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. |
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HAPPENINGS IN HOLOCAUST EDUCATION |
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Omaha Jewish Film Festival |
Escape from Treblinka: The Joseph Polonski Story
"This movie chronicles the life of Joseph Polonski from a young child in Silvaki, Poland, to the Jewish Ghetto and ultimately to Treblinka, the most rigorous death camp created under the Nazi regime. Keen intellect and some luck allowed Joseph to escape from Treblinka (one of only two known escapees) after which he served as an officer in the resistance, fighting Nazis until the liberation.
After being placed in a DP (displaced persons) camp, Joseph learned electronics in a German ORT School and immigrated to the United States in 1949. With only the shirt on his back and $10 given to him from a distant relative, Joseph built a thriving business and a loving family. This story is a true testament to determination, true grit and the life of Freedom he found in America."
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The showing of this film will be held on November 6, 2022 at 2PM in the Alan J. Levine Performing Arts Theater at the Jewish Community Center in Omaha, NE.
Admission tickets are $5.
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IHE WELCOMES NEW EDUCATION COORDINATOR |
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Jane Nesbit has been an educator for the last 7 years in North Carolina. She taught Social Studies with a large portion of her time teaching both World History and AP World History. She has recently moved to Omaha, Nebraska and is excited to be working as the new Education Coordinator for the Institute of Holocaust Education. Ms. Nesbit is looking forward to how she can support teachers of Nebraska and others regarding Holocaust education. The IHE has many upcoming events this Fall, including the Anne Frank: A History for Today Traveling Exhibit
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and the Strategic Air and Space Museum’s The Searching for Humanity: Veterans. Victims and Survivors of World War II Exhibit and Ms. Nesbit is looking forward to adding her expertise to all that IHE will be doing in the coming year.
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A Message from our Executive Director |
During July, IHE Executive Director, Scott Littky had the privilege of participating in Creighton Law School’s program, Nuremberg to the Hague. Each summer students from Creighton Law School and a few other law schools have the opportunity to study about the founding and development of the international justice system that was created as a |
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result of dealing with the perpetrators of the Holocaust. Scott met the group in Nuremberg and got to know the students and faculty and then accompanied the group to Krakow, Poland. In Poland he then went with the group to Auschwitz-Birkenau. At the camp, Scott was asked to give the concluding remarks after the tour and he spoke about the need for memory of the victims. The next morning, Scott conducted a debrief session with the group where he spoke about the importance of empathy and understanding and how it could relate to the students as future lawyers.
Thank you to the Michael Staenberg Family Foundation for generously providing the support for IHE to participate in the N2H program.
Watch the Third Thursday Lunch and Learn Series presentation here. |
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UPCOMING THIRD THURSDAY SPEAKERS |
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On October 20, 2022 the Institute for Holocaust Education will welcome Becki Zanardi, giving a presentation entitled Upstanders & Rescuers. Zanardi’s presentation will seek to discuss hard questions about the actions of people during the Holocaust. She says, “It’s been a perplexing question regarding the Holocaust: Why did some gentiles chose to aid Jews while others did not? We’ll look at why people acted in a certain way based on country, class, and religious beliefs in addition to how the events of the world around them affected their decisions.”
Third Thursday programing begins at 11:30AM on zoom.
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On November 17, 2022 our speaker will be Dana Knox, a child of a Holocaust survivor, will share her family’s story with the community. In regard to her mother’s story, Knox says, “As 1939 began, news of the inhumane treatment of the Jewish people and certain others within the Third Reich had already circulated in the United States. While many people were displeased, very few were in favor of accepting new immigrants or helping in any other tangible way. A notable exception was Beth Shalom, a Jewish fraternal group headquartered in Philadelphia, which decided to mount a rescue of children. My mother was one of 50 children rescued by the group and our family is one of 50 families whose entire world was saved through their actions.”
Third Thursday programing begins at 11:30AM on zoom.
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For more information regarding Third Thursday programming at IHE, to RSVP for a program please reach out to Scott Littky, Executive Director of IHE, at slittky@ihene.org
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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. |
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