Holocaust Resource Center and Diversity Council of Kean University

Hello Kean Cougars! Starting the semester off with good vibes and positive thoughts as we enter the 2024-25 academic year. Don’t forget to stop by the Holocaust Resource Center and the Human Rights Institute offices and Human Rights Institute Gallery in the Nancy Thompson Learning Commons. Be on the lookout for our upcoming events! Who knows what we have in store👀…

Join us at the Human Rights Institute Gallery on Tuesday, September 17 at 3:30pm, to see how Canadian photographer Pierre Dalpé captured
individuals and their bright personalities in his personal exploration of Wigstock. You can feel the moments of joy and community in these photos of people coming together in strength and pride.

RSVP now to enjoy an artist talk, book signing, and opening reception as we look back on a period of history when the LGBTQ+ community embraced blurred gender boundaries and advocacy of trans politics.

RSVP using Eventbrite or see the link in our bio!

Light refreshments will be served.

See how Canadian photographer Pierre Dalpé captured individuals and their bright personalities in his exploration of Wigstock. You can feel the moments of joy and community in these photos of people coming together in strength and pride. Join the Human Rights Institute and Galleries at Kean University for an artist talk and opening reception as we look back on a period of history when the LGBTQ+ community embraced blurred gender boundaries and advocacy of trans politics. This event is free and open to the public.

To RSVP, please use the link below!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wigstock-opening-reception-and-artist-talk-tickets-927902700957?aff=ebemoffollowpublishemail&ref=eemail&utm_campaign=following_published_event&utm_content=follow_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_source=eventbrite

For more information, please contact:
Mindy Goldstein, Program Coordinator
Human Rights Institute
[email protected]/(908)-737-4670
Kean University, 1000 Morris Ave, Union, NJ 07083

The Diversity Council partnered with the New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators (NJAPM) to create opportunities to support educators and professionals in conflict resolution.

In 2022, NJAPM and Diversity Council formed an initiative to provide a multi-part series on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) to a variety of school districts and community organizations. The training has brought the attention for strong public interest, with the third part of the series presented to the educational support professionals (ESPs), garnering extra acclaim. The success part of the initiative highlights the need for these additional programs and educational resources for this important, yet underserved, sector. To further this aim, NJAPM and Diversity Council are excited to announce that the EPSs program is now accessible online at no cost.

If you want to watch this video, check out the link in our bio!

Our Post-Baccalaureate Certificate on Teaching the Holocaust and Prejudice Reduction offers educators, administrators, and professionals the opportunity to receive training on New Jersey’s state mandates on Holocaust education, LGBTQ+ and disability history, and diversity topics while promoting an inclusive environment. Classes are held in various locations, including Kean’s Union, Ocean, and Skylands campuses.

Do not miss out on tuition-waived graduate program. Apply today!

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Are you in your giving era? Today is and the Holocaust Resource Foundation is a proud nonprofit supporting the work the Holocaust Resource Center. Since 1982, the HRC reaches thousands of educators, students and community members through academic courses, professional development, travelearns, and more. Please consider recognizing this annual event with a gift that directly enhances our mission. To donate, visit https://holocaustresourcefoundation.com/donate/ or use the button below.
📸 Ian Alfano

The Holocaust Resource Center of Kean University took students in the Teaching the Holocaust and Prejudice Reduction Post-Baccalaureate Certificate and Masters of Holocaust and Genocide Studies to Gdańsk and Warsaw, Poland.🇵🇱

This journey included visiting memorials and museums, meeting with scholars, learning from educators and advocates. Together we have a better understanding of pre-war Jewish life, a more contextualized depth of what was lost to in cities during WWII and the Holocaust, and how Poland today is dealing with memory. This trip has been impactful in numerous ways, as Kean students are continuously engaging in dialogue on how to best bring this information back to their classrooms and places of research. 🇵🇱

Thank you to the Masters of Holocaust and Genocide Studies of Kean University for the course for this opportunity! Thank you to the Taube Center for your expertise and guidance!

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On this day, July 11, 2024, we remember the Bosnian and Herzegovinian Genocide.

In April of 1992 during the Yugoslav War, Serbia set out to ethnically cleanse or systematically make their territory religiously homogeneous by ridding their land of Bosnian Muslims, also known as Bosniaks. Serbia with the ethnic Bosnian Serbs, attacked the Bosniaks with former Yugoslavian military equipment and surrounded Sarajevo, the capital city. The Bosniaks were driven into concentration camps where people were tortured. In 1993, the United Nations (UN) Security Council declared Sarajevo, Goradza, Srebrenica, and other Muslim enclaves as safe areas that the UN peacekeepers protected. However, in July 1995, the Serbs committed what would be the largest massacre in Europe since WWil in one location, Srebrenica. In 1994, NATO initiated a series of airstrikes against the Bosnian Serbs.
In December 1995, the U.S. led the Dayton Peace Accords negotiations in Dayton, Ohio which ultimately ended the conflict in Bosnia which then led to a force being created to maintain the ceasefire. Since the resolution of the conflict, 160 people have been charged via the International Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia (ICTY) at The Hague. Said people, including those in charge, were charged with genocide, crimes against humanity, amongst other charges.

To further expand your knowledge on the Bosnian and Herzegovinian Genocide, visit the following sites listed above!

Join the Holocaust Resource Center and Diversity Council of Kean University for these tuition-waived graduate courses!

Have questions? Please contact [email protected].

Register for the Holocaust Resource Center and Diversity Council of Kean University's 2024-2025 Teaching the Holocaust and Prejudice Reduction graduate certificate. These courses are tuition-waived for Diversity Council members, and are steeply discounted ($100/year) for unaffiliated folks. Sections will run at three Kean campuses and host sites throughout the state.

Have questions? Ready to apply? Contact Dr. Adara Goldberg: [email protected].

Happy Juneteenth! 🥳🎉

After President Joe Biden signed the “Juneteenth National Independence Day Act” on June 17,2021, Juneteenth got recognized as a federal holiday. However, African Americans have been celebrating this day of independence since June 19, 1866 by going to church since they weren’t allowed in public places. In 1967, Black leaders in Texas raised $1000 to purchase 10 acres of land which is now known as “Emancipation Park” in Houston, Texas.

Moving on to the Jim Crow era, celebrations of the holiday began to decline as former Confederate states passed new amendments that overall disenfranchised Black people, excluding them from the political process. That didn’t break their spirits as they continued to celebrate their day of independence in church.

Now in today’s age, Juneteenth is celebrated nationwide. People come together to celebrate the anniversary of the day African Americans were officially declared free.

This free, virtual conference supports accurate, meaningful teaching of the Holocaust and explores current historical research and instructional best practices.

Educators discover how to use classroom resources, find inspiration in new ideas, and connect with peers engaged in similar work. It is designed for secondary school educators with limited experience teaching about the Holocaust, alumni of past Belfer conferences, school administrators, and curriculum leaders.

We will offer expanded live sessions in 2024. And you may join us for any of these live sessions or access recorded sessions, on-demand at your own pace, post-conference.

Participants will receive more details about Whova, the virtual platform used to host the conference, in June. Participants with a US mailing address will also receive a free resource bundle.

Deadline to register is June 15, 2024.

Use this link or the link in our bio to register:
https://events.ushmm.org/profile/form/index.cfm?PKformID=0x72828abcd

Please direct any questions to [email protected] or Chelsea Halling-Nye at [email protected].

This program is made possible with support from the Arthur and Rochelle Belfer Foundation.

This free, virtual conference supports accurate, meaningful teaching of the Holocaust and explores current historical research and instructional best practices.

Educators discover how to use classroom resources, find inspiration in new ideas, and connect with peers engaged in similar work. It is designed for secondary school educators with limited experience teaching about the Holocaust, alumni of past Belfer conferences, school administrators, and curriculum leaders.

We will offer expanded live sessions in 2024. And you may join us for any of these live sessions or access recorded sessions, on-demand at your own pace, post-conference.

Participants will receive more details about Whova, the virtual platform used to host the conference, in June. Participants with a US mailing address will also receive a free resource bundle.

Deadline to register is June 15, 2024.

Use this link:
https://events.ushmm.org/profile/form/index.cfm?PKformID=0x72828abcd

Please direct any questions to [email protected] or Chelsea Halling-Nye at [email protected].

This program is made possible with support from the Arthur and Rochelle Belfer Foundation.

Historically, young people have been the agents of change. Do you want to create a more just and inclusive world? Join Kean University’s Human Rights Institute and the Diversity Council on Global Education and Citizenship this summer for Human Rights in Action, a summer program designed specifically for high school students looking to elevate their voices and build the tools needed to become a more effective advocate and ally. This program will be running at three different Kean locations, our main campus in Union, Kean Ocean in Toms River, and Kean Skylands in Jefferson Township.

Date: July 11-18, 2024
Price: $300 per week
Grades: 9-12

For more information, please contact Erica Colace
[email protected]

Use the following link or the link in our bio to register:
https://secure.touchnet.net/C20918_ustores/web/store_cat.jsp?STOREID=6&CATID=38&SINGLESTORE=true

Historically, young people have been the agents of change. Do you want to create a more just and inclusive world? Join Kean University’s Human Rights Institute and the Diversity Council on Global Education and Citizenship this summer for Human Rights in Action, a summer program designed specifically for high school students looking to elevate their voices and build the tools needed to become a more effective advocate and ally. This program will be running at three Kean locations, our main campus in Union, Kean Ocean in Toms River, and Kean Skylands in Jefferson Township.

Date: July 11-18, 2024
Price: $300 per week
Grades: 9-12

For more information, please contact Erica Colace
[email protected]

Use the following link to register:
https://secure.touchnet.net/C20918_ustores/web/store_cat.jsp?STOREID=6&CATID=38&SINGLESTORE=true

Historically, young people have been the agents of change. Do you want to create a more just and inclusive world? Join Kean University’s Human Rights Institute and the Diversity Council on Global Education and Citizenship this summer for Human Rights in Action, a summer program designed specifically for high school students looking to elevate their voices and build the tools needed to become a more effective advocate and ally. This program will be run at three different Kean locations, our main campus in Union, Kean Ocean in Toms River, and Kean Skylands in Jefferson Township.

Registration link in our bio!

Date: July 11-18, 2024
Price: $300 per week
Grades: 9-12

For more information, please contact Erica Colace
[email protected]

Use the following link to register:
https://secure.touchnet.net/C20918_ustores/web/store_cat.jsp?STOREID=6&CATID=38&SINGLESTORE=true

Historically, young people have been the agents of change. Do you want to create a more just and inclusive world? Join Kean University’s Human Rights Institute and the Diversity Council on Global Education and Citizenship this summer for Human Rights in Action, a summer program designed specifically for high school students looking to elevate their voices and build the tools needed to become a more effective advocate and ally. This program will be run at three different Kean locations, our main campus in Union, Kean Ocean in Toms River, and Kean Skylands in Jefferson Township.

Date: July 11-18, 2024
Price: $300 per week
Grades: 9-12

For more information, please contact Erica Colace
[email protected]

Use the following link to register:
https://secure.touchnet.net/C20918_ustores/web/store_cat.jsp?STOREID=6&CATID=38&SINGLESTORE=true

LESSONS from the HOLOCAUST TRAVELEARN to POLAND- Applications Now Open

Scholarships available!

Travel with Kean to Poland July 31-August 9, 2024

-Educational tour of designated sites of genocidal assault and commemoration in Warsaw and Gdansk -Meet with community leaders and historians to learn about Jewish Life in Poland today
-Learn from survivors’ testimonies and family members -Focus on teaching about the Holocaust, genocide, prejudice reduction
-Scholarships are available for some travel costs
-GREAT for TEACHERS (tuition waived for current Post-Bacc Certificate in Teaching Holocaust students)

Learn more at an information session via Zoom on Monday, May 13th, 2024 5 pm EST.

LESSONS from the HOLOCAUST TRAVELEARN to POLAND- Applications Now Open

Scholarships available!

Travel with Kean to Poland July 31-August 9, 2024

Educational tour of designated sites of genocidal assault and commemoration in Warsaw and Gdansk
Meet with community leaders and historians to learn about Jewish Life in Poland today

Learn from survivors' testimonies and family members
Focus on teaching about the Holocaust, genocide, prejudice reduction

Scholarships are available for some travel costs

GREAT for TEACHERS (tuition waived for current Post-Bacc Certificate in Teaching Holocaust students)

Learn more at an information session via Zoom on Monday, May 13th, 2024 5 pm EST.

See the attached file and apply today!

Internationally, the official observed date for Holocaust Remembrance Day aligns with the 27th day of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar and the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. In Hebrew, Holocaust Remembrance Day is known as Yom Hashoah.
The United Nations recognizes Holocaust Remembrance Day annually and 2024’s theme for commemoration was “Recognizing the Extraordinary Courage of Victims and Survivors of the Holocaust.” With this theme a story of a N**i dehumanization resistance is highlighted. Friedl Dicker-Brandeis, Jewish artist and educator, brought art supplies with her upon being deported to Terezín ghetto-camp. Here she taught children in clandestine classes while there was intent by N**i authority to dehumanize the students. Dicker-Brandeis preserved the works of several children before they were unfortunately killed in camps. ​​Dicker-Brandeis unfortunately did not survive the Holocaust but she was able to hide the art pieces prior and this featured piece is called the "Flowering meadow with butterflies" by Dorit Weiserová (1932-1944). Copyright: The Jewish Museum in Prague.

To read more go here: https://www.un.org/en/outreach-programme-holocaust/page/2024

In 1992, Congress established May as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. In 2021, a presidential proclamation expanded this to include Native Hawaiians. Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month is observed annually in May to celebrate the contributions that generations of AAPIs have made to American history, society, and culture.

Happy AAPI Month! Celebrate with your loved ones to honor the contributions of AAPIs in your life!

In 2006, President George W. Bush along with the U.S. Senate, recognized every May as Jewish American Heritage Month. Jewish American Heritage Month acknowledges and celebrates the accomplishments of Jewish people in the United States. This includes cultural organizations, school districts, non-profit organizations, and more to further commemorate the contributions of the Jewish American community to our overall society.

Today in honor of Jewish American Heritage Month, we acknowledge Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Ginsburg was the first Jewish woman to serve on the Supreme Court. Despite facing sexism and antisemitism, she was able to excel in her law classes at Columbia and Harvard and then went to teach at Rutgers University. While teaching she also was taking on cases for the American Civil Liberties Union, and afterward founded the ACLU’s Women’s Rights Project. This ignited her passion for gender equality advocacy. In 1980, Ginsburg was established as the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, and in 1993 she became an associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
Happy Jewish American Heritage Month!

Happy Passover! The Jewish holiday of Passover is celebrated by millions worldwide. It's a day steeped in antiquity and marked by remembrance and tradition for Jewish individuals and communities. For eight consecutive days, Jews participate in what's known as Pesach, or "Passover" in Hebrew, where a cumulative experience of religious history, education and festivities come together to commemorate the biblical account of Exodus in the Hebrew Bible. Observance of Passover always begins on the night of a full moon in accordance with the Jewish calendar.

The Holocaust Resource Center will not be posting this week in observance of Passover so we will see you after, enjoy your celebration!


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We will not be posting this week to observe Passover but we wanted to let you know that April 24th is National Denim Day! National Denim Day is observed every last Wednesday of April. Drop a “👖” or “💙” in the comments to show your support!

April 24, 2024 marks the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.

From April 24, 1915 through 1917, the Ottoman Empire persecuted and murdered at least 664,000 and possibly as many as 1.2 million Armenian citizens in what is now known as the Armenian Genocide. Due to the scale, duration, and character of the atrocities committed, the event is widely known as one of the first “modern genocides.”
To learn more, please see the article below from the Auschwitz Institute for the Prevention of Genocide and Mass Atrocities (AIPG): https://www.auschwitzinstitute.org/news/105th-anniversary-of-the-armenian-genocide

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s 2024 Belfer National Conference for Educators will take place June 24–26. Register for this free, virtual professional learning conference, where educators explore the latest practices in accurate, meaningful teaching about the Holocaust with leading historians and educators. Discover thought-provoking resources that provide students with historical context and opportunities to advance media literacy skills.

Register now: ushmm.org/2024Belfer

Please join us on May 6th via zoom for the 2024 Yom HaShoah Educators’ Commemoration at 4:30 pm. Please register here: https://forms.gle/Nx6Z7ykT1wSTR9Fg9
Zoom information will be sent after registration.

The Education Initiatives team at The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum works to reach educators worldwide through our digital resources and special training and professional development opportunities to promote quality Holocaust education in the classroom.

The USHMM acknowledges and understands that the Holocaust is a complex and emotional topic. They’d like to help by answering questions you might have about resources and instructional strategies. Please tell them about your classroom and how they can support you.

To ask a museum educator, fill out a survey here: https://engage.ushmm.org/wc-2021-ask-an-educator-registration.html

The Holocaust Resource Center at Kean University is pleased to highlight the experiences of New Jersey educators, graduate students and alumni who have received the Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Teaching the Holocaust and Prejudice Reduction.

We will be highlighting these educators and sharing the advice they have for anyone considering going through the program. Join us in reading their stories and witnessing the ways this certificate provides educators with a platform to create change in the lives of their students and impact the next generation.

The Education Initiatives team at The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum works to reach educators worldwide through our digital resources and special training and professional development opportunities to promote quality Holocaust education in the classroom.

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum invites you to explore museum suggestions for where to begin teaching about the Holocaust. We include resources for teaching with limited class time, for English/Language Arts, and for History classes.

To get started and learn more, visit https://www.ushmm.org/teach

Teaching About the Holocaust - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Teaching about the Holocaust can inspire students to think critically about the past and their own roles and responsibilities today.