Registration is now open for ADL’s Los Angeles Holocaust Education Institute for teachers. All sessions feature $50 stipends for participating teachers.
Spanning most of the school year, the Institute will bring together museum-based resources, curricula, pedagogical expertise, and dynamic presenters through three full-day sessions. The Holocaust Education Institute brings together the finest Holocaust education resources from ADL; the Center for Excellence on the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide, Human Rights and Tolerance; the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust; the Museum of Tolerance and the USC Shoah Foundation.
Session One: A Multimedia Framework for Teaching the Holocaust, took place on Friday, October 24, 2014.
In addition, ADL, in partnership with the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, will offer a program called Bearing Fruit: Exploring the Roots of Catholic-Jewish Relations from the Past to the Present (formerly known as Bearing Witness™) on Friday, February 6, 2015 at the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust. The featured presenters are Rt. Rev. Alexei Smith, Rabbi Elliot Dorff, and Dr. Michael Berenbaum. This program is specifically for Catholic School educators and features methods to teach about anti-Semitism, the Holocaust, and Catholic-Jewish relations.
According to ADL Associate Regional Director Matthew Friedman, who coordinates the Institute, “Because ADL and our partners so strongly believe in the importance of Holocaust education, this year, qualifying educators who attend an entire session may apply for a $50 personal stipend and for their schools to receive up to $150 in substitute teacher reimbursement.” Funding is limited; both the stipend and reimbursement are available on a first-come, first-served basis. There is a $20 registration fee for Sessions One and Two.
All sessions include a meal, materials and parking. Additionally, Continuing Education Units (CEUs) will be available for a small extra fee for Session One.
For more information or to register, please visit www.adl.org/laholocaustinstitute, call ADL at 310-446-8000, or email LA@adl.org. Advance registration is required and space is limited.