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The ICHEIC Program for Holocaust Education in

Seminar for Educators from Austria July 7-20, 2012 Room 22

Saturday,July 7

14:50… Arrival at Airport Ben Gurion, transfer to . Flight number: Os 857 … Trip in and around the Old City of Jerusalem Tour Guide: Shlomit Gross 19:00 Check-in in the Rimonim Hotel (Former Hotel Shalom)

Sunday, July 8 Yad Vashem – getting acquainted with the site and its concept

08:30-10:00 Opening of the seminar: Welcome and first orientation in Yad Vashem Daniel Rozenga, European Department, ISHS, Yad Vashem 10:05 Group photo 10:00-10:30 Break 10:30-12:00 Lecture: The educational philosophy of the International School for Holocaust Studies Dr. Noa Mkayton, European Department, ISHS, Yad Vashem 12:00-12:30 Reflection and Discussion on the presented educational concept 12:30-14:30 Lunch Break + Individual exploration of the Yad Vashem campus only 14:45-16:45 Guided Tour of the Yad Vashem campus: Warsaw Ghetto Square, Avenue of the Righteous, Hall of Remembrance, Memorial to the Deportees, Partisan Memorials, Children’s Memorial, etc. Anna Stocker, European Department, ISHS, Yad Vashem

Monday, July 9 Historical aspects of Jewish life before and during the Holocaust

08:30-10:00 Lecture: Jewish German Culture in the Modern Era before the Holocaust Prof. Jacob Hessing, Hebrew University

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The ICHEIC Program for Holocaust Education in Europe 10:00-10:30 Break 10:30-12:00 In room 16: Lecture: in Interwar Poland the history of Jewish settlement in Polish areas, the political and cultural Jewish life in interwar Poland. The basic debates and divisions, and the emergence of modern Jewish politics. The way those debates continued in Palestine and influenced the emergence and shaping of the State of . Daniel Mahla, Hebrew University, Jerusalem 12:00-12:45 Jewish Life in Poland before the war - workshop" Daniel Rozenga, European Department, ISHS, Yad Vashem 12:45-13:45 Lunch break 13:45-16:45 Headphone pick up and tour of the New Historical Museum Daniel Rozenga, European Department, ISHS, Yad Vashem

Tuesday, July 10 Racism and Antisemitism in the 19 th and 20 th Century – Prelude to Destruction

08:30-09:30 Reflections, first impressions on the Museum’s concept Daniel Rozenga, European Department, ISHS, Yad Vashem 09:30-10:00 Break 10:00-11:30 European antisemitism from 1870 to 1920 Dr. Simcha Epstein, Hebrew University 11:30-12:00 Break 12:00-13:30 Persecution of the Jews in Nazi Germany, 1933-‘39 Dr. Simcha Epstein, Hebrew University 13:30-14:30 Lunch Break 14:00-15:30 Presentation:“Everyday Life in a Ghetto” A presentation about the daily Life in the Ghetto through different media: historical photo’s, eyewitnesses’ accounts, movies and diaries. Yeshayahu Balo g, European Department, ISHS, Yad Vashem 15:30-16:00 Break 16:00-17:30 The Impact of Trans-Generational-Transmission of War Experiences Naomi Baum, Resilience Unit Place: Israel Center for the Treatment of Psycho Trauma, Jerusalem

Wednesday, July 11 The Holocaust as a Result of Human Decisions – Learning about The Scope of Action

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The ICHEIC Program for Holocaust Education in Europe 08:30-10:00 Presentation: “How was it humanly possible?” The grey zones between Perpetrators and Bystanders. A story of a deportation of German Jews from Duesseldorf to Riga. . Daniel Rozenga, European Department, ISHS, Yad Vashem 10:00-10:30 Break 10:30-12:00 Lecture: Responses of Bystanders. The impact of Bystanders on the dynamics of the historical events during the Holocaust Prof Yehuda Bauer 12:00-13:00 Lunch break 13:00-14:30 “Operation Barbarossa”. A turning point in WW II: The beginning of “The Final Solution” Dr. Daniel Uziel, Yad Vashem Archives 14:30-15:00 Break 15:00-16:30 Workshop: Righteous among the Nations A multi-disciplinary workshop on three different cases of rescuing Jews during the Holocaust Yeshayahu Balo g, European Department, ISHS, Yad Vashem

19.00 Evening with “Israeli Austrians”

Thursday, July 12 Good Practice Day

08:30-09:30 Reflection on the evening with “Israeli Austrians” Daniel Rozenga, European Department, ISHS, Yad Vashem 09:30-09:45 Break 09:45-11:45 Presentation: Teaching the Holocaust in the 21 st century – Challenges in multi- ethnic learning settings Daniel Rozenga, European Department, ISHS, Yad Vashem 11:45-13:00 Lunch Break 13:00-14:00 Lecture: An introduction of the ISHS concept for age appropriate teaching of the Holocaust Dr. Noa Mkayton, European Department, ISHS, Yad Vashem 14:00-16:00 Working in groups on different ISHS teaching units

- I wanted to fly like a butterfly . A tender account of the Holocaust through the eyes of a young survivor (for Elementary School and Junior High School students) - Tommy . A multi disciplinary workshop on paintings of a father for his son in Ghetto Terezin - Marta . An account of a family story during the Holocaust through the eyes of Marta, a young girl (for Junior High School students)

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The ICHEIC Program for Holocaust Education in Europe - To Bear Witness . A visual Chronicle of the Holocaust through historical events, images and themes (for High School students) 16:00-17:30 Presentation of the different ISHS teaching units by the seminar participants Miriam Mouryc, Daniel Rozenga, European Department, ISHS, Yad Vashem

Friday, July 13

Trip to the North Tour Guide: Shlomit Gross Saturday, July 14

Trip to the North Tour Guide: Shlomit Gross

Sunday, July 15 08:00 Departure for Lochame 09:30 Seminar at the “Ghetto Fighters”, Center for Humanistic Studies Every seminar day in Ghetto Fighters Kibbutz starts at 08:30 Every seminar day in Ghetto Fighters Kibbutz finishes at 17:30

Monday, July 16 Visit the “Ghetto Fighters” Kibbutz

Tuesday, July 17

Visit the “Ghetto Fighters” Kibbutz

Wednesday, July 18 08:00 Off to Tel Aviv Program in Tel Aviv: 11:00-13:00 Bauhaus-Tour 13:00-15:00 Gideon Eckhaus: Club for former Austrians 19:00 Off to Jerusalem 20:00 Check in at the Rimonim Hotel

Thursday, July 19 The Aftermath

08:30-09:15 Reflections 09:15-09:30 Break 09:30-11:00 “The Holocaust and Me”

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The ICHEIC Program for Holocaust Education in Europe Postcards providing a basis for age-appropriate activities, developed by Yad Vashem staff, that can be implemented in both formal as well as informal educational settings. hoping that these graphic designs will trigger a dialogue about Holocaust awareness Dr. Noa Mkayton, European Department, ISHS, Yad Vashem 11:00-11:30 Break 11:30-13:00 “Why didn’t you come before the war?” a play performed by Fabiana Meyochas, followed by a discussion on “The Relevancy of Second and Third Generation”. Fabiana Meyochas 13:00-14:00 Lunch Break 14:00-14:45 Presentation: The Psychosocial Impact of the Holocaust on Individual Victims Daniel Rozenga, Yad Vashem 14:45-15:00 Break 15:00-16:30 Meeting with survivors in rooms 16, 22: Vera Dotan , Zwi J. Herschel , Naftali `Furst Daniel Rozenga, European Department, ISHS, Yad Vashem 16:30-17:00 Break 17:00-17:30 Reflections on the meeting (without the survivors attendance) Daniel Rozenga, European Department, ISHS, Yad Vashem l

20:30 Farewell Dinner in the Anna 9, Harav Kook Street, Jerusalem. Phone: 972-2-6244186, http://www.go-out.com/ticho/mainEng.html

Friday, July 20

09:00-10:30 Hunting down Nazi War Criminals. Dr. Efraim Zuroff, Simon Wiesenthal Center, Jerusalem 10:30-11:00 Break 11:00-12:00 Conclusion of the Seminar Daniel Rozenga, European Department, ISHS, Yad Vashem 12:00 Lunch boxes 12:00 Departure for the Ben Gurion Airport

16:00…. Departure for . Flight no OS 858