MAGPI is proud to partner with The Goodwin Holocaust Museum and Education Center, NJEDge.Net, and The NJ Commission on Holocaust Education to present this outstanding series of educational videoconference events for schools in 2013. As part of this partnership MAGPI and NJEDge.Net members receive access to these programs at no charge.
Don't miss these wonderful programs from the Goodwin Holocaust and Education Center - register your school today!
How Teens Can Make a Difference
Date: Thursday January 17, 2013
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EST
Target Audience: Students in Grades 7-12
Cost: Free! for MAGPI and NJEDge.Net Members ($75 for non-members)
Requirements for Participation: Open to any MAGPI member or non-MAGPI member institutions with H.323 videoconferencing capabilities.
As Martin Luther King Day approaches students can join in conversation with a panel of local teens who have made differences in their schools and communities. These students are Upstanders, people who are "present during any social interaction and take action to ensure a positive outcome," teaching other students how to become Upstanders. Students also will learn about the Josiah DuBois Scholarship offered by the GHMEC to students in honor of Josiah DuBois, a former New Jersey resident whose actions are credited with helping to save hundreds of thousands of lives during the Holocaust.
More Information/Registration:http://www.magpi.net/Community/Programs/How-Teens-Can-Make-Difference
International Day of Commemoration of the Holocaust
Date: Friday January 25, 2013
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EST
Target Audience: Students in Grades 6-12
Cost: Free! for MAGPI and NJEDge.Net Members ($75 for non-members)
Requirements for Participation: Open to any MAGPI member or non-MAGPI member institutions with H.323 videoconferencing capabilities.
Each year, on January 27th the United Nations remembers the Holocaust that affected Jews primarily, but also Gypsies, Poles and other Slavs, and people with physical or mental disabilities. This day is called the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust. Goodwin Holocaust Museum and Education Center will host a conversation, joining students to Holocaust survivors. These eyewitnesses to history will offer insight into their lives and how they were forever changed by their experiences during the Holocaust.
More Information/Registration:http://www.magpi.net/Community/Programs/International-Day-Commemoration-Holocaust
Genocide in Today's World
Date: Wednesday February 6, 2013
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EST
Target Audience: Students in Grades 9-12 only
Cost: Free! for MAGPI and NJEDge.Net Members ($75 for non-members)
Requirements for Participation: Open to any MAGPI member or non-MAGPI member institutions with H.323 videoconferencing capabilities.
Genocide in Today's World presents Jerry Ehlrich, MD, a physician with Doctors Without Borders who volunteered in Darfur, Sudan. Dr. Ehrlich will discuss what he witnessed in Darfur and speak on genocide in the 21st century. In preparation for this program, all students are required to watch the film The Devil Came on Horseback. A teacher's guide will be provided upon registration.
More Information/Registration:http://www.magpi.net/Community/Programs/Genocide-Todays-World-Darfur
Celebrate Dr. Seuss's Birthday with The Goodwin Holocaust Museum and Education Center
Date: Friday March 1, 2013
Times: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM and 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EST
Target Audience: Students in Grades 3-5
Cost: Free! for MAGPI and NJEDge.Net Members ($75 for non-members)
Requirements for Participation: Open to any MAGPI member or non-MAGPI member institutions with H.323 videoconferencing capabilities.
Now, the Star-Bell Sneetches had bellies with stars. The Plain-Belly Sneetches had none upon thars.
Those stars weren’t so big. They were really so small.
You might think such a thing wouldn’t matter at all...
Dr. Paul Winkler, Executive Director of the New Jersey Commission of Holocaust Education, will read the story "The Sneetches" from the Dr. Seuss book The Sneetches and Other Stories and lead 3rd through 5th graders in a conversation about tolerance and understanding.
More Information/Registration:http://www.magpi.net/Community/Programs/Happy-Birthday-Dr-Seuss
The MS St. Louis and its Voyage of the Damned
Date: Tuesday March 19, 2013
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EST
Target Audience: Students in Grades 7-12
Cost: Free! for MAGPI and NJEDge.Net Members ($75 for non-members)
Requirements for Participation: Open to any MAGPI member or non-MAGPI member institutions with H.323 videoconferencing capabilities.
On May 13, 1939, the MS St. Louis sailed from Hamburg, Germany, for Havana, Cuba. The MS St. Louis was a German ocean liner most notable for a single voyage in 1939, in which Captain Gustav Schröder tried to find homes for 937 German Jewish refugees after they were denied entry to Cuba, the United States, and Canada, until finally accepted by various countries of Europe. Historians have estimated that, after their return to Europe, approximately a quarter of the ship's passengers died in Concentration Camps. The event was the subject of a 1974 book, Voyage of the Damned, by Gordon Thomas and Max Morgan-Witts. Goodwin Holocaust Museum & Education Center introduces a survivor of this historic journey to 7th through 12th graders, to discuss the heroic effort of Captain Gustav Schröder despite those most desperate for safety being let down by the world.
More Information/Registration:http://www.magpi.net/Community/Programs/MS-St-Louis-and-its-Voyage-Damned
Commemorate Yom Hashoah
Date: Monday April 8, 2013
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EST
Target Audience: Students in Grades 6-12
Cost: Free! for MAGPI and NJEDge.Net Members ($75 for non-members)
Requirements for Participation: Open to any MAGPI member or non-MAGPI member institutions with H.323 videoconferencing capabilities.
How far would you go to save a life? During the Holocaust there were thousands of non-Jews who rescued Jews, often at risk to their own lives and their families. These individuals are called Righteous Rescuers. To date, approximately 750 Righteous Rescuers live in 22 countries.
To commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day, Goodwin Holocaust Museum & Education Center invites students to meet Holocaust survivors and hear first-hand accounts from those whose lives where saved by the bravery of Righteous Rescuers. Students will engage in an enlightening exploration of the contributions and impact of these upstanders during this frightening and destructive period in world history.
More Information/Registration:http://www.magpi.net/Community/Programs/Righteous-Rescuers
Understanding Religions
Date: Wednesday April 24, 2013
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EST
Target Audience: Students in Grades 7-12
Cost: Free! for MAGPI and NJEDge.Net Members ($75 for non-members)
Requirements for Participation: Open to any MAGPI member or non-MAGPI member institutions with H.323 videoconferencing capabilities.
As students learn about the Holocaust and other histories of genocide, it is imperative that the lesson of tolerance also be taught. The Goodwin Holocaust Museum & Education Center invites students to explore the religious differences among them to encourage them to be tolerant of people whose backgrounds are different than their own. In doing so, the Museum facilitates a conversation among them with other students and leaders from local Jewish, Catholic, and Muslim communities.
More Information/Registration:http://www.magpi.net/Community/Programs/Understanding-Religions
Night by Elie Wiesel: A Book Talk
Date: Tuesday May 14, 2013
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
Target Audience: Students in Grades 7-12
Cost: Free! for MAGPI and NJEDge.Net Members ($75 for non-members)
Requirements for Participation: Open to any MAGPI member or non-MAGPI member institutions with H.323 videoconferencing capabilities.
“Human suffering anywhere concerns men and women everywhere.” ― Elie Wiesel from Night
Night recounts Elie Wiesel’s experiences with his father in the Nazi German concentration camps at Auschwitz and Buchenwald from 1944 to1945, at the height of the Holocaust and toward the end of World War II. Facilitated by a leader in Holocaust education, The Goodwin Holocaust Museum & Education Center provides a unique opportunity for students to discuss and explore different aspects of suffering and human rights through a series of thought-provoking questions, interviews and photographs with Elie Wiesel. Upon registration, a variety of materials will be provided, including materials on historical context and suggested teaching strategies to stimulate classroom discussion. All students are required to have completed Night to participate in this program.
More Information/Registration:http://www.magpi.net/Community/Programs/Night-Elie-Wiesel-Book-Talk
Meet a Concentration Camp Liberator and Honor Our Veterans
