News from the 19th Floor – Alfred Lerner Fellows – September 2023
News from the 19th Floor
Back to School!
It’s back to school for everyone! We wish everyone great students and classes, supportive administrators, and a terrific year!
JEWISH NEW YEAR ECARDS
Usher in the New Year while at the same time supporting the work of The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous by sending a JFR eCard. Click here to schedule your eCards now!
Rosh Hashanah starts Friday night, September 15, 2023.
HOW WAS IT POSSIBLE? A HOLOCAUST CURRICULUM FOR AND BY TEACHERS™ PILOTS IN PALM BEACH COUNTY
On Tuesday, August 8, 2023, Stanlee Stahl and Bernadette Bennett (Lerner Fellow 2001) presented the JFR’s new online program, How Was It Possible? A Holocaust Curriculum For and By Teachers™ at a Symposium for Social Studies teachers in Palm Beach County, FL. A big thank you Kim Coombs (Lerner Fellow 2022) who made it possible for us to present and to inSight Through Education, JFR’s Holocaust Center of Excellence in Palm Beach County, for their support of Holocaust education. We did three sessions with some 70 teachers attending. The response to the program was outstanding! It was also great seeing so many Lerner Fellows at the Symposium! We will be providing additional information on the program in October.
2024 ADVANCED SEMINAR
An announcement of the 2024 Advanced Seminar, which is January 13 – 15 2024, will be emailed later this month. The program will be held at the Hilton Newark Airport. The 2024 Advanced Seminar will be limited to 24 participants. Completed applications will be due Monday, October 23, 2023. The participant fee will be $425 and covers lodging for Saturday and Sunday nights. Everyone will have their own room and the JFR will cover the single supplement for the 2024 program. We will not be accepting commuter applications this year.
If you are interested in attending, please let Stanlee know at [email protected].
2024 SUMMER INSTITUTE FOR TEACHERS
The 2024 Summer Institute for Teachers will be held at the end of June at the Hilton Newark Airport. The exact dates have not been finalized. Announcement of the 2024 SIT program will be emailed to centers later this fall. It is suggested that centers begin identifying their nominees for the 2024 program.
EXPLORING JFR DOCUMENTARIES AND RESCUER STORIES
As you begin to plan your Holocaust unit, if you have not already done so, please explore the JFR’s rescuer section on our website by clicking on the following links. The rescuer section contains more than 175 individual stories of rescue. In the documentary section you will find award-winning documentaries of rescue stories. The documentaries are short, between 11 and 15 minutes, and are perfect for a classroom period. We continue to add rescue stories to our website.
STAY IN TOUCH
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