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For further information on any of these programs please contact:

Beth Razin
Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia
2100 Arch Street, 3rd Floor
Phila., PA 19103
brazin@jfgp.org

Bill introduced to mandate Holocaust and Genocide Education in Pennsylvania

State Senator Anthony Williams and State Senator Brendan Boyle have introduced legislation to mandate Holocaust and Genocide Education for Grades 6-12 in Pennsylvania. In order to support this legislation, we ask that community members send letters of support (starting end of March 2013) to members of the House and Senate Education Committees. View bill here. View sample letter. View Committee List

Mordechai Anielewicz Creative Arts Contest

The Mordechai Anielewicz Competition invites students to respond to the Holocaust and related issues of prejudice and tolerance by means of creative expression. Awards are presented in three categories: 7th/8th grades, 9th/10th grades and 11th /12th grades with prizes awarded for prose, poetry, 2D art, 3D art, video and music.

Click here for the 2012-2013 Mordechai Anielewicz Creative Arts Contest Requirements and Guidelines.

Click here for the 2012-2013 Mordechai Anielewicz Creative Arts competition entry form.

Click here to see photos from the June 4, 2012 Awards Ceremony and Exhbition held at Moore College of Art and Design. For more information contact: brazin@jfgp.org

Click here for the award ceremony book.

Annual Memorial Ceremony and pre-Ceremony Conversation with Survivors

Philadelphia's Annual Memorial Ceremony for the Six Million Jewish Martyrs, April 7 2013-Balmy spring weather drew hundreds of men, women and children to the Parkway to honor the memory of those who were senselessly slaughtered by the Nazis. State Representative Brendan Boyle and State Senator Anthony Williams spoke eloquently of the need to make Pennsylvania the sixth U.S. state to mandate Holocaust and Genocide studies for public, private and parochial school students. Both legislators have introduced bills in the House and Senate to this effect and exhorted those in attendance to sign postcards in support of this important legislation.

You can view a photo gallery here.

Resources

NEW Teacher's Professional Development Trip to U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, June 21, 2013

Click here for Historical Overview of Holocaust Commemoration

Click here for Educational Resources in honor of Centenary of Raoul Wallenberg

Click here to download Primary Sources Online For Studying the Holocaust

Click here for suggested Holocaust Education Resources for Teachers and Students

Click here to download Holocaust Education Curricular Materials Bibliography and Webography

A Real 'Hands-On' Test

Jewish Exponent

The creative-arts competition honoring Mordechai Anielewicz -- who resisted the Nazis during the Warsaw ghetto uprising -- celebrates its 37th year. It's sponsored by the the Memorial Committee for the Six Million Jewish Martyrs of the Jewish Community Relations Council, the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia and other local outlets. Area schools encourage students to participate as a hands-on component to their studies about the Holocaust. more

Youth Symposium on the Holocaust

For 36 years, JCRC and the Archdiocese of Philadelphia have collaborated to present the Youth Symposium on the Holocaust, a widely acclaimed education program for students in public, parochial and private high schools throughout the Delaware Valley. The Youth Symposium is designed to teach young people about the universal lessons of the Holocaust, including the destructive nature of prejudice and the need for courage in the face of injustice and tyranny.
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