Schedule: LeFrak Holocaust Education Conference 2009

Ethel LeFrak Holocaust Education Conference 2009 (Updates and Links)

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This is the current conference schedule, updated September 21, 2009.

Sunday, October 25, 2009

8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Breakfast in Hotel

9:30 a.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bus from Hotel to Seton Hill University  Administration Bldg.

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mass

10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pennsylvania Holocaust Education Council  Meeting (201 Admin)

10:30 a.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bus from Hotel to Seton Hill University Administration Bldg.

11:00 a.m. - Noon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lunch

11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Registration

All Three Days. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Archival Exhibit: "The Notes Rose Up in Flames"

12:30 p.m. - 1:10 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Welcome and Tribute to Ethel LeFrak

1:20 p.m. - 2:20 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Concurrent Sessions:

1A. Team Teaching: Joy Sjoberg and Vicky Knickerbocker, "Challenges and Opportunities Related to the Teaching of Contemporary Genocide" and Carl Schaffer, "Team Teaching the Holocaust in a Jesuit University"

1B.  Comparative Genocide: James Paharik, "Genocide in Light of Catholic Social Teaching: Human Dignity, War and the Culture of Death" and James F. Wilcox and Cynthia Yoken, Genocide in Today's World"

1C.  Survivor Testimony: Lisa Muller, "Bringing the Survivor Voices to Twenty-First Century Students: Using Survivor Testimonies in the Classroom" and Judith A. Vogel, "Children of the Holocaust: An Important Focus for the 21st Century"

2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Concurrent Sessions

2A.  Interreligious Dialogue:  Lisa A. Festa and Kathleen A. Froriep, "Art Inspires Interreligious Dialogue: From Gallery to Classroom" and Elizabeth Edelstein and Elena Procario-Foley, "Coming of Age during the Holocaust, Coming of Age Now: Challenges, Opportunities, and Necessities Related to Interreligious Dialogue"

2B.  Pennsylvania Holocaust Education Council (PHEC) Presentation:  Jennifer Goss and Sean Gaston, "Teaching the Holocaust through Film"

2C.  Students as Historians:  Tova Fish Rosenberg, "Names Not Numbers: A Lasting Way to Teach the Lessons of the Holocaust" and Irene Ann Resenly, "Challenges and Opportunities in Holocaust Education: The Students as the Holocaust Historian"

3:40 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bus from Administration Building to Seton Hill University Performing Arts Center in Greensburg

4:00-5:15 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Plenary Session: Concert: "Music Reborn: Forbidden and Forgotten"
     Performance directed by Nancy Rubenstein Messham

Welcome: Curt Scheib, Division Chair, Visual and Performing Arts

5:30 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bus from Seton Hill University Performing Arts Center in Greensburg to Administration Building

5:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Reception and Dinner.  Prayer: Sister Gemma Del Duca

8:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Plenary Session
     Keynote Speaker Dr. Michael Berenbaum
     “The Memory of the Holocaust: Challenges to 21st Century Christians and Jews”

9:45 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bus from Seton Hill University Administration Building

Monday, October 26, 2009

6:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Breakfast (Hotel)

8:00 a.m. - 8:50 a.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Registration

8:30 a.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bus from Hotel to Seton Hill University Administration Building

9:00 a.m. - 9:10 a.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Welcome and Announcements

9:10 a.m. - 10:10 a.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Plenary Session: Featured Speaker Rev. John T.
Pawlikowski
     “The Catholic Church and Human Rights”

10:20 a.m. - 11:20 a.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Concurrent Sessions

3A. Comparative Genocide: Ida B. Malloy, "The Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Rape of Women" and Megan A. Hurley, "Teaching the Holocaust through Literature: Examining the Dark Side of Humanity in Arthur Miller's The Crucible"

3B.  Interreligious Dialogue: Miriam L. Zimmerman, "Dialogue and Story: Utilizing Communications Tools from the Jewish-Palestinian Dialogue Movement in the Service of Intergroup/interfaith Understanding for the Holocaust Classroom"

3C.  Approaches to Undergraduate Holocaust Education: Tobie Tondi, "Religious Questions of the Holocaust: A Multi-dimensional course for the undergraduate student" and Margaret Murphy, O.P., and Diane Bliss, "Education of Peacemakers: Challenges and Opportunities in Interreligious Dialogue"

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Concurrent Sessions

4A.  Technology: Vicky Knickerbocker, "Maximizing the Use of Film to Teach the Holocaust - A Tribute to Dr. Feinstein" and Phyllis Bixler, "Keeping the Holocaust Relevant in the 21st Century"

4B.  Workshop: Beth G. Reisboard and Nancy Aster Fox, "Transcending the Holocaust: Lessons for the 21st Century"

4C.  Teacher Education: Ruth Biro and Leslie Banos, "Refuge, Resistance, and Rescue in the Hungarian Holocaust: Religious and Cultural Interactions and Perspectives in 1944-1945" and Leah G. Stambler, "Challenges Related to Infusing Holocaust Studies with Character, Moral, and Civics Education Content in 21st Century Teacher Preparation Programs"

12:40 p.m. - 1:40 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lunch

1:50 p.m. - 2:50 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Plenary Session: Featured Speaker Steven L. Jacobs "Holocaust and Genocide: What's In a Name?"

3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Concurrent Sessions

5A.  Workshop on How to Use Echoes and Reflections in the Classroom:  Ephraim Kaye, "Echoes and Reflections: A Multimedia Curriculum on the Holocaust" and Lynn W. Zimmerman, "Using Echoes and Reflections for Teacher Training in the United States and in Poland"

5B.  Participatory Workshop: John Spurlock, "Teaching the Holocaust and Genocide" with students Dennis Immel and Slyssa Sanow.

5C.  Panel on New Technologies/Team Teaching: Mark Frisch, Kathleen DeRose and Wayne Brinda, "Educating 21st Century University Students on Religious, Cultural, and Historical Perspectives and Truths of the Holocaust"

4:10 p.m. - 5:10 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Concurrent Sessions

6A.  Panel: Carol Brode, Pati Beachley and Diane Samuels, "Why Build another Holocaust Memorial? The Question Mark[er] Project: A Case Study in Engaging a Community in the Discussion of History and Contemporary Issues through Art"

6B.  Teaching the Holocaust: Mary F. Haas and Robert A. Waterson, "Helping Grade 5-12 Teacher Strengthen their Lessons on the Holocaust and Comparative Genocides" and Jason Russo, "Developing a Holocaust Elective at Your High School - Challenges and Rewards"

6C.  Interreligious Dialogue: Jeanette Parmigiani, "Lessons on the Shoah: An Interfaith Study" and Linda S. Harrington, "Auschwitz Carmel Controversy: An Introduction to Interreligious Dialogue for Undergraduate Students"

5:20 p.m. - 6:50 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Reception and Dinner

7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Plenary Session: Film Screening
     “40 Years of Silence: An Indonesian Tragedy”

Introduction: Sister Lois Sculco, S.C., Seton Hill University Vice President for Mission and Student Life and NCCHE Administrator

8:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Plenary Session: Film Discussion
     Filmmaker Robert Lemelson and other panelists, including Carol Rittner, R.S.M. and moderator James Paharik
9:45 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bus from Seton Hill University Administration Bldg. to Hotel

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

6:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Breakfast (Hotel)

8:30 a.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bus from Seton Hill University Administration Bldg. to Hotel

8:00 a.m. - 8:50 a.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Registration

9:00 a.m. - 9:10 a.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Welcome and Announcements

9:10 a.m. -10:10 a.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plenary Session: Ephraim Kaye
     “Using New Technologies to Study and Teach the Holocaust"

10:20 a.m. - 11:20 a.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Plenary Session: Featured Speaker Victoria Barnett
     “Interreligious Dialogue since the Holocaust: Turning Points and Next Steps"

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Plenary Session: Ephraim Kaye
     "The Significance of Holocaust Education for the 21st Century"

12:40 p.m. - 1:40 p.m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lunch

1:50 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Plenary Session: Award Presentation
     The Ethel LeFrak Outstanding Student of the Holocaust Award
     Discussion—We Give You the Last Word- Sister Gemma Del Duca

Conference ends

2:40 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bus from Seton Hill University to Hotel

2:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Special Intensive Session: Ephraim Kaye
     “Introducing Yad Vashem’s New Resources for Winter and Summer Institute Graduates"

5:45 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bus from Seton Hill University to Hotel

Evening. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Possible reception and dinner or social hour for Yad Vashem graduates at hotel