Tag: Professional Development

For Educators in Grades 7-12 In 1945, a diary was found in the ashes of a destroyed crematorium in the liberated Auschwitz-Birkenau Camp. It was written by a 14-year-old Jewish girl named Rywka Lipszyc and documented her life in the Łódz Ghetto between October 1943 and April 1944. Rywka’s diary told stories of a young… Read More

For Grades 7-12 Illinois Holocaust Museum’s special exhibition The Negro Motorist Green Book highlights the history of “The Green Book,” the annual guide created in 1936 by Harlem postman Victor Green, that provided African American travelers with information on restaurants, gas stations, department stores and other businesses that welcomed Black travelers during the Jim Crow… Read More

For Grades 7-12 The Violins of Hope are a collection of more than 70 restored string instruments played by Jewish musicians before and during the Holocaust that will be on view around the Chicago area in the spring and summer of 2023. In this workshop led by Dr. James A. Grymes, Professor of Musicology at… Read More

For Grades 7-12 As European countries struggled to rebuild from the destruction of World War II and the Holocaust, photojournalists were key witnesses and documenters of stories of transition, resistance, and survival. In this workshop, explore the work of photojournalist David Seymour (known as Chim) and develop strategies to use photographs as primary sources in… Read More

For Grades 7-12 80 years ago, on April 19, 1943, hundreds of inhabitants of the Warsaw ghetto revolted against mass deportations planned by the Nazis. Resistance movements, made up largely of young people, were active in over 100 ghettos. Inspired by the bravery of the ghetto fighters in Warsaw, resistance groups in other ghettos rose… Read More

For Grades 3-12 Media literacy – the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, and create media in various forms, is an essential 21st Century skill. In this workshop, educators will explore strategies to integrate media literacy skills with civics to create informed, engaged students with the knowledge and skills to participate in civic life at any… Read More

For Grades 7-12 Illinois Holocaust Museum has partnered with USC Shoah Foundation to offer a brand-new online field trip featuring Holocaust Survivor Aaron Elster. Educators will be guided through a new virtual opportunity to interact with a Holocaust Survivor right in your classroom or on your students’ personal devices, using cutting edge, interactive Holographic technology…. Read More

For Grades 6-12 Beba Epstein: The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Girl is the first exhibition of the YIVO Bruce and Francesca Cernia Slovin Online Museum. Hundreds of artifacts from YIVO’s archive are contextualized through interactive storytelling, taking educators and their students on a virtual journey of one teenager from 1920s prewar Vilna, Poland, through… Read More

For Grades 7-12 February 22, 2023, marks the 80th anniversary of the execution of members of the White Rose resistance group: Hans Scholl, Sophie Scholl, and Christoph Probst. While perhaps the most well-known of the German resistance groups, there were others created and led by young people in Germany, including Edelweiss Pirates, Swing Youth, and… Read More

For Grades 7-12 When addressing LGBTQ people in Holocaust-related classroom instruction, the narrative often focuses solely on their persecution and victimization. While this is an integral part of LGBTQ and Holocaust history, it’s important to also highlight that LGBTQ people were part of the resistance and actively fought the Nazi regime. This workshop will focus… Read More