The lessons from the Holocaust must never be forgotten and we can live these lessons everyday
by helping the person next to us.
-- RF, Teacher, All Saints Catholic High School, Puyallup

Thanks again for the best teacher seminar I have been to in years.
-----TC, Teacher, Mount Si High School, Mount Si

 

HOLOCAUST WRITING AND ART CONTEST - Winners!

2010 Jacob Friedman Holocaust Writing and Art Contest
Over 750 entries received! Thank you to all who participated! 

Winning entries
Teachers & schools participating
Poster of winning entries (14" x 20")
Panel of judges

 

 

 

UPCOMING PROGRAMS

Perspectives on the Holocaust: A Seminar for Educators
Offered by the US Holocaust Memorial Museum and the Washington State Holocaust Education Resource Center
August 24, 2010.  At Seattle University.  Free.
9:00am - 4:30pm; evening session: Henry Friedman - 6:30pm-8:00pm (see below). 
Don't miss this incredible opportunity!  Special guest: Carl Wilkens, one of only a handful of Americans to remain in Rwanda after the genocide started.  Sessions include: Nazi Racial Ideology and the Holocaust, Nazi Propaganda, breakout sessions by grade and subject,  Antisemitism and the Holocaust, and Understanding Contemporary Genocide. Evening session (also open to the public): Stories from a Holocaust Survivor.  Special thanks to Seattle University for hosting this program. Clock hours available. Space is limited!

Register now!  |  Flyer  |  More about the program & presenters

Stories from a Holocaust Survivor: Henry Friedman
August 24, 2010. 6:30pm - 8:00pm.  Free and open to the public.
Seattle University. Le Roux Conference Center, Room 160.
When I was in hiding, I feared I would be the only Jew who survived. A terrible empty feeling came over me at the loss of so many cousins, and I felt as though I were standing all alone in a huge stadium.
 - Henry Friedman

Henry Friedman survived the war hiding with his family in a barn owned by a Christian family. For 18 long months, they hid in a space the size of a queen-sized bed. Henry’s family would be the only intact family to survive from his town. Please join us for an incredible evening of stories of survival and determination. Sponsored by the Washington State Holocaust Education Resource Center, Seattle University, and the US Holocaust Memorial Museum. 
Questions or more information, email ilanak@wsherc.org.

The Implications of Auschwitz
Robert Jan van Pelt, PhD, Auschwitz scholar, professor, and author
October 13, 2010. 6:30pm - 8:30pm.
Temple De Hirsch Sinai, Seattle. Free.
Geared towards educators but open to the public. 
RSVP - ilanak@wsherc.org.

 

Save the Date! 
Voices for Humanity Sixth Annual Luncheon
Thursday, October 14, 2010. Westin, Seattle.   11:30am - 1:30pm.
Honoring: Survivor, Speaker, and Educator Robert Herschkowitz. 
Speaker: Robert Jan van Pelt, Auschwitz scholar, proefessor, and author.
Hosted by: Enrique Cerna, Executive Director of Productions, KCTS.

 

Jacob Friedman Holocaust Writing and Art Contest 2011
Open to students in grades 5 - 12.
Contest question announced in January 2011.
See the 2010 contest winners

 

 

Exhibit - Pictures of Resistance:
The Wartime Photography of Jewish Partisan Faye Schulman
January 13 -February 17, 2011. Hillel, University of Washington, Seattle

Opening Reception - January 13, 2011. Keynote speaker: Mitch Braff, Executive Director of the Jewish Partisans Educational Foundation
Teacher Seminar - January 14, 2011. Guest Speaker: Mitch Braff. Clock hour available.

 

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE BLOG AND MORE...

Terezin Reflections - Chapter 1. By Rachel Nathanson
Rachel Nathanson participated in the Holocaust study trip to Budapest and Prague June 24 - July 4.  Frieda S., local Seattle survivor from Prague, accompanied the group.

New Museum on Vashon Honors Romani Culture

Rafle du Vel d'Hiv
Anniversary of the major roundup of Jews in Paris, France, 1942.  (Reading Sarah's Key?  Click here more information on the actual history on which the story is based.)

Photos from the Holocaust Center's trip to Budapest and Prague!
Photos are posted on Facebook, but you do not need to be a member to view them.  Check out some of the sights the group visited.

ANNE FRANK TREE SAPLING AWARDED TO SEATTLE

Anne Frank Tree Sapling to be planted in Seattle!
The Holocaust Center has been awarded 1 of 11 Anne Frank Tree Saplings!

Anne Frank's tree, now dying, still inspires hope and new life
CNN.com. By Jessica Ravitz
**Click on "inspiration" to view the Holocaust Center's art contest winners featured in the article!

 

UPCOMING PROGRAMS & EVENTS

EXHIBIT: Our World at War: Photojournalism Beyond the Front Lines
June 26 - August 15, 2010.
Seattle Center, Center House Harrison Street Gallery
The International Committee oThe International Committee of the Red Cross sent five award-winning photojournalists to eight countries (Afghanistan, Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Georgia, Haiti, Lebanon, Liberia, Philippines) to capture how war and armed violence have affected people’s lives. The result is this series of haunting and hopeful images which reveal the loneliness, joy, despair and dignity in those left behind.

Bodies without Names: Humanizing Genocide (Part of the exhibit "Our World at War")
July 29, 6:00 ~ 9:00 p.m.
Seattle Center Harrison Street Gallery
Panel discussion with academic and forensic experts on the recent prevalence of genocide from theoretical, personal and family reunification perspectives.

Teaching with Defiance: Jewish Resistance and the Bielski Partisans
August 12, 2010.   8:30am - 5:00pm.
Lewis & Clark College, Portland, OR
A hands-on educator institute on teaching with the film "Defiance"
Offered by the Jewish Partisans Educational Foundation, the Oregon Holocaust Resource Center, Jewish Federation of Portland, and the Office of Student Activities at Lewis & Clark College

ONGOING PROGRAMS & RESOURCES

Holocaust Teaching Trunks
Free to borrow within Washington State. (Outside Washington, shipping and handling charges apply.)

Speakers Bureau
30 individuals who volunteer their time to share their first hand experiences of the Holocaust with students and community groups.

Classroom Sets of Books
Each set includes 35 copies of a particular title, a teacher guide, and a related dvd.

Library
The Center's holdings are available to view online!

Buying things on Amazon.com?
Use the link on the Holocaust Center's website and a small percentage of your purchase is donated to the Holocaust Center! Just scroll down and you'll see the Amazon box.

Call for artifacts and testimonies!
The Center is collecting remaining artifacts and testimonies from Holocaust survivors, liberators and others affected by genocide in the Pacific Northwest. These stories and artifacts will be preserved for future generations and used to educate teachers, students and communities in our region. Please contact Dee Simon, Co-Executive Director, if you have information about a person or artifact that may help us further our mission.

Change begins with me.
Thank you Richmark Label for these stickers! Students who hear a speaker or use a trunk will receive these stickers. Want one (or more) for yourself or your classroom? Email info@wsherc.org.. 

Special thanks to: 

The Conference on Jewish Material Claims against Germany, Shemanski Foundations,  The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR), and the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle. Thank you to all of our sponsors, donors, and volunteers for making these programs possible.