1052 - Teaching the Holocaust through Local History and Sources
Course Description
This free workshop for educators is offered by the Cohen Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies in partnership with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum as well as Salem State University’s Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies. Sessions will be led by skilled experts from all three institutions.
In recent years, we have seen many new teaching materials related to American responses to the Holocaust. But how did our own local communities in New Hampshire respond compared to others across the U.S.? How can we think globally and teach locally when it comes to this subject matter?
Join us for an interactive workshop on using local sources to teach the Holocaust. After introducing some key information about Americans and the Holocaust, our skilled facilitators will demonstrate a variety of open-access teaching materials such as a timeline activity, a newspaper database, and other learning activities and lessons. Participants will have the opportunity to see these resources brought to life through interactive sessions, and we will reserve ample time for discussing how materials might translate into subject areas to fulfill state frameworks and mandates. Part of our afternoon will also be spent examining the Holocaust and Genocide Studies collection in the KSC Archives with a focus on primary source literacy.
In addition to lesson plans and other curated materials, all participants who attend this workshop will receive a free copy of the book Americans and the Holocaust: A Reader by Daniel Greene and Edward Phillips.
There is no cost associated with this workshop, but space is limited and advanced registration is required. The last day to register (unless we reach capacity sooner) is April 3, 2025.
