Ethel LeFrak Holocaust Education Conference 2009The triennial Ethel LeFrak Holocaust Education Conference seeks to enhance Catholic-Jewish understanding by “educating the educators” in the hope of reaching the whole of humanity. The Conference will equip teachers and faculty members, especially those at Catholic institutions to enter into serious discussions on the causes of antisemitism and the Holocaust and to write and deliver papers that will shape appropriate curricular responses at Catholic institutions and other educational sites. October 25-27. $120 for the three-day conference, or $40 per individual day. Register by mail or online. Rooms have been reserved at the Four Points by Sheraton Greensburg for attendees of the conference. All reservations must be made by October 3, 2009. Last updated August 7, 2009. Director of the Sigi Ziering Center for the Study of the Holocaust and Ethics at American Jewish University. Berenbaum is a scholar, writer, and award-winning filmmaker. Featured Speaker: Victoria Barnett Staff Director of the Holocaust Memorial Museum's Committee on Church Relation. Featured Speaker: Ephraim Kaye Director of International Seminars for Educators at Yad Vashem, Jerusalem, Israel. Featured Speaker: Rev. John T. Pawlikowski Professor of social ethics and director of the Catholic-Jewish Studies Program of the Cardinal Joseph Bernardin Center, Catholic Theological Union. Featured Speaker: Steven L. Jacobs Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Aaron Aronov Endowed Chair in Judaic Studies at the University of Alabama. Concert: Directed by Nancy Rubenstein Messham Founder and artistic director of the Music Reborn Project. Film Screening: "40 Years of Silence: An Indonesian Tragedy" Robert Lemelson directs the film that focuses on how children deal with severe trauma caused by the death, imprisonment, and disappearance of close family members. Archival Exhibit: "Music in the Holocaust: The Notes Rose Up in Flames" Created for The Center of Holocaust Education in Cincinnati, OH. Seton Hill University is offering an online course, "Special Topics: New Directions in Holocaust Education."
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