Martyrdom & Resistance, January/February 2002

ID Transcript mare2803_01 "©IB¥ APR 8 2002 .YERHOFF LIBRARY 61. 28-No. SSN 0892-157 anuary/February 2002-Shevat/Adar 5762 THE NEWS MUSEUM BEING PLANNED FOR WARSAW AS REMEMBRANCE FOR POLISH JEWRY, IN 2005 NEW YORK - To be situated facing Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, the Museum of the History of the Polish Jews will be established as the first multimedia museum in Central and Eastern Europe. It is scheduled for completion in 2005. Announcement was made by Poland's Prime Min- (continued on page 12) ISRAEL REMEMBERS RAOUL WALLENBERG JERUSALEM - An increased urgency to learn more about the fate of Raoul Wallenberg, whose status has not received satisfactory answers was evident on the 57th anniversary of the arrest of the legendary Swedish diplomat. His fate and accomplishments during the Holocaust were remembered at Beit Hanassi. Israeli President Moshe Katsav hoped ""the anniversary date would be a springboard for the launching of a public appeal to individuals who may have information about Raoul Wallenberg."" President Katsav raised the issue last year with Russian President Vladimir Putin. (continued on page 16) IN THIS ISSUE Book Reviews 2,3,4 Survivors' Corner 5 Holocaust Humor: Does it Insult or Soothe? .. 7,14 Report from Yad Vashem 8-9 Campus and Classroom 10 Henry Ford and the Holocaust 11 Kristallnacht Ceremonies 13 Impact of Recent Terrorist Attacks Addressed At Educational Conference In what has become an educational high-point in the significance of our message and mission."" pedagogical calendars, the Fourth Annual Profes- ""The International School for Holocaust Studies of sional Development Conference was sponsored by Yad Vashem provides educators with the pedagogical the Educational Department of the American Society for Yad Vashem, together with its Young Leadership Associates. The conference was held at the Ramaz School on January 27, 2002. According to Dr. Marlene Warshawski Yahalom, Education Director for the American Society for Yad Vashem, ""This year's gathering had a special message and mission. As our communities are struggling to cope with the devastating terrorist attacks against our nation, and in response to these changing times, we feel even more committed to our own efforts of informing the world of the dangers of intolerance, racism, and extreme nationalism. The events of September 11, 2001 underscore At the American Society for Yad Vashem Fourth Annual Professional Development Conference — ""Altered Intellectual Landscapes: Lessons From The Past"" at the Ramaz School on Sunday, January 27,2002. Andrew Burian, Holocaust survivor with his son, Lawrence Burian, Young Leadership Associates resources and tools needed to educate today's youth about the Holocaust. Remembrance and education are considered the essential elements of this pedagogical instruction since the emphasis is on the human aspect. By remembering the past, we honor the memory of the victims. We can teach the lessons of the Holocaust to understand the dangers of victimization and injustice."" Reflecting on this concern, Dr. Samuel C. Klagsbrun addressed the audience on Altered Intellectual Landscapes: Lessons From the Past. Five workshops were offered, among them, one on survivor testimonies, an introduction to their use as documentary evidence in the classroom. Elie Singer, Vice Chairperson, Young Leadership Associates and Marlene Warshawski Yahalom, Ph. D. Education Director, American Society tor Yad Vashem Teaching About The Third Reich: Public Relations or Integrity? 15 International Yad Vashem Conference Seeks to Preserve Survivors' Legacy The transmission of the lessons of the Holocaust while preserving the legacy of survivors: this is a central motif of the first international conference in this millennium convened by Yad Vashem. The Israeli Remembrance Authority is being joined by the Center of Organizations of Holocaust Survivors in Israel in sponsoring the Conference that will take place April 8-11. The Third International Conference on the Holocaust and Education is titled ""The Moral and Ethical Implications for Humanity."" According to Avner Shalev, Chairman of the Yad Vashem Directorate, and Moshe Sanbar, chairman of the survivors' organization, ""Renowned scholars around the globe will meet to explore these topics: The Universal and Moral Implications of the Holocaust: The Representation of the Holocaust in Our Collective Memory - The Contribution of the Survivors: The Survivors and Their Legacy - the Future of Memory."" Workshops will deal with a wide range of topics, among them, the role of survivor testimony; representation of the survivor in literature; cinema and the story of survivors; documentary films and survivors; the dilemmas of survivors in rebuilding their lives; survivors and the arts; perspectives of survivors/liberators; survivors and their rescuers. "