Dear Colleague,
The Holocaust Awareness Museum and Education Center (HAMEC) is offering educational programs to engage your students in a dialogue of the Holocaust. Over the past ten years we have reached over 250,000 Greater Delaware Valley Area students and teachers in a discussion of the consequences of racism, ethnic cleansing, and intolerance.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, our programming this school year will be offered virtually. These programs are suitable for 5th-12th grade students and meet Pennsylvania’s Academic Standards for History and English in our digital format redesign. Each offers an opportunity to expand students' understanding of the Holocaust through an honest portrayal of its history by survivors or their descendants. Contact us to schedule either of these programs.
One of our Holocaust survivors, liberators, and resistors meets with your students and shares his or her personal story. An accompanying Holocaust educator introduces the speaker and facilitates a Q&A session at the end of the testimony. This program is now offered through Skype, Google Meet, and Zoom to accommodate schools' growing technological needs during Covid-19.
Students learn the personal history of a Holocaust survivor or liberator by hearing their story in a first person format. The "witness" is called upon to write a biography that includes pertinent historical background information. The biography becomes the basis for an oral presentation of the testimony. This is an excellent opportunity for independent or senior projects for students, and allows us to honor the speaker, ensuring the history is not forgotten when the testimony is all that is left after the survivor is gone. The Museum's Education Staff provide resources and peer editing.
Students can now engage in a guided virtual tour of the Holocaust Awareness Museum and the unique artifacts it houses. This tour explores how personalized stories of the Holocaust reflect larger history. The tour will guide students through six major themes of the Holocaust and has a a built in Q&A session.
