Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center on LinkedIn: Last night the Women's Board enjoyed a fashion show at Neiman Marcus in… (2024)

CONGRATS to our 2024 LUMINARY AWARD recipients: Micah Ariel-Rohr (Jewish United Fund), Dion Dawson (Dion's Chicago Dream), and Amy Omi (Dominican University)!The Young Professional Board's LUMINARY AWARD applauds individuals who exemplify how everyday people can hold great power for change in their communities through professional engagement and innovation.Join the celebration during YPB Presents... "A Luminous Night" on 10/10 - featuring signature co*cktails from Binny's and food by Shake Shack, plus interactive stations that highlight lesser-known facts about the Museum.Early bird tickets are $85: https://buff.ly/3WCTOAm

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Planning for the new school year? Register for one of our teaching trunks today. From character education and human rights to Holocaust history and genocide, our teaching trunk program offers a wide variety of resources for K-12 educators. Each trunk allows educators to create meaningful age/grade-appropriate lessons on these topics for their classroom. Learn more and reserve a trunk for your classroom here: https://buff.ly/3TUOvKW

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Field trip registration is open! Sign your class up for an onsite or virtual field trip to the Museum where they will learn about Holocaust history, genocide, human and civil rights, and social justice issues. https://buff.ly/4f7KixD

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Last week our Associate Director of Education, Amanda Friedeman, joined Holocaust Museum Houston for the final day of their Max M. Kaplan Summer Institute for Educators. During her first session, she discussed the Holocaust in Denmark and approaches to teaching using our graphic novel, “Hour of Need.” In the second session, the focus was on creating graphic novels in the classroom and the pedagogical benefits of teaching with graphic novels. Thank you, Holocaust Museum Houston, for inviting Amanda to join you.

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We are excited to be joining West40 ISC #2 for an educational afternoon on July 25 at the Immersive Learning Experience: Virtual Reality. During this time, educators will have the opportunity to view some of our VR films and see how they can be used in the classroom. See our mobile VR trunks in action here: https://buff.ly/4bOtNUm Learn more about the event and register for it here: https://buff.ly/3zKsJDD

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Registration for our Mobile Virtual Reality Trunks is open! Offering an immersive educational experience, these mobile VR trunks are a global game-changer, revolutionizing the field of Holocaust memory through innovative technology and storytelling. Visit our website to learn more about reserve a trunk for your classroom today. https://buff.ly/41VEBwI Want to see the trunks in action? Watch the video created by West40 ISC #2 showing how they are being used in the classroom. https://buff.ly/3W37SnN

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When Dhilan and Janine met over a year ago, their connection was instantaneous. Now, they spend their Sundays together at the Museum, greeting guests and sharing Janine's story.

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We are disturbed by the recent defacement of the Anne Frank statue in Amsterdam and strongly condemn this crime. https://buff.ly/3LgSLRc We invite everyone to visit the Museum and explore our online resources to learn how you can speak out against the dangers of silence and unchecked hatred. Learn why this is an act of antisemitism and take a stand by educating others. https://buff.ly/4cVjDSF As Anne Frank reminded us, “How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.”

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As the Museum has said before, supporting Palestinian rights is not antisemitic; however targeting a private home of a Jewish member of Congress to protest the Israeli-Gaza war is antisemitic. Demonstrating by targeting Jewish institutions, events, neighborhoods, Jewish students, or the Jewish people in any capacity because they are Jewish, is antisemitism. Blaming Jewish people for actions taken by the Israeli government, or demanding a Jewish person have a position on the current conflict, is antisemitism.

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