Therapy Group for Second Generation that will run for eight sessions, two weekly, from September 4 to December 11. The therapist, Dr Michal Adler, is an experienced group therapist currently teaching Group Process at the Counseling Psychology Dept at UBC. Michal is Second Generation himself. This is a great opportunity for personal growth and support. We still have a couple of spaces remaining. Dates and fee information are available. If you the son or daughter of a survivor and are interested in participating, please contact me as soon as possible: alefevre@telus.net.

FYI…   The journal, Psychoanalytic Perspectives, has published a roundtable discussion featuring four child survivors who are now psychoanalysts. For more information about content or cost, please contact Kathleen Amshoff at info@psychperspectives.com.
FYI…   Over the years, there has been vast research and documentation about Holocaust survivors, and their children, the second generation. But grandchildren of Holocaust survivors have a distinct relationship with both the Holocaust and their grandparents who survived it. For her Master's project at Columbia University's Journalism School, Sivan Raviv reported, wrote and produced an audio documentary about this third generation. Raviv exposes their relationship to their grandparents, and how it has influenced their career choices, their views on Judaism, politics, intermarriage, Holocaust denial and their sense of responsibility for the future. The documentary was presented to the 3GNY group in New York two weeks ago, and was followed by an open discussion. To listen to the three-piece documentary, go to www.sivanraviv.com (press Audio for the link) or email Sivan at: ravsiv@gmail.com.
FYI…   Sixth International Conference on Holocaust Education Teaching the Shoah – Fighting Racism and Prejudice at Yad Vashem, Jerusalem, Israel. More than 700 educators from across the globe came to Yad Vashem at the beginning of July to participate in a unique international conference entitled “Teaching the Shoah: Fighting Racism and Prejudice.” Participants from 52 countries attended the conference, the largest of its kind in Israel. The three-day conference also served as a forum for dialogue among educators dealing with the challenges of Holocaust education in countries with large multi-ethnic populations. The conference addressed three main subjects: racism and antisemitism in the 19th and 20th centuries; Holocaust education in a multi-cultural classroom; and the legacy of the survivors in Israel’s 60th year. For more about the conference: www1.yadvashem.org/about_yad/what_new/data_whats_new/temp_what_new/temp_index_kenes_08-07-2008.html
 
FYI...  Articles in the news...
Survivors lack money for long hospital stays www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1002382.html
Claims Conference increasing allocations
www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/breaking/109455.html
Bitter Holocaust Battle Plays Out on Capitol Hill
www.nysun.com/national/bitter-holocaust-battle-plays-out-on-capitol-hill/82455/
A letter to the editor response to the NY Sun article (above)
http://hsf-usa.org/SchaecterltrNYSun23Jul08.pdf
Holocaust siblings meet after 66 years - CNN.com
Congress to urge Poland, Lithuania on claims
www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/breaking/109283.html
Jews protest Salonika 'martyrs' decision
www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/breaking/109609.html
Lawyering the Holocaust Free legal-aid program assists aging survivors
www.washingtonjewishweek.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=9008&SectionID=4&SubSectionID=4&S=1
Big Law Lawyers Help Holocaust Survivors
www.nylawyer.com/display.php/file=/probono/news/08/062508a
Why won't Yad Vashem honor Jewish rescuers?
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull&cid=1215331074550
Candidates clash over Yad Vashem comment
http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/breaking/109626.html
Security and defense: His final salute
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1215331092250&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
Odessa Jews demand construction halt
www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/breaking/109580.html
Jewish group asks Ukrainian government to stop construction on mass grave site
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/07/23/europe/EU-Ukraine-Jewish-Grave.php
Ukraine Jews want graves building halted
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3572543,00.html
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising leader gets recognition - at last
www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull&cid=1215331028158
Tensions mount over probe into Jewish 'war crimes'
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1000086.html
Dachau seeks Israeli sister city
www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/breaking/109361.html
Arrest in vandalism on German memorial
www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/breaking/109399.html
Graffiti reappears by Russian JCC
www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/breaking/109574.html
Ukraine cites Jews with top honor
www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/breaking/109292.html
Teaching Auschwitz to the Palestinians
Hitler portraits adorn Russian train station
www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/breaking/109415.html
German ex-judge disputes Shoah denial ban
www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/breaking/109417.html
Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society helps Queens woman uncover her history
www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/queens/2008/07/05/2008-07-05_hebrew_immigrant_aid_society_helps_queen.html
Canada to become member of Holocaust Task Force
Honors for making history as she taught it
www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/07/13/honors_for_making_history_as_she_taught_it/
Arrest of Nazi named Bach a hoax
www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/breaking/109266.html
U.S. philanthropist brings chutzpah in his bid to help Cambodians
www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/20080706Cambodia70508.html
More than 700 educators from around the world are attending an ...
FHAO offers new training methods to educators
Maryland historian links roots of radical Islam with Nazi propaganda
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Going to bat for Judaism Nationals' Kasten draws on Jewish roots
www.washingtonjewishweek.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=9009&SectionID=4&SubSectionID=4&S=1
El Salvador saviors Heroes remembered for helping Jews escape deportation
www.washingtonjewishweek.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=9007&SectionID=4&SubSectionID=4&S=1
Museum program connects kids with those who died in Shoah
www.washingtonjewishweek.com/main.asp?SectionID=27&SubSectionID=25&ArticleID=9062&TM=59833.11
Holocaust play speaks to younger people 'Lebensraum' in Capital Fringe Festival
www.washingtonjewishweek.com/main.asp?SectionID=27&SubSectionID=25&ArticleID=9061&TM=59833.11
Ex-Pole, 91, revisits lost world of his childhood with paintings
www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/20080710kirshenblattpoland07092008.html
Professor: Brain drain similar to Jews' escape from pre-war Germany
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3568033,00.html
There’s no denying it … David Irving takes Manhattan
http://blogs.jta.org/telegraph/2008/07/30/1074/the-news-shticker-chief-rabbi-wants-women-to-give-up-maiden-names/
Ovation TV to Showcase "The Art of War" in Week-Long Programming ...
Anti-Semitic graffiti intensifies in Russian city
www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/breaking/109502.html
Local talent takes the musical show on the road | New Jersey Jewish News (about a 3G)
FYI…   Survivors Registry: In the six months since the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum has been responding to requests for name searches from its repository of International Tracing Service documents, over 6,000 requests have been received and over 5, 000 have received an answer. To request a search, please visit the Museum’s Website at www.ushmm.org and follow the prompts to the International Tracing Service form.
FYI…   I am interested in the details of ordinary life in the 1930's (in Bielitz or the surrounding SW Poland area) from the point of view of a young girl in grammar school: her schooling (age of starting school and subjects, type of discipline) her games, her activities both within the framework of Polish society and as a member of the Jewish community. In other words, what was life like in the 1930's before the German invasion? This is research for a book. If you can help please contact Ina: info@inafriedman.com
FYI…   Because I am a child of two Holocaust survivors, I have always been sensitive to victims of genocide. As a podiatrist, it is rare that an opportunity presents itself that would allow me to help persons that are in such dire circumstances. About 6 months ago, I became familiar with Manny Ohonme, founder of Samaritan's Feet (see link: www.samaritansfeet.org/). Manny's goal is to equip 10 million impoverished children with 10 million shoes in 10 years. Due to my unique perspective, I would like to help Manny by delivering 1 million shoes to the children of Darfur. By working with the C.A.N.D.L.E.S. Holocaust Museum and Education Center in Terre Haute, IN (www.candlesholocaustmuseum.org/) and other synagogues, churches, Jewish community centers, etc. I would like to put this idea into action. I am contacting you to see if you would like to help in our efforts and look forward to hearing from you at your convenience. Alex Kor, DPM, MS, akisok15@hotmail.com, cell 571-218-2066
FYI…   The Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust invites video makers of all ages and experience levels to submit entries in its 1st annual video competition. This year's theme: The Holocaust Through a 21st Century Lens. Entrants should feel free to explore any and all aspects of the Holocaust, but should judiciously focus their subject. Deadline: September 1, 2008. Visit www.lamoth.org for an entry form, rules, and more information. Check out our YouTube video at www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyGdaH_mC48
FYI…   Are you an adult child of a MOTHER that has survived the Holocaust? Would you be willing to participate in a completely anonymous survey that will shed light on some of the ways in which Jewish offspring of mothers that survived the Holocaust cope with stress? For more information and to complete the survey: www.surveymonkey.com/holocauststudy
FYI…   To see Photographs Documenting the Holocaust in Hungary by László Karsai, PhD: www.holocaust-history.org/hungarian-photos/ and for information on the Shoes on the Danube Promenade http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoes_on_the_Danube_Promenade
FYI…   B’nai Brith Canada is pleased to announce the launch of a blog on issues of concern to Canada’s Jewish Community by its Executive Vice President (and son of Holocaust survivors), Frank Dimant, entitled Frankly Speaking. For more information: www.bnaibrith.ca/franksblog
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