Holocaust and Genocide Awareness
~ An Education Website ~
This site is no longer associated with the Jewish Federation of Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem Counties
This site, formerly known as South Jersey Holocaust Coalition,
is now an independent website for educational purposes only.
Please visit associated FACEBOOK PAGE:
South Jersey Holocaust Coalition for excellent resources for educators and research:
current articles on related themes, films, books, and people of merit.
Email: HolocaustCoalition@gmail.com
Visit often!
Welcome to our new season of events!
We begin in September with a compelling subject on the rise of the hard right ideology
in the West.
Thursday, September 26, 2024
This seminar is free and open to the public:
In-Person
or Virtual
Presenter:
Anthony Iaconelli
of St. Augustine Prep in Richland.
He is an Alfred Lerner Fellow and one of 500 Master Teachers preserving the Legacy of the Righteous.
We will explore the ways that Nazi Germany and its leaders used the policies of the U.S. in their approach to their "Master Race" theory.
These are subjects that must be understood so as not to be narrowly assumed to be new to Germany.
Click Here to See Event Photos
THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2024
Join Us
In-Person or on Zoom
for this timely and compelling
seminar on the current uses of the word
Genocide
Used, misused, misunderstood?
The Vineland Board of Education will host this event with its free and popular
light buffet
Zoom in to listen in and comment.
Registration is required:
MARCH 21, 2024
Speech and Its Limits
This seminar will examine the effects of speech, especially on college campuses,
that may or may not
cross the legal boundaries of
free speech.
Join Us!
on Thursday, March 21, 2024
as Attorney Harry Furman, Co-Director of SJHC and published author of Holocaust curricula leads a discussion on free speech and its legal boundaries.
February 22nd
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
In-Person
and Virtual via Zoom
A fascinating topic and one which will present
the most recent research on how we understand
even unknown traumas affecting Holocaust survivors.
See the flyer for time and place.
February 1st
Join Us!
Teachers
Students
General Public...
Do you want or need to know more about the use of technology?
History instructor, Shawn Riggins of CCTEC is offering a seminar on just how to do it.
He will offer teachers the skills and planning for the impactful use of various forms of today's most popular media platforms.
For clear and efficient instruction, In-Person is suggested at the Vineland Board of Education building.
Virtual participation is available too.
Something new for 2024!
January 11th
"Working Toward the Fuhrer"
Thursday, January 11, 2024
4:30 to 7:00pm
In-Person and Virtual
Presenter: Anthony Iaconelli
This seminar will focus on Sir Ian Kershaw's work on the social history of 20th century Germany. Kershaw is regarded as one of the world's experts on Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany.A timely subject in today's political conflicts.
Stars littered the ground
Crystal fire
Shards of ice
Glass......
Join Us
in this inter-faith remembrance of Kristallnacht...
the Night of Broken Glass in November of 1938, Germany.
This event in Germany marked the beginning and turning point of the overt persecutions of the Jews with destruction of syngagogues, businesses, homes, and cruelty to the Jewish people.
November 16, 2023 at 7:00pm
How Did It Happen, Has it Happened Again?
Presenter, Peppy Margolis will us guide us through this educational power point presentation.
*Photos of this beautiful evening event here
A Virtual Seminar
by Eric Saul
On Wednesday, November 15, 2023
Join Us
For fascinating information on the rescues of thousands, stories not generally known.
*To view and download a copy of Eric Saul's presentation outline and sources,
please request at
HolocaustCoalition@gmail.com
The Evolution of Anne Frank's Diary of a Young Girl
in the classroom:
From Awareness to Book Bans
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October 12, 2023
4:30 to 7:00
Free
Presenter: Harry Furman, Esq.
Words matter. Books matter!
This seminar will consider how a classic like the story and diary of Anne Frank have been used in the past and is now under threat of censorship.
Used since the 1950's in theater and film, it is causing controversy today.
Why?
How can teachers address this while still teaching the lessons and truth of Anne Frank, and also another classroom standard, NIGHT by Elie Wiesel?
Is Holocaust Education Failing in the United States?
Is Holocaust Education Failing in the United States?
{Part 2}
This workshop continues to approach Holocaust education with recommendations contributed by recent participants and others who have given their time to process and write-up goals, structures, and best practices which we hope will bring 21st century issues to the forefront.
A panel of educators will speak on the difficulties of preparing and teaching the Holocaust and its themes to their classes.
We invite you to attend either in-person or virtually.
The Vineland Board of Education
61 West Landis Avenue
4:30 to 7:00pm
Presented and facilitated by
Harry Furman, Esq.
Co-Chair of the South Jersey Holocaust Coalition and Professor of American Studies at Rutgers University.
Coming Soon ~
April 20th, 2023
A Virtual Presentation
by
Author, Seth Stern
4:30 to 6:00pm
Free to All.
Seth Stern, a graduate of Harvard Law School, Harvard Kennedy School and Cornell University, is an assistant managing editor at Bloomberg BNA and former reporter for Bloomberg News, Congressional Quarterly, and The Christian Science Monitor. He is the co-author of "Justice Brenna: Liberal Champion."
The Holocaust and the Jewish State
Thursday, March 30, 2023
4:30 - 7:00pm
St. Augustine Preparatory School
611 Cedar Avenue
Richland NJ
This seminar will examine one of the most controversial questions in Jewish studies:
how much, if at all, did the Holocaust influence the creation of the Jewish state?
In addition, the seminar will touch on the struggle of Holocaust survivors in Israel, as well as the intra-Israeli conflicts that began 100 years ago, which to a large extent, have yet to be resolved.
Prequel to the Holocaust:
An examination of the Dreyfus Affair and the pogroms of the late 19th and early 20th centuries in Russia and Ukraine
Thursday, January 26, 2023
4:30 to 7pm
St. Augustine Preparatory School
611 Cedar Avenue, Richland, NJ
Presenter: Anthony Iaconelli
Impact of Starvation
A third generation survivor presents...
...from yellow stars to silver spoons.
By the Grace of the Game, Dan Grunfeld
Author, Dan Grunfeld, an accomplished basketball player, is the son of NBA legend and Gold Medalist, Ernie Grunfeld. In this multi-generational family epic, Dan tells his family’s remarkable story of how his grandparents survived The Holocaust and created a new life in America. Dan tells how his father discovered the game of basketball in NY, which he shared with Dan. They are the only professional athletes in the United States to have parents and grandparents who survived the Holocaust. The Game of Basketball had a deep and profound impact on the entire family bringing healing and hope.
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God and Faith in the Shadow of the Holocaust
NEW DATE: Thursday, October 20, 2022
4:30 to 7:00
at St. Augustine Preparatory School
The Scarpa Building
611 Cedar Avenue, Richland NJ
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Engineering Evil
June 7, 2022
for our return workshop on
Engineering Evil
with facilitator, author, and Holocaust scholar
Robert Holden
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The Life of a Local Survivor
The South Jersey Holocaust Coalition
and
The Vineland NJ Public Schools
will present
Elizabeth Ehrlich Roth's Story of Survival
0n May 12, 2022
at Vineland High School North
Mrs. Roth is a local resident and a much-honored and loved participant in Holocaust education.
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Congratulations
SJHC Member, Robert Holden has published his most recent book ~
Visas to Shanghai
The Chinese Diplomat in Vienna Who Saved Thousands of Jews During the Holocaust
This book is geared toward middle and high school students.
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ANTI-SEMITISM
The South Jersey Holocaust Coalition
is pleased and honored to host
Michael Berenbaum
Internationally Esteemed Scholar, Professor, Author, and Film Maker
for a VIRTUAL SEMINAR on
The Challenges of Dealing with Anti-Semitism Today
Tuesday, November 2, 2021
12:30 to 1:30
via Zoom.
Please Note: All teachers who are interested, no matter their grade or subject area, may register with their district supervisor for this event. Professional Development will be granted by The Vineland Public School District for all teachers throughout South Jersey on this professional calendar day.
Teachers throughout the country are also very welcome to register for this live event.
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The Science of Bystander Behavior
Lauren Bairnsfather, Executive Director of the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh
We offer appreciation and many thank yous for an exceptional and informative presentation by
Lauren Bairnsfather
on
June 1, 2021
As the Executive Director of The Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh, Lauren
presented "the science of bystander behavior" based on the research, and writings of
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CHUTZ-POW!
When and How to Intervene - The Science of
Bystander Behavior
A series of comic books on the true stories of
Holocaust Heroes ~
Created and published by the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh.
Thank You Lauren Bairnsfather!
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Third Generation of Survivors Speak
Dana Arschin, reporter for Fox 5 New York
Wednesday, May 19, 2021
8:00 to 9:15
via Zoom
THANK YOU, Dana for an outstanding presentation!
~We are honored to present~
Dana Arschin, a Fox 5 News NY reporter, will present.
In 2018, Dana traveled to Europe to discover the stories and experiences of those who were lost during the Holocaust.
She produced three films on that journey, one of which won a New York Emmy for the short film,
Film:
The Forgotten Camps
by Dana Arschin
"To stand in his footsteps where he survived and fought through..."
Andy Wizenberg, the grandson of four survivors
"I was able to touch the documents and even smell the ink..."
Dana Arschin, In Pultusk, the hometown of her grandfather,
on finding family birth certificates.
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The Case Against Japanese Internment
Thank you to our speakers,
Professor Lorraine Bannai and Attorney Hoyt Zia
for an outstanding presentation on March 25th!
KOREMATSU vs. The United States
The Lies of Executive Order 9066
For the Flyer and and details on the presenters, click here.
What is race based imprisonment?
All registrants were provided with a link and password to view the award winning documentary,
ALTERNATIVE FACTS: THE LIES OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 9066
by filmmaker,
Jon Osaki.
"We really need to change what it means to be an American."
Mika Osaki, from the documentary
No child should bear family separation.
Kindertransport
This memorial to the 10,000 children separated from their families during the Holocaust stands outside a railway station in central London.
No child should have to be left behind ~
anywhere.
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A Teleconference: Camus' The Plague
"And since a dead man has no substance unless one actually sees him dead, a hundred million corpses broadcast through history are no more than a puff of smoke in the imagination."
"This is the time when those who have nothing to do venture out on the boulevards. Most of them determined to counteract the plague by a lavish display of luxury."
Albert Camus, THE PLAGUE
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