Facing History 2015

November 8 - 9

Holocaust and Human Behavior:

Using Facing History and Ourselves across the Curriculum for Grades 5-12

Stockton and Facing History Logos 

 
Stockton University, Facing History and Ourselves, and the Sara & Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center hosted a free two-day educator seminar.
 
Dates: Tuesday, July 28th, 2015 & Wednesday, July 29th, 2015.
 
Dr. Mary Johnson and Professor Gail Rosenthal presented. The seminar focused on the Holocaust and Human Behavior with topics including:
  • Studying the past within the context of human behavior
  • Examining our universe of obligation
  • Development of ethical and moral responses for the present in the classroom
  • Integration of Holocaust survivor testimonies in the classroom
Participants earned 11 Professional Development Hours and gained experience using Facing History and Ourselves across the Curriculum for Grades 5-12.
 
Holocaust Survivor Don Berkman shaking hands with an event participant at the book signing.
 
Each of the 70 educator participants had the opportunity to meet six Holocaust survivors (Donald Berkman, Hanna Ehrlich, Elizabeth Blum Goldstein, Ruth Kessler, Rosalie Simon, and Sidney Simon) and each participant received the memoirs of the six Holocaust survivors. This project, “Adopt A Classroom” was funded by Maddie and Harvey Rovinsky.
 

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Dr. Harvey Kesselman, Acting President of Stockton University, welcomed the 70 educator participants from 40 different schools in New Jersey.

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Dr. Mary Johnson, Senior Historian at Facing History and Ourselves, began the seminar with a discussion of approaches, scope & sequence, and the overview for the educator workshop.

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Teacher seminar participants visited the Sam Azeez Museum of Woodbine Heritage.

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Jane Stark, Director of the Sam Azeez Museum of Woodbine Heritage, welcomed the teacher seminar participants.

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Dr. Paul Winkler, NJ Commission on Holocaust Education, and Dr. Carol Rittner were both presenters at the teacher seminar. Dr. Rittner’s presentation was based upon her Academy Award Nominated film, THE COURAGE TO CARE.

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Gail Rosenthal, Director of the Sara and Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center at Stockton University, welcomed the 70 educator participants from 40 different schools in New Jersey.