NATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR EDUCATORS
The conference invites participants to engage with current historical research and instructional best practices. Educators discover and learn how to use various classroom resources, find inspiration in new ideas, and connect with peers engaged in similar work across the United States and worldwide.
This year’s conference addresses two key themes critical to teaching about the Holocaust:
Teaching with Evidence
In 50 countries across six continents, the Museum is urgently collecting evidence of the Holocaust before it is too late—before fragile documents and artifacts disintegrate and while those who can bear witness are still able to do so.
This year’s conference takes you behind the scenes of the Museum’s vast collections, places not open to the public, sharing lessons and classroom strategies.
The Role of Antisemitism during the Holocaust
There is a documented dramatic increase in antisemitic incidents in the United States: whether from politicians, athletes, entertainers, the media, or other people of influence; or online; or in public spaces such as a bridge in Los Angeles or a college football game in Florida—antisemitic rhetoric is increasing in frequency, visibility, and intensity.
Teachers are on the front lines of educating about antisemitism, and this conference provides valuable resources and support.
Holocaust survivor Susan (Hilsenrath) Warsinger will discuss the importance of first-person testimony and the unique perspective it provides for teaching about American history as well as Holocaust history.
Susan Warsinger was born in Bad Kreuznach, Germany, in 1929. Following Kristallnacht, Susan and her brother, Joseph, were smuggled into France. After Germany invaded France in May 1940, they were evacuated from a children’s home in Paris and fled with their guardians to the unoccupied part of the country. They eventually immigrated to the United States in September 1941 and were reunited with their parents and younger brother. Her experiences are featured in the documentary The US and the Holocaust.
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Conference sessions support secondary school educators and administrators with all levels of experience, offering resources and practical strategies for English and history classrooms, and other subject areas, including:
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Please note that real-time attendance is not required at the Conference — all content will be available to registrants for up to six months after the event.
Designed to support accurate, meaningful teaching about the Holocaust, the Belfer National Conference for Educators is the US Holocaust Memorial Museum’s flagship event for secondary school educators across the country. It will take place on June 26-28.
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