Rubin Feldman Education Outreach Program (con't from page one)

Cavender added, "This program has the potential to reach thousands of students throughout the state.  We trained approximately 90 educators last year.  If you multiply that by the number of students in each class over a period of time and it all adds up rather quickly."

HMLC also sees real growth and opportunity for the program in the Southern Illinois school districts since the state legislature passed a law requiring that the history and lessons of the Holocaust be a permanent part of the school curriculum for junior and senior high students.

In addition to Mrs. Feldman's gift, HMLC would like to extend our sincerest thanks to Carol and Peter Winston who made a significant contribution to the program for the purchase of educational materials, in honor of Peter's sister Vera W. Propp.  Ms. Propp, an educator, penned a book When the Soldiers Were Gone that HMLC uses in teaching Holocaust curriculum to students of middle school age.

Holocaust Education and Diversity Training Available To Missouri Middle And High School Teachers

The Holocaust Museum and Learning Center is offering a series of half-day or full day workshops for teachers of history, English, social studies or other appropriate fields.
These workshops are free of charge. Diversity trainings have been held from the Ozarks to St. Joseph, MO in 2004.

The Holocaust teaches important lesson for today: the dangers of indifference, importance of prejudice reduction, combating discrimination and promoting diversity.

For more information about these workshops
Contact Dan Reich at the Holocaust Museum and Learning Center (314) 432-0020.

HOLOCAUST WORKSHOP TOPICS INCLUDE:
A brief history of the Holocaust
Testimony of Holocaust survivors currently living in St. Louis
The nature of prejudice and tactics to combat it
How propaganda is used to teach hate and influence public opinion
Racism and hate groups in the United States and Europe today
The dangers of indifference and the”bystander” mentality

YOU WILL RECEIVE MATERIAL AND INFORMATION TO CREATE YOUR OWN HOLOCAUST CURRICULUM:
Primary source documents from the Holocaust period
Handouts on effective teaching techniques and guidance in developing critical thinking
Practical lesson plans and suggested interactive activities
Information on HMLC “Education Trunks.” These portable trunks contain texts, videos, poster, maps and curriculum guides for use in middle school and high school classroom.

CEUs available

Workshops are designed to meet the Missouri standards as mandated by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE ) and the National Council of Teachers of English(NCTE)

Director of the Rural Missouri Workshop Project - Richard Kalfus, Ph.D., Humanities Chair, St. Louis Community College-Meramec; author and Holocaust educator; recipient of the Community College National Humanities Educator of the year
Workshop Co-Director - Daniel Reich, Curator and education Director of the HMLC

Workshop facilitators:

David Oughton, Ph.D., Holocaust educator: Mandel Fellow. U.S. Holocaust
Museum, 1998

Lolle Boettcher, Holocaust educator; Mandel Fellow, U.S. Holocaust Memorial
Museum, 1996

Dana Humphrey, Holocaust educator; Mandel Fellow, U.S. Holocaust Memorial
Museum, 2000

Robert J. Hutcheson, Holocaust educator;Mandel Fellow, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, 2004

To schedule a workshop or for more information, call the HMCL at 314 442 3711
Or email Professor Kalfus at Rkalfus@cs.com

The Holocaust Museum and Learning Center is sponsoring this program in partnership with the Missouri Humanities Council and with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Pre-Visit Activities
Chronology
Holocaust Terminology
Common Questions
Bibliography
Videography
Post-Visit Activities