Six on the Shoah (Holocaust): Twenty-two percent of U.S. millennials are not sure if they have heard of the Holocaust, study

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 Six on the Shoah (Holocaust): Twenty-two percent of U.S. millennials are not sure if they have heard of the Holocaust, study finds; Thessaloniki Holocaust Museum Breaks Ground; Americans Are Forgetting About The Holocaust. Here's Why That Matters; The apocalyptic vision behind Mike Pence’s Holocaust comments; How a Bronx Rabbi Saved a Family; Have a Grandchild of a Holocaust Survivor Visit Your Classroom;

Twenty-two percent of U.S. millennials are not sure if they have heard of the Holocaust, study finds

Twenty-two percent of U.S. millennials are not sure if they have heard o... JTA ***

Thessaloniki Holocaust Museum Breaks Ground: ‘The Fulfillment of a Historic Responsibility’

http://www.pappaspost.com/thessaloniki-holocaust-museum-breaks-ground-fulfillment-historic-responsibility/

Middle and High Schools: Holocaust Education: Have a Grandchild of a Holocaust Survivor Visit Your Classroom

From: Westcott Frank 
Sent: Friday, March 02, 2018 5:56 PM hat tip to Frank and Ken
To: Peterson Kenneth 

I had two visit today. Excellent experience. The are granddaughters of Zus Bielski. One of the three brothers in Poland that the movie Defiance was based on. Their grandfather was the one played by Liev Schreiber. 

Middle and High Schools: Holocaust Education: Have a Grandchild of a Holocaust Survivor Visit Your Classroom

Registration Deadline: Ongoing        Event: Ongoing         Contact: Alexis Fishman

3GNY’s WEDU Program (WeEducate) trains grandchildren of Holocaust survivors to tell their family story to NYC public school students. Since the program began in 2010, our speakers have spoken in more than 80 schools across the city. Students studying the Holocaust and genocide gain invaluable, personalized oral history that cannot be replicated in a textbook. Speakers will be able to accommodate classroom schedules. Click here for more information and to register.

 

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