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COMBATING ANTI-SEMITISM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, URBANA CHAMPAIGN With Erez Cohen, Executive Director, Illini Hillel on ZOOM, Wednesday, December 16, 2020 from noon to 1:00 PM. Please register in advance for this important presentation at: https://hillel.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwqcumgrjwrE9xIqX-oruJHjXMnAcOxQGvC After registering, you … Continue reading →

April 21st is Holocaust Remembrance Day. For parents and educators who are home-schooling students in grades 7-12, here is a one class period lesson (with extended activities) from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum entitled: “History of Antisemitism and the … Continue reading →

R.O.I., produced by KALA and an affiliate of Public Radio International, has interviewed several local scholars on topics relating to the Holocaust. The show examines important events in history as well as current events through books, journal article, papers, and … Continue reading →

The community is invited to join the online Israel Book Discussion Group hosted by Temple Emanuel, held on alternating Thursdays from noon-1:30 PM through Zoom.  Books discussed: Shavit. My Promised Land; Glick. The Israeli Solution; Omar Khaled Ahmad (and more). … Continue reading →

Curriculum cases for teaching about the Holocaust in grades 6-8 are available for free checkout by Quad City area teachers.  These cases were developed by the Curriculum Committee for the Jeff Leibovitz Special Collection of Holocaust Education Materials. Flyer Curriculum … Continue reading →

2020 ESSAY CONTEST WINNERS: 1st Place – Taylor Piglisi  “Dancing to Survive, Forgiving to Live: The Story of Dr. Edith Eva Eger” – 12th Grade, Moline High School, Moline, Illinois   Puglisi Essay 2nd Place – Brooke Bloom  “Death, Fear, and … Continue reading →

Date: April 1 & Oct. 1 (bi-annual deadline) Event: Rauch Foundation Teacher Scholarship for Professional Development in Holocaust Education Application: RAUCH SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION