When teaching the Holocaust, film can be one of the most compelling, yet complicated educational tools available for a talented educator. Yet with so many documentary and feature films available on the topic, how are teachers supposed to decide what will work best for their students? In this series, co-sponsored by the NYU Center for the Study of Antisemitism and the Museum of Jewish Heritage, we will review appropriate criteria for choosing films to teach about the Holocaust, and suggest documentary and feature films that are appropriate and effective pedagogical tools.
March 24, 2025 (via Zoom 4:30 – 6:00pm), Teaching the Holocaust with Feature Films, Prof. Avinoam Patt.
April 21, 2025 (via Zoom 4:30 – 6:00pm), Teaching the Holocaust with Documentaries, Prof. Marcia Rock and Karen A. Frenkel.
May 4, 2025 (via Zoom 1:00 – 2:30pm), Teaching the Holocaust Using Recorded Testimony, Prof. Avinoam Patt.
Participants will be eligible to receive CTLE credit.
Register below and we will follow up with session information.
Leadership support provided by the Gray Foundation. This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and with assistance from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany. Sponsored by the Foundation Remembrance, Responsibility and Future. Supported by the German Federal Ministry of Finance. Other donors include The Knapp Family Foundation.
The Fanya Gottesfeld Heller and Joseph Heller Professional Development Series is made possible through the generous sponsorship of Dr. Jacqueline Heller in memory of her parents Fanya Gottesfeld Heller, z”l and Joseph Heller, z”l.
