This seminar is funded by the generosity of the Sheldon Adelson Foundation.

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1 YAD VASHEM The Holocaust Martyrs and Heroes Remembrance Authority The International School for Holocaust Studies ICHEIC Humanitarian Fund The ICHEIC Program for Holocaust Education in Europe This seminar is funded by the generosity of the Sheldon Adelson Foundation. Seminar for Teachers from North Rhine-Westphalia International School for Holocaust Studies, Yad Vashem The seminar will take place in the Ostfeld Hall, Valley of the Communities Sunday, Oct 11 Arrival The City of Jerusalem 00:30 Arrival at Ben Gurion Airport (flight No. TK1192) Transfer to Jerusalem, Check-In at the Hotel 10:00-17:00 Guided Tour of Jerusalem Yael Shilo, Tour Guide Monday, Oct 12 Getting Acquainted with Yad Vashem and its Basic Concepts 09:00-10:30 Welcome and Introduction - Opening of the Seminar and First Orientation 10:30-12:00 Exploration of the Yad Vashem Campus in Groups of Two with Assignments 13:00-15:30 Guided Tour of the Site (Avenue of the Righteous, Valley of the communities, Memorial to the Deportees, Partisan Memorials, Children s Memorial) 15:30-16:00 Break 16:00-16:30 Reflections Tuesday, October 13 Prewar Jewish Life in Europe/ The New Holocaust History Museum in Yad Vashem 08:30-10:00 Jewish Life in the Modern Era before the Holocaust The History of Jewish Life in Europe in the Context of General History Prof. Yaakov Hessing, Hebrew University of Jerusalem 10:30-12:00 Jewish Culture in Europe before the Holocaust as presented in Modern Literature Prof. Yaakov Hessing, Hebrew University of Jerusalem 13:00-14:30 The Educational Concept of the International School for Holocaust Studies (ISHS) Shulamit Imber, Pedagogical Director of the ISHS

2 14:30 Group Photo, Distribution of headphones 14:45-17:00 Guided Tour of the Holocaust History Museum A conceptual, multi-disciplinary guided visit of the Museum 17:00-17:30 Break 17:30-18:00 Reflections, discussions Wednesday, October 14 In the Shadow of Persecution Jewish Reactions The morning session will be together with the Danish seminar group in the Institute for Holocaust Research, Yad Vashem 08:30-10:00 From Anti-Judaism to Antisemitism: Development of Jew Hatred in the 19 th Century Dr. Rafi Vago, Department of History, Tel Aviv University 10:30-12:00 "But the Story Did not End that Way..." (A Workshop on Fate and Identity of German Jewry from 1918 to 1938) Deborah Hartman, ISHS 13:00-14:30 Nazi Germany and the Jews: The Persecution of the Jews and the Jewish Response During the Years Dr. Simcha Epstein, The Hebrew University 15:00-16:30 Education Against All Odds: Jewish Efforts of Education During the Years of Persecution Shlomo Balsam, ISHS 16:30-17:00 Reflections and Short Briefing Thursday, October 15 07:00 Departure to the North 10:00-17:00 Study Day at Ghetto Fighters House and the Center for Humanistic Education Friday, October 16 09:00-17:00 Sightseeing in Northern Galilee Jaqueline Rotem, Tour Guide In the evening return to Jerusalem, dinner at the Hotel

3 Saturday, October 17 08:00-17:00 Tour to Massada and Qumran and the Dead Sea Yael Shilo, Tour Guide Sunday, October 18 The Final Solution : From Isolation to Destruction 09:00-10:00 Visiting the Learning Center Reflections, open discussion 10:30-12:00 The Ghettos: Structure, Nazi Policies and All-Day-Life. A Multi- Disciplinary Workshop, Using Authentic Photo Material and Eyewitnesses Accounts. 13:00-14:30 Unternehmen Barbarossa The German Invasion in the Soviet Union as a Turning Point in WWII Dr. Daniel Uziel, Yad Vashem Archives 15:00-17:00 Workshop: The Gray Zones Between Perpetrators and Bystanders. The Story of a Deportation of German Jews to Riga Dr. Noa Mkayton., ISHS Monday, October 19 Victims and Rescuers 08:30-10:00 The Psycho-Social Impact of the Holocaust on the Individual Victim Dr. Nathan Kellermann, Amcha 10:30-12:30 Righteous Among the Nations.A Workshop on Four Different Case Studies of Rescuing Jews During the Holocaust Deborah Hartman, ISHS 12:30-13:30 Lunch Break 13:30-16:00 Meeting with Survivors of the Holocaust: Vera Dotan, Margit Silberfeld, Chava Wolf, Naftali Fürst 13:30-14:00 Introduction 14:00-15:30 Meeting with the survivors in small groups, following a short introduction in plenum 15:30-16:00 Reflections of the meetings in plenum together with the survivors 20:00-21:30 Teaching local history in Israel: Education towards Democracy A bilateral Education Project, and a General Look on the Current Political Situation in Israel (Lecture and Discussion) Prof. Eyal Naveh, University of Tel Aviv

4 Tuesday, October 20 Age-appropriate Teaching of the Holocaust 08:30-9:00 Reflections, Discussion 09:00-10:00 The ISHS Concept for Age Appropriate Teaching of the Holocaust 10:30-11:45 Workshops in Divided Groups: ISHS Teaching Units for Young Age Levels Group I: I wanted to fly like a butterfly Teaching the Holocaust through Biographical Narratives Yael Eaglestein, ISHS Group II: Tommy - A Multi Disciplinary Workshop on Paintings of a Father for his Son in Ghetto Theresienstadt 11:45-12:45 Lunch Break 12:45-14:15 Workshop: The Crisis of Identity of a Hidden child: The Story of Marta 14:15-14:30 Break 14:30-15:45 Workshop: ISHS Teaching Units for Middle Age Levels Bilder des Holocaust A Visual Chronicle of the Holocaust, Using Historical Photography, Text Documents, and Literature 15:45-16:00 Break 16:00-17:00 optional: Visit of the Yad Vashem Holocaust Art Museum Naomi Wonnenberg, ISHS Wednesday, October 21 The World after :00-09:30 Reflections and Discussion 09:30-10:30 Theological Reflections After the Holocaust Rabbi Dr. Benjamin Lau, Director of the Beit Midrash Morasha College and Rabbi of the Rambam Synagogue, Jerusalem 10:30-11:00 Break 11:00-12:00 Workshop: The Liberation of Jewish Survivors and their Difficulties while Rebuilding their Lives 13:00-14:30 Bringing War Criminals to Justice - Europe after the Holocaust Dr. Efraim Zuroff, Wiesenthal Center 15:00-16:00 The Impact of the Holocaust on the Following Generations: Screening of the German Documentary Was bleibt (2006) Including a Short Introduction to the Yad Vashem Visual Center Mimi Ash, Visual Center Yad Vashem 16:00-16:30 Break 16:30-18:00 The Impact of Trans-Generational Transmission of War Experiences Dr. Nathan Kellermann, Amcha

5 Thursday, October 22 Societal, Pedagogical, and Anthroposophical Implications of the Holocaust 08:15-09:45 The Impact of the Holocaust on Israeli Society Yiftach Meiri, ISHS 09:45-10:00 Break 10:00-11:30 Current Issues in Holocaust Research and Education a Comparison Between Europe and Israel Prof. Yehuda Bauer, Yad Vashem 11:30-13:30 Lunch Break and Opportunity to Purchase Books 13:30-15:00 Basic Concepts of Judaism Rabbi Jeshaja Balog, ISHS 15:00-15:30 Break 15:30-16:30 Feedback Round and Discussion of Future Prospects Closure of the Seminar (organized by the participants) 19:30 Farewell Dinner Friday, October 23 00:30 Transfer to Ben Gurion Airport 04:30 Departure (flight No TK 1193)