It is an honor for me to begin to serve as the next Executive Director of the Institute for Holocaust Education. I would first like to thank Liz Feldstein for spending my first ten days orientating me to the nuts and bolts of the IHE. I hope that as I move forward I can fill the “big shoes” left by Liz.
I look forward to continuing the mission of the IHE and building on the work that has been done so far. I hope that as we move forward you will email, call or stop in to our office’s to share your ideas and thoughts on the work we are doing.
As we approach the holiday of Rosh HaShanah, I would like to wish all of you a good and sweet year.
Shanah Tovah Umetukah,
Scott Littky
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Thank you for your support!
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Thank you for your generous donations to this year’s Omaha Gives campaign. Our total raised was $2936.41. The IHE looks forward to participating again this spring in the 2019 Omaha Gives campaign.
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It Takes a Village
Persona Non Grata
screening recap
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Kazu Goto (co-owner of event sponsor ‘Long Dog Fat Cat’ stores), Naoki Ito (Consul General of Japan in Chicago), Liz Feldstern (former IHE Director), Dr. & Mrs. Gediminas Murauskas (Omaha Sister Cities Association), and Indrė Seibutytė (co-owner of event sponsor ‘Long Dog Fat Cat’ stores)
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In June the IHE partnered with Omaha Sister Cities Association to screen Persona Non Grata, a film about
Japanese diplomat,
Chiune Sugihara
,
consul in
Lithuania
.
Sugihara saved the lives of some 6,000 Jewish refugees by issuing visas to the
Japan
during the Holocaust.
The screening was held at the Jewish Community Center and was well attended with around 150 people in the audience. Following the film, a
Q&A with Dr. Julija Šukys, (Assistant Professor of English, University of Missouri-Columbia) and Dr. Ari Kohen (Schlesinger Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln). The Honorable Naoki Ito (Consul-General of Japan in Chicago) will make brief welcoming remarks.
Thank you to those in attendance and Long Dog Fat Cat store for sponsoring this event.
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IHE Survivor and 2nd Generation Speaker's Bureau
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Did you know that local Holocaust survivors are available to speak to students, community groups, and faith groups? You can sign up your group to hear from a survivor by clicking
here.
Survivors generally speak for 45 minutes, with Q&A afterwards. Second Generation speakers (children of survivors) are also available to speak to groups. Through an interactive presentation, the 2G's tell the stories of the parents.
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Friday, October 5, 2018: Dr. Mark Mercurio -
“The Legacy of the Nazi Physicians: How the Holocaust Informs Modern Medical Care”
Rose Blumkin Jewish Home - Board Room, 12-1PM
Dr. Mercurio is Chief of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine and Director of the Ethics Program at Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital. He is also Professor of Pediatrics and Director of the Program for Biomedical Ethics at Yale School of Medicine, and a member of the medical faculty for the Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics (FASPE). He is active in neonatology and medical ethics education for residents, fellows, nurses, attending physicians, PA students, medical students and others. He was an original co-editor of the American Academy of Pediatrics Resident Curriculum in Bioethics, and is the Chair-elect of the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Bioethics. He is on the editorial boards for the 6 volume text
Bioethics
and the journal
Pediatric Ethiscope
, Dr. Mercurio is widely published, and has been an invited speaker nationally and internationally on medical ethics, particularly in pediatrics.
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Thursday, October 11, 2018: Stories of Survival
University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Kimball Recital Hall,
Join Lutheran Family Services, UNL's Amnesty Int'l Chapter and the IHE for a very moving experience featuring speakers that experienced genocide and persecution in their home countries. Speakers will include a Holocaust survivor, Cambodian refugee, and a Yazidi refugee.
We are honored to partner with this event, and hope to see many IHE supporters there.
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"Teaching the Holocaust" Conference
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Every year the Omaha community comes together to watch the best of Jewish film from the year. All films are $5 with fresh popcorn and snacks! Join us at the JCC Theater in October and November!
This year's selection will incorporate a variety of films ranging from foreign language, comedy, documentary, and Holocaust film. Watch the
Jewish Federation of Omaha website for more details.
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On October 17 the IHE will host a Professional Development day on
Teaching the Holocaust at ESU 13 in Scottsbluff. ESU 13 will have a distance learning link with its satellite locations in Sydney and Chadron. Teachers will learn about the United State Holocaust Memorial Museum guidelines, rationale development, and explore lessons they can use in their classrooms. You may
register at ESU 13.
If you do not have an ESU #13 impact account please email
soar@esu13.org
and asked to be added to the registration.
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Help Fundraise for the IHE with Everyday Purchases!
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Did you know that if you are a Union Bank & Trust Customer, you can use Propelr?
Propelr is a debit card rewards program that helps you fundraise for your favorite organization. When you sign-up your UBT debit card, every time you swipe at participating merchants, the merchant donates a portion of the transaction to a cause you care about.
Visit the
UBT Propelr website to sign up, and help the IHE with your everyday purchases at no cost to you!
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Features and Benefits
- Show your support for the community causes you care about
- It costs you nothing and is simple to sign up
- Shop at over 6,650 participating merchant locations including everyday expenses such as gas, grocery, restaurants and retail
- Use your card anywhere Visa is accepted
- Backed by the security and strength of Union Bank & Trust
- Many more!
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The IHE is grateful to the following generous donors who have made after-life commitments to ensure our work can continue:
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Anonymous (2)
John Atherton & Marti Rosen-Atherton
Michelle Byrnes
Robert & Marla Cohen
Jerry (of blessed memory) and Janey Dann
Deborah Denenberg
Norman & Eunie* Denenberg
Beth Seldin Dotan
Cantor Leo & Annette Fettman
Liz & Yonatan Feldstern
H. Lee and Carol Gendler Charitable Fund
Donald Gerber
Dora Goldstrom
Mark Goldstrom
Mary Sue Grossman
Bonnie Kuklin Horwich
Jon Jabenis
Karen & Gary Javitch
Rich and Fran Juro
Gloria C. Kaslow
Howard J. Kaslow
Beatrice Karp
Marsha A. Kleinberg
Milton M. Kleinberg
Sara & Ari Kohen
Shane & David Kotok
Janie Fox Kulakofsky
Paula A. Lenz
Vincent P. Lenz
Steve & Bonnie Levinger
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David Lieberman
Felicia & Scott Littky
Jody & Neal Malashock
Chaya Sarah Malkah
Bruce Meyers
Eli & Ann Modenstein
Jane & Allan Murow
Mary-Beth & Bruce Muskin
Amy Nachman
Gary Nachman
Linda Neumann-Potash
Murray & Sharee Newman
Patty Nogg
Steve Nogg
Betty & Robert* Perelman
Gilda Pieck
Alan E. Potash
David & Gretchen Radler
Marty & Iris Ricks
Carl Riekes
Margo and Steve Riekes
Zoe Riekes
Jeffrey Schrager & Anne York Family Foundation
Melissa & Michael Shrago
Esther Silver
Fred Tichauer
John & Donna Walter
Benjamin & Anna Wiesman Family
*of blessed memory
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