Seminar for Teachers from Austria July 9-22, 2011 Room 23 Saturday,July 9 14.50 Arrival at Airport Ben Gurion, transfer to Jerusalem. Flight number: OS 857 Trip in and around the Old City of Jerusalem Tour Guide: Andreas Wagner 19:00 Check-in in the Rimonim Hotel (Former Hotel Shalom) Sunday, July 10 Yad Vashem getting acquainted with the site and its concept 08:30-10:00 Opening of the seminar: Welcome and first orientation in Yad Vashem 10:05 Group photo 10:00-10:30 Break 10:30-12:00 The educational philosophy of the International School for Holocaust Studies Dr. Noa Mkayton, Pedagogical Director, ISHS, Yad Vashem, 12:00-14:30 Lunch Break + Individual exploration of the Yad Vashem campus only 14:30-14:45 Break 14:45-16:45 Guided Tour of the Yad Vashem campus: Warsaw Ghetto Square, Avenue of the Righteous, Hall of Remembrance, Memorial to the Deportees, Partisan Memorials, Children s Memorial, etc.
Monday, July 11 Historical aspects of Jewish life before and during the Holocaust 08:30-10:45 Jewish German Culture in the Modern Era before the Holocaust Prof. Jacob Hessing, Hebrew University 10:45-11:00 Break 11:00-12:30 Headphone pick up and tour of the New Historical Museum 1 Anna Stocker, European Department, ISHS, Yad Vashem 12:30-14:00 Lunch break 14:00-15:30 Headphone pick up and tour of the New Historical Museum 2 Anna Stocker, European Department, ISHS, Yad Vashem 15:30-16:30 Break and Individual Visit of the New Historical Museum 16:30-17:30 Reflections, first impressions on the Museum s concept Anna Stocker, Daniel Rozenga, European Department, ISHS,Yad Vashem Tuesday, July 12 Destruction Racism and Antisemitism in the 19 th and 20 th Century Prelude to 09:00-10:30 Antisemitism in Europe, 1870-1920 Dr. Simcha Epstein, Hebrew University 10:30-11:00 Break 11:00-12:30 Persecution of the Jews in Nazi Germany, 1933-39 Dr. Simcha Epstein, Hebrew University 12:30-13:30 Lunch Break 13:30-15:00 The Psycho-Social Impact of the Holocaust on Individual Victims Nathan Durst, klinische Psycholog von Amcha 15:00-15:30 Break 15:30-17:15 Doch die Geschichte endete anders Daniel Rozenga, European Department, ISHS,Yad Vashem 17:15-17:45 Open discussion and reflections on the day
Wednesday, July 13 of the Jews The Perpetrators, Bystanders and the Persecution 08:30-10:00 Everyday life in a Ghetto A multi-disciplinary workshop presenting the daily life in the Ghetto through different media: historical photo s, eyewitnesses accounts, movies and diaries. 10:00-10:30 Break 10:30-12:30 How was it humanly possible? The grey zones between Perpetrators and Bystanders. The story of a deportation German Jews from Duesseldorf to Riga. A multi perspective workshop. 12:30-13:30 Lunch break 13:30-15:00 Operation Barbarossa. A turning point in WW II: The beginning of The Final Solution Dr. Daniel Uziel, Yad Vashem Archives 15:00-15:30 Break 15:30-17:00 Auschwitz Album- The Lilly Jacob Family- An historical picture Album workshop for high school students Daniel Rozenga, European Desk, ISHS, Yad Vashem 19.00 Evening with Israeli Austrians Thursday, July 14 Good Practice Day 08:30-09:30 Reflection on the evening with Israeli Austrians 09:30-09:45 Break 09:45-11:15 Pedagogical challenges in Holocaust Education of the 21 st Century, a society without survivors. How do we teach Holocaust? An introduction of the ISHS concept for age appropriate teaching of the Holocaust Dr. Noa Mkayton, European Department, ISHS, Yad Vashem 11:15-11:30 Break 11:30-12:30 Working in groups on different ISHS teaching units 1 - I wanted to fly like a butterfly. A tender account of the Holocaust through
the eyes of a young survivor (for Elementary School and Junior High School students) - Tommy. A multi disciplinary workshop on paintings of a father for his son in Ghetto Terezin - Marta. An account of a family story during the Holocaust through the eyes of Marta, a young girl (for Junior High School students) - To Bear Witness. A visual Chronicle of the Holocaust through historical events, images and themes (for High School students) 12:30-14:30 Lunch Break 14:30-16:00 Presentation of the different ISHS teaching units 2 Dr. Noa Mkayton, 16:00-16:45 Different approaches how to teach the Holocaust to young age pupils. A discussion on the ISHS Concept for age appropriate Holocaust Education. Friday, July 15 Trip to the North Tour Guide: Andreas Wagner Saturday, July 16 Trip to the North Tour Guide: Andreas Wagner Sunday, July 17 08:00 Departure for Lochame 09:30 Seminar at the Ghetto Fighters, Center for Humanistic Studies Every seminar day in Ghetto Fighters Kibbutz starts at 08:30 Every seminar day in Ghetto Fighters Kibbutz finishes at 17:30 Monday, July 18 Visit the Ghetto Fighters Kibbutz Tuesday, July 19 Visit the Ghetto Fighters Kibbutz
Wednesday, July 20 08:00 Off to Tel Aviv Program in Tel Aviv: 11:00-13:00 Bauhaus-Tour 13:00-15:00 Gideon Eckhaus: Club for former Austrians 19:00 Off to Jerusalem 20:00 Check in at the Shalom Hotel Thursday, July 21 The Aftermath 08:30-10:00 Righteous among the Nations A multi-disciplinary workshop on three different cases of rescuing Jews during the Holocaust Debbie Hartmann, European Department, ISHS, Yad Vashem 10:00-10:30 Break 10:30-12:00 Why didn t you come before the war? a play performed by Fabiana Meyochas, followed by a discussion on The Relevancy of Second and Third Generation. Fabiana Meyochas 12:00-13:15 Lunch Break and purchasing books 13:15-15:30 Workshop with survivors: Esther Schuldmann, David Weiss, Vera Dotan 13:15-13:30 Short introduction 13:30-15:00 Meeting with the survivors 15:00-15:30 Evaluation of the meeting with the survivors 15:30-16:00 Break 16:00-17:30 The Impact of Trans-Generational-Transmission of War Experiences Danielle Erez, Resilience Unit Israel Center for the Treatment of Psycho trauma, Jerusalem 20:30 Farewell Dinner Friday, July 22 09:00-10:30 Hunting down Nazi War Criminals. Dr. Efraim Zuroff, Simon Wiesenthal Center, Jerusalem 10:30-11:00 Break 11:00-12:00 Conclusion of the Seminar 12:00 Lunch boxes 12:00 Departure for the Ben Gurion Airport
16.05 Departure for Vienna. Flight no OS 858