Next screening: AHO Conference, June 9 Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, 3 - 4:30 pm
About A Holocaust Journey: Lessons We Learned
Why Now
With declining awareness of the Holocaust, recent surges in antisemitism around the world make it vital to call for a renewed effort to educate young people about the bigotry that led to the Holocaust, and start conversations about tolerance.
The students' journey to Germany and Poland
At this moment of rising anti-semitism, it's vital to confront implicit bias with education.
A Holocaust Journey: Lessons We Learned is a 30-minute documentary that presents a group of students who traveled to Germany and Poland with their professors with the aim of trying to comprehend the reality of the Holocaust. Footage shot at the locations visited includes commentary by a Holocaust survivor, the students, their professors and knowledgeable guides. The film is a meaningful record that captures the voices and perspectives of the students and it conveys this difficult history in an engaging manner.
Our documentary will be an innovative educational resource featuring interactive multimedia resources to teach the difficult history of the Holocaust across grade levels.
The film introduces the key themes of the difficult history of the Holocaust in a manner that resonates with young people. In response to the continued interest in and need for Holocaust education, our story captures the voices of the participants as they step into history in an experiential manner. Our film about this rich educational journey can help audiences understand the roots and ramifications of prejudice, racism, and stereotyping that lead to the Holocaust and discuss how those remaining silent and indifferent to the oppression of others were factors in how this devastating genocide occurred in the 20th century.
The journey of a group of students through Germany & Poland
to learn the history of the Holocaust where it occurred.
Educational Supplement
Teachers Toolkit
At this moment of rising anti-semitism, it's vital to confront implicit bias with education.
Our documentary will be an innovative educational resource featuring interactive multimedia resources to teach the difficult history of the Holocaust across grade levels. The New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education collaborated with the filmmakers to create a toolkit that will enable teachers to align the film with classroom content and provide opportunities for connections within the course curriculum. Regardless of the amount of time the teacher has to teach the subject of the Holocaust - whether a week-long unit or a semester-long course - this resource is designed to allow the teacher to find ways in which the film and resource suggestions can enhance classroom learning.
The Toolkit for Teachers supplements the lessons of the film, focusing on the following essential historical and pedagogical themes:
1) Historical background of the Holocaust
2) The Wannsee Conference
3) Non-Jewish victims
4) Deportation
3) Ghettoization
4) Survivor testimony
5) Concentration and death camps
6) Rescuers and the risks they took
7) The Next Generation
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