Monday, March 29, 2010

Grades 6-8: 2010 Holocaust Videoconferences

On Wednesday, April 21, 2010, the Eastchester Union Free School District and the Westchester Holocaust Education Center will host two multi-point videoconferences on the Holocaust for middle school students. The first conference will run from 9:30-10:45am EST and the second conference will run from 1:00-2:15pm EST.

The 9:30am conference will feature Mr. Sel Hubert, who experienced "Kristallnacht," and Ms. Clara Knopfler a survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp.

The 1:00pm conference will feature Mr. Alan Moskin, who as an American soldier, participated in the liberation of the Gunskirchen and Mauthausen concentration camps; and Ms. Clara Knopfler, a survivor of Auschwitz.

The speakers will offer their perspectives on the Holocaust, its relationship to the “human spirit” and will field questions from the conference participants.

The conferences will be moderated by Mr. Andrew Cahn, Regional Museum Educator for United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

For each conference, interactive participation is available to 5 sites. Ten other schools may connect as "view only" sites.

There is no fee for participating in these events, but an IP connection is required to connect to the bridge.

Please contact John Blaser via email (jblaser@eastchester.k12.ny.us) to reserve a slot. Once participation is confirmed, a test call will be scheduled with each site.

John Blaser
Education: Media/Technology Specialist
Eastchester UFSD
Education: Middle/Jr. High
Eastchester, NY
United States
Phone: ext. 4413
jblaser@eastchester.k12.ny.us