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IHE NEWS AND UPDATES
WINTER 2024
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Our goal is to ensure that the tragedy and history of the Holocaust are remembered, that appropriate, fact-based instruction and materials are available to students, educators, and the public to enable them to learn the lessons of the Holocaust and that, as a result, we inspire our community to create a more just and equitable society. | |
Happenings in Holocaust Education | |
The Children of Willesden Lane | |
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The Institute of Holocaust Education (IHE), the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC), and the Jewish Federation of Omaha (JFO) are joining forces to bring an impactful and inspiring program to Omaha area middle school students and the community on March 28, 2024 at the Holland Performing Arts Center.
Nearly 2,000 local middle school students from 17 area middle schools are currently registered for the project which includes a
complete curriculum based on the book The Children of Willesden Lane.
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Set in Vienna in 1938 and in London during the Blitzkrieg, The Children of Willesden Lane tells the true story of Lisa Jura, a young Jewish musician who is dreaming about her concert debut at the storied Musikverein concert hall. When new ordinances are issued under the Nazi regime, everything changes for Lisa, except her love of music and the pursuit of her dream.
If you would like to check out a copy of The Children of Willesden Lane, please visit the Kripke-Veret Collection of the Jewish Federation of Omaha!
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Community members and the general public are invited to attend this heart-stirring show on March 28 at 7 p.m. at the Holland Performing Arts Center. Virtuoso Mona Golabek will perform some of the world’s most revered piano compositions as she shares her mother’s riveting story of survival. | |
Tickets for the evening performance are $36 per adult. Adult ticket holders may bring up to 10 students ages 12-18 using the promo code JFO18 free of charge. Seating is limited.
Tickets can be purchased through Ticket Omaha.
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This program is generously funded by the Henry Davis Family Foundation, Fran and Rich Juro, and the Lozier Foundation.
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Anne Frank Traveling Exhibit
The exhibit immerses viewers in Anne Frank's family life before, during, and after World War II. Juxtaposed against the horrors of the Nazi regime, passages from Anne's diary showcases her enduring sense of hope and unwavering belief in a bright future. A partnership between the University of South Carolina's College of Education, Anne Frank House, and the Institute for Holocaust Education has made it possible for the traveling exhibit to travel to schools throughout Nebraska.
Be sure to visit one of the upcoming community nights!
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Benson High School will be hosting their community night on February 22nd. Students will lead tours to community and general public from 4:00 -6 PM | |
Lewis and Clark Middle School in Bellevue will be hosting their community night on March 21st. Students will lead tours to community and general public from 5:30 -7 PM | |
2024 Student Essay Contest | |
2024 is the 22nd year of the student essay contest!
We think this is a great opportunity for students to engage with, process, and hopefully apply the lessons of those who exemplify moral courage. We had entire classes participate, as well as individuals in last year's essay contest.
We hope to see your students' essays this year!
For more information regarding the essay contest, please visit our website.
Essay Contest Information
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Submission deadline is February 22, 2024.
| Week of Understanding 2024 | |
The Week of Understanding is an annual educational initiative created by the Institute for Holocaust Education and the Omaha Public Schools. The week is designed to deliver Holocaust survivor testimony to a maximum number of students in one school week.
This year, we intend the Week of Understanding to be a hybrid event offering both in-person and virtual events to accommodate as many of our speakers, students, and teachers as possible. During the week of March 18-22, 2024, we will have at least nine speakers at schools across Nebraska.
Week of Understanding Information
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Upcoming Third Thursday Lunch and Learn Series | | |
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On February 15th, we will host Eadie Tsabari for our next Lunch & Learn program at 11:30 am by Zoom. She will present the testimony of her father, Holocaust Survivor Joe Fishel. Eadie is the newest member of our Second-Generation Holocaust Speakers Bureau. Joe was born in Poland in 1921. Joe arrived at Auschwitz on September 30, 1944, and was liberated from Dachau. After the Holocaust, Joe came to live in Omaha, NE. | |
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On March 21st at 11:30 am by Zoom, two law students from Creighton University Law School will speak about their experiences attending last summer’s, “From Nuremburg to the Hague,” program.
Creighton’s Nuremberg Summer Program, “From Nuremberg to The Hague” gives law students an opportunity to learn firsthand about the Holocaust in Nuremberg, the Bavarian city that hosted the Nazi war crimes trials after World War II and is considered the birthplace of modern international criminal law.
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For more information regarding Third Thursday programming at IHE, or to RSVP for a program, please reach out to Scott Littky, Executive Director of IHE, at [email protected]
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Time’s Echo is a new genre-blurring book on music, war and memory that has been named History Book of the Year by The Sunday Times and hailed as “the outstanding music book of this and several years” by The Times Literary Supplement. Published by Knopf in North America and Faber in the U.K., Time’s Echo was a finalist for the UK’s premier non-fiction prize and is being translated into eight languages.
As the living memory of the Second World War fades, Time’s Echo proposes new ways of listening to history, and learning to hear between its notes the resonances of what another era has written, heard, dreamed, hoped, and mourned. A lyrical narrative full of insight and compassion, this book deepens how we think about the legacies of war, the presence of the past, and the renewed promise of art for our lives today.
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The Institute for Holocaust Education provides educational resources, workshops, survivor testimony, and integrated arts programming to students, educators, and the public. The IHE provides support to Holocaust survivors in our community.
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We are grateful for your generosity and care of Holocaust Education. | | | | |
