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February 27th

Annual USHMM Professional Development Trip

Submitted by Holocaust Aware... on Wed, 02/27/2013 - 7:28pm

Are you a teacher looking for an opportunity to learn how to effectively teach the Holocaust to your students? Or are you new to teaching the Holocaust and want to learn how to effectively teach the Holocaust to your students?

Then join us on Thursday June 27th, 2013 for a professional development trip to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

Cost is $50 per person ($5 discount for Museum members).

Register now. RSVP deadline is Friday June 14.

  • 7am departure from the Holocaust Awareness Museum, 10100 Jamison Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19116
  • 4pm departure from the USHMM
  • Lunch will be provided. Dinner is on your own at the Maryland House rest stop on I-95
  • On bus talks and trip escort by a Holocaust survivor, Holocaust educator & Holocaust Awareness Museum Program Director Phil Holtje
  • Reserved admission to the USHMM
  • Professional Development Workshop with United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Program Coordinator Christina Chavarria

Please select your choice of lunch sandwich from the following and include it in your RSVP:

  • Tuna
  • Turkey
  • Corned Beef
  • Vegetarian

    • For more information or to RSVP, contact Phil Holtje at the Holocaust Awareness Museum at 215-464-4701 or holocaustmuseum@verizon.net

    February 14th

    "I Never Saw Another Butterfly" and Holocaust speaker

    Submitted by Holocaust Aware... on Thu, 02/14/2013 - 10:34am

    Join us on Wednesday February 27th, 2013 at 10am for a stunning performance of "I Never Saw Another Butterfly" from the Wolf Performing Arts Center and stay to hear Trudy Klein Gompers speak at 11am about her Holocaust experience and her family that was left behind in Austria in 1938.

    Recommended donation to the Holocaust Awareness Museum: $10

    For more information and to reserve your seat, call 215-464-4701.