NEWS
HMH has spent the last two months training perspective docents to provide tours through
the Museum. Among those volunteering were: (front row seated, left to right), Mary
Gonzalez, Amanda Dixon, Sandy Block, Leslie Roppolo; (second row: Lauren Shepley,
Shane Clark, Bruce Kirsch, Dick Brooks, Ajit Giani, Shelley Hubble, Maria Itkin, Devorah
Cohen, Marilyn Chambers, Mal Sokol, Daniel Pickelner, Teresa Davis, Laron Robinson,
Paul Kilpatrick and Ron Walker.
WINTER 2015 7
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
FOR EDUCATORS
“Love and Hope: Poetry, Art and
Expression during Genocide”
Friday, Jan. 29, 2016, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
From the children’s drawings created in
the Theresienstadt Ghetto to a Rwandan
survivor’s drum troupes, artistic expression
played a vital role in survival and resistance
during and after the Holocaust and other
genocides. This workshop will focus on
written, musical and visual expressions of
art as a teaching and healing tool.
“Through Different Lenses: Cultural
and Historical Literacy through
Photography”
Friday, Feb. 19, 2016, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
In conjunction with HMH’s exhibition of Roman
Vishniac’s iconic images of Jewish life in Europe
before and during the Holocaust, this workshop
will juxtapose images from American Indian,
African American, and Latino communities
to examine photography not only as art, but
also as witness. Participants will consider the
pedagogical best practices in teaching about
the Holocaust and other histories through
photography. Participants will engage in a rich
examination of cultural context and intended
audiences, and will be actively involved in using
strategies to incorporate new resources into
their classrooms. This program will meet the
TEKS requirements for Social Studies teachers
in grades 3-12.
“Memorials, Memorialization and
Memory”
Friday, March 4, 2016, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
As with memory itself, memorialization and
communal remembrance vary across time
and geography. This workshop will introduce
Holocaust and genocide memorials worldwide,
as well as the politics of creating and sustaining
these spaces. In teaching about the symbolism
and landscape of these memorials, students
can better understand not only the subject
matter, but the culture of memory.
“The Devil in the Details”: Gender,
Genocide and the Family
Friday, April 15, 2016, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
As part of Genocide Awareness Month, this
workshop will examine genocide in the world
today. In addition to working with internationally
known scholars, teachers will dissect the
controversial definition of genocide and look
at current genocides, with an emphasis the
gendered aspects of genocide.
The fee for each is program is $20 per person,
which includes workshop materials but not
lunch. To register for any event or for information
on continuing education credits, visit
New Docent Class Graduates
Executive Director Named Lerner Fellow
Stanlee J. Stahl, Jerrilynn Miller and Dr. Robert Jan van Pelt joined Museum Executive
Director Dr. Kelly J. Zúñiga and Kelly Webeck for the Jewish Foundation of the Righteous’
Alfred Lerner Fellowship for Holocaust Educators on a tour of Holocaust sites in Europe.