A Look at the Holocaust Through the Lens of Resistance and Hope

You are invited to attend our 2018 Learning Together Seminar at SJAM.  Together we will be learning about the history and the lessons of the Holocaust through different voices and forms.  Listening and learning together is an act of remembrance and commitment to ‘never again.’


Tuesday April 17th, 6:30-8:30pm – SJAM Auditorium
Testimony of Survival:  Howard Chandler

Howard Chandler was born in 1928, in Starachowice, Poland. He was only 11 years old when the war broke out.  Howard will share his personal testimony of life with his family, experiences in the ghetto, deep loss, deportation and liberation.


Tuesday April 24th, 6:30-8:30pm – SJAM Library (two presentations)
Liberation: Resiliency in the Aftermath of the Holocaust

Michelle Fishman, the Neuberger’s Education Coordinator will discuss how survivors of the Holocaust rebuilt their lives upon liberation. She will contextualize film footage she shot of Holocaust survivors reflecting on how they experienced liberation and the defeat of National Socialism, their arrival in Canada, and the process of “becoming Canadian.”

Telling our Grandfather’s Survival Testimony: Keeping His Testimony Alive                                           

Jesse and Samuel Buckstein will give voice to their grandfather Oscar’s testimony of survival.  We will bear witness to the importance of continuing to tell the survivor’s testimony through the next generations.  Jesse and Sam will also share with us the impact of their grandfather’s experiences on their lives and involvements.


NOTE – NO SEMINAR MAY 1st!


Tuesday May 8th, 6:30-830pm – SJAM Auditorium
An Evening with Carson Phillips, PhD

Carson Phillips, PhD, is a friend of Waterloo Region.  Carson has invested deeply in providing PD for teachers in our Region, for building our Awareness Education program in our local high schools and for contributing to our Learning Together seminars.

Join us for an evening of further learning and discussion with Carson.


Learning Together is a free, public event. 
All are welcome to attend.

 

 

 

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