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MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1996
15:00-17:00 Tour of Yad Vashem
17:00-17:30 Light Meal
18:30-20:00 Opening Ceremony in the presence of:
The Prime Minister
Mr. Binyamin Netanyahu
Minister of Education
Mr. Zevulun Hammer
and with the participation of:
The Mayor of Jerusalem
Mr. Ehud Olmert
Chairman of the International Council of Yad Vashem
Dr. Yosef Burg
Chairman of the Yad Vashem Directorate
Mr. Avner Shalev
During the ceremony, the Ankor Children’s choir will perform a selection of songs, and instrumentalists from the IDF Education Unit and Gadna Orchestra will play two works composed in Theresienstadt.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1996
First Session: Chaired by: Mr. Yitzhak Artzi, Chairman, Central
9:00-12:40 Organization of Holocaust Survivors of Israel
Holocaust Teaching in The Changing Socio-Educational Reality
9:10-9:30 Yad Vashem – Shaping and Reflecting the Memory of the Holocaust
Avner Shalev, Chairman of the Directorate, Yad Vashem
9:30-9:50 Holocaust Teaching in Israel in the 1990s
Dr. Nili Keren
9:50-10:10 The Unique Approach to Holocaust Education in Germany
Dr. Jacqueline Giere
10:10-10:40 Discussion
10:40-11.10 Break
11:10-11:30 Teaching the Holocaust in South America Dr. Yossi Goldstein
11:30-11:50 Speaking About the Holocaust in French Schools
Mrs. Laurence Rosengart
11:50-12:10 Changes in the Presentation of the Jews in Holocaust Studies in Poland after 1989
Prof. Jerzy Tomaszewski
12:10-12:40 Discussion
12:40-13:40 Lunch Break
Second Session : Chaired by: Prof. Michael Berenbaum, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington D.C.
13:40-15:10 Holocaust Teaching in The United States
13:50-14:20 Education in the U.S. and the Holocaust: From a Unique Memory to Mandatory Studies
Dr. Marcia Sachs Littell
14:20-14:40 The Development of Holocaust Education in Great Britain
Prof. Aubrey Newman 14:40-15:10 Discussion
15:10-15:40 Coffee Break
Third Session: Chaired by: Prof. Dan Michman, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan
15:50-19:15 The Holocaust as an Interdisciplinary Educational Subject
15:50-16:10 The Holocaust as a Historical Discipline and Its Educational Significance
Prof. Dalia Ofer
16:10-16:30 The Theological Response to the Holocaust Prof..Eliezer Schweid
16:30-16:50 The Holocaust and Art
Prof. Ziva Amishai Maisels16:50-17:30 Discussion
17:30-18:00 Coffee Break
18:00-18:20 The Educational Significance of Holocaust Literature Dr. Sidra De Koven Ezrahi
18:20-18:40 A Different Dimension of Holocaust Education: An Evaluation of Visits by Youth to Commemorative Sites In Poland
Mr. Jackie Feldman18:40-19:15 Discussion
19:15-20:00 Light Dinner
Fourth Session: Chaired by: Dr. William Shulman,Chairman of the Association of Holocaust Organizations in the United States
20:10-21:30 The Power of the Media in Shaping Historical Conciousness of the Holocaust
20:20-21:30 Lecture: Prof. Yehuda Bauer, Chairman of the International Research Institute, Yad Vashem
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1996
9:00-9:30 The Educational Philosophy of Yad Vashem Mr. Motti Shalem,Director of the Central School for Holocaust Studies
Ms. Shulamit Imber,Pedagogical Director of the Central School for Holocaust Studies
9:30-10:00 Holocaust Education in the Jewish World – Survey Results
Mr. Elly Dlin
Mr. Shlomo Fischer
10:15-13:30 Workshops: Presentation of Study Units
Representatives of various countries worldwide
13:30-14:30 Lunch Break
14:30-18:30 Continuation of Workshops
21:00-23:00 Evening Activity
One of the following tours:
Sound and Light Show at David’s Tower
Western Wall Tunnels
The Jewish Quarter of the Old City
*Changes may occur in the workshop schedule
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1996
First Session: Chaired by: Dr Ze’ev Mankowitz, Director of the Melton Center for Jewish Education in the Diaspora
From the Past to the Future: Content and Rationale in Teaching the Holocaust
9:00-10:00 The Social Significance of the Holocaust
Prof. Charles Liebman
10:15-11:00 Focal Points in Holocaust Teaching
Prof. Yisrael Gutman
11:00-11:30 Coffee Break and formation of study groups
11:30-13:00 Challenges in Holocaust Teaching in the 21st Century: Joint Working Goals
Discussion Groups with Moderator
13:00-14:00 Lunch Break
Second Session: Chairwoman: Mrs Vladka Meed, Program Director – American Gathering/Federation of Jewish Holocaust Survivors
Moderator: Prof. Dalia Ofer
The Institute for Contemporary Jewry, Hebrew University Jerusalem
Panel Discussion
The Impact of the Holocaust on Shaping Identity
Prof. Zvi Bacharach
Prof. Marcel Dubois
Prof. Michael Berenbaum
Prof. Saul Friedlander
YAD VASHEM
THE HOLOCAUST MARTYRS’ AND HEROES’ REMEMBRANCE AUTHORITY
THE CENTRAL SCHOOL FOR TEACHING THE HOLOCAUST
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE – THE HOLOCAUST IN EDUCATION
OCTOBER 14-17, 1996
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
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