Community
Connections:
A Town Hall Discussion on the future of
Holocaust Education in Oregon
Sunday, October 28, 2012
12:30-16:00pm
Portland State University
Smith Memorial Student Union, Room 296/8
1825 SW Broadway, Portland
The
Oregon Holocaust Resource
Center (OHRC) will be hosting
a one-day conference examining
and discussing the future of
Holocaust teaching and
research. Organizations
collaborating with OHRC in the
town hall-style discussion
include:
Portland
State University
Jewish Family and Child
Services
The Oregon Jewish
Community Foundation
The Institute for Judaic
Studies
The Oregon Area Jewish
Committee
The Jewish Federation of
Greater Portland
The
theme of the conference reflects
the inevitability of the
post-survivor era. The day
approaches when survivors,
witnesses, and
liberators will no longer be
available to share their
stories. Participants will
examine and discuss the future
of Holocaust teaching and
research in the post-survivor
era.
Participants in the conference
recognize that this is a
critical time in the history of
Holocaust Education. As
survivors pass, those teaching
the lessons of the Holocaust
must prepare for a time when the
voices of survivors will no
longer be available to tell
their stories. This discussion
will provide an opportunity to
discuss how to move Holocaust
teaching and research forward
and to help ensure that it
remains relevant today and into
the future.
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An open event, this discussion looks to invite input from across the
community; please visit the OHRC website at www.ohrconline.org to
register your name for free attendance for this event.
For
further information, e-mail us at: info@portlandjudaicstudies.org
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