Spring Holocaust Teacher Workshops

Spring Holocaust Teacher Workshops - These one-day, multi-county workshops are for middle and high school social studies and English/Language Arts public school teachers. Workshops presenters include Dr. Karl Schleunes, UNC-G historian and Holocaust scholar, and one of the following Holocaust survivors: Hank Brodt, a Holocaust survivor who recounts his experiences in six concentration camps; Morris Glass, a survivor of Nazi ghettoes and camps including Auschwitz and Dachau; Manfred Katz, a slave laborer in two concentration camps; or Zohara Boyd, a survivor who “hid in plain sight” during the Holocaust. Participants receive a copy of The Holocaust: a North Carolina Teacher's Resource, a guide for teaching about the Holocaust at middle and high school levels. There is no cost to attend the workshop and substitute pay is provided for all teachers attending. Space is limited so prompt registration is encouraged. Workshop dates and locations are as follows: Feb. 11, Lincolnton (Lincoln County); Feb. 20, Lumberton (Robeson County); Feb. 26, Eden (Rockingham County); March 13, Monroe (Union County); and March 22, Morganton (Burke County). For additional information, including registration, please e-mail Linda Scher at Brisket234@aol.com .