Jacob Friedman Holocaust Writing and Art Contest Winners!

This year we received 800 entries from over 75 schools across the state of Washington. 
Thank you to everyone who participated!
View 2008 winners.
View all participaing schools and teachers.

Yom Hashoah - Holocaust Remembrance Day Community Program

May 4, 2008. Mercer Island.
Details & Flyer (PDF)

 

3:00pm - Remembrance Service at the Holocaust Memorial
Stroum Jewish Community Center, 3801 E. Mercer Way, Mercer Island

3:30pm - Program at Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Congregation
3700 E. Mercer Way, Mercer Island
Candle-lighting ceremony.  Jacob Friedman Holocaust Writing & Art Contest Winners will be awarded.  Keynote Speaker: Dr. John K. Roth, Holocaust Scholar - "Moral Responsibility in Our Post-Holocaust World"

5:00pm - Reception and Refreshments

Teaching materials for Yom Hashoah - under "Teaching the Holocaust" (in the top menu of this page) click on "Commemoration in the Classroom."

Seattle Times Newspapers In Education Program

April 9 - June 11, 2008 in the Seattle Times
A series of 10 articles appearing on Wednesdays in the Seattle in the Seattle Times. Teachers can register to receive the series and the accompanying teacher guide for free. 

 

The Diary of Anne Frank

March 21 - May 17, 2008. Intiman Theater, Seattle.
Teaching materials available!  Contact info@wsherc.org.

 

 

 

Raoul Wallenberg Dinner

May 29, 2008.
Nordic Heritage Museum, Seattle. $35.
Keynote speaker: Manli Ho, daughter of Consul General Feng Shan Ho, who helped thousands of Jews escape from Vienna during WWII.

 

SAVE THE DATE! Holocaust Center Fundraiser Luncheon

October 29, 2008. 11:30 - 1:30. Westin Seattle.
Honoree: Leo Hymas, Liberator of Buchenwald Concentration Camp and member of the Holocaust Center's Speakers Bureau

 

Other Programs, Events, Professional Development

 

Yom Hashoah - Holocaust Remembrance Day - Tacoma
Thursday, May 1, 2008. 7:30 pm.
Memorial candlelighting and brief service followed by Dr. Heather Mathews, Assistant Professor of Art at Pacific Lutheran University, who will present "Monumental Art and the Memory of the Holocaust," examining how Germany has commemorated the Holocaust in art and architecture. The program will be at Temple Beth El (5975 S. 12th Street; Tacoma). Directions can be found at: www.templebethel18.org

Never Again, Again: The Darfur Crisis
May 3, 2008. Intiman Theater, Seattle. 4:30 pm.
Free event is presented in association with Intiman's production of "The Diary of Anne Frank." Panel discussion including Diane Baer (Save Darfur), Mawut Mayen (one of the "Lost Boys" from Southern Sudan), and Ben Weintraub (STAND).

World War II and the North: Exhibition, Film, and Lecture Series
Nordic Heritage Museum
May - June, 2008
Exhibit - "Norwegian Resettlement of Jews after WWII." 
For schedule and listing of events please visit www.nordicmuseum.org.

Gasana Mutesi: Post-Conflict Africa
May 6, 2008. Town Hall Seattle. Downstairs. Enter on Seneca.
After losing their parents to genocide in Africa’s Great Lakes region, Gasana Mutesi and her husband, Charles Nkazamyambi, founded Amani Africa, a grassroots organization in Rwanda dedicated to establishing sustainable peace by engaging young people in the reconciliation process. Mutesi talks about the hopeful results being realized by African grassroots organizations and highlights Amani Africa’s community–centered approach to reconciliation combining education, economic empowerment, and human rights promotion. Free, no tickets required. Reception with Ms. Mutesi following the talk. Visit www.africagrassroots.org or call 813/624-3551 for more information.

Music of Remembrance - Ray of Sunshine: Holocaust Remembrance Concert
May 23, 2008.  Benaroya Hall.

Arthur and Rochelle Belfer Conference
June 22 - 24, 2008. USHMM, Washington DC.
For teachers with less than 5 years experience teaching about the Holocaust. Workshop is free of charge. Travel scholarships available for teachers at qualifying schools. Participants receive materials and stipend to the USHMM bookshop. Interested in applying? Let Ilana Kennedy at the Holocaust Center know - we might be able to help - ikennedy@wsherc.org.  

International Conference on the Holocaust and Education
Teaching the Shoah: Fighting Racism and Prejudice
July 7-10, 2008. Yad Vashem, Israel.
Scholarships available.

 

For more programs, events, and news - view the May E-Newsletter.