December 2nd and 3rd 2013

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School speaker tour – Jackie Metzger

For two days we had the pleasure to host Jackie Metzger from Yad Vashem.

Jackie has 25 years of teaching experience and currently works at Yad Vashem, teaching visiting groups, guiding them through Yad Vashem as well as writing educational material on the website  –  teaching about the Holocaust through literature. 

Jackie visited 5 different schools and taught 8 classes totalling over 400 students who heard him over the two day period.

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November 18th – 29th 2013

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Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival – school screenings

The HKHTC were delighted to take the film No Place On Earth around 9 schools in Hong Kong.

This film, chronicles the survival story of 38 Jewish men, women and children who survived for 511 days, longer than anyone in recorded history, hiding from the Nazis in underground caves in Ukraine.

This film is a remarkable testament to their will to survive and is a powerful educational tool for those wishing to educate students about the Holocaust.

We ran Q and A sessions with pupils after the screenings to enhance the educational impact of the film.

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October 15th – November 14th 2013

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An Oasis of Survival and Hope

A Holocaust exhibition featuring artwork by the Children of the Terezin Camp.

This exhibition also showcased artwork produced by pupils from Hong Kong schools as well as information panels about different aspects of the Holocaust and other Genocides.

The exhibition was a huge success with high viability and educational impact for the wider Hong Kong public well as extensive press coverage.

 

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25th October 2013 – Ephraim Kaye schools visit

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Ephraim Kaye, Director of the International Seminars for Educators Department of Yad Vashem, gave three seminars to students at Sha Tin College.

He spoke to three different year groups and enthralled students with his subject material.

Click here to read the students feedback.

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21st October 2013 – UN Official opens our Exhibition

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Kimberly Mann, Manager of the United Nations Holocaust Outreach Programme, officially opened our Exhibition An Oasis Of Survival and Hope, in Central Market.

The event was attended by VIPS, Consuls-General, the students and parents of participating pupils from Elsa High School and Sha Tin College as well as members of the Jewish community and wider public.

Please click here to see a video of the opening speeches.

http://youtu.be/K_7Pmru1ErI

http://youtu.be/nIDQvtTV1RM

Click here to view the photos from the opening of the exhibition.

http://www.esf.edu.hk/SC-holocaust-exhn2013

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21st October 2013 – Schools visits from Kimberly Mann-Manager of the United Nations Holocaust Outreach Programme

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Kimberley Mann from the UN visited two Hong Kong schools, Li Po Chun and French International School. She spoke about  the role of the United Nations in education and commemorating the Holocaust.

She also spoke to the Education Department, to discuss Holocaust Education in the Hong Kong curriculum.

She was also interviewed on RTHK radio 3 Phil Wheelan show.

http://programme.rthk.hk//assets/contentindex/asx/radio3_2505_236715_31103.asx

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19th October 2013 – Facing History workshop

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Facing History ran an engaging and informative day’s training at Li Po Chun College in collaboration with the HKHTC.

Students considered issues of individual and national identities, the failure of democracy in Weimar Germany and critical issues of ethical decision making and consequences of choice in Nazi Germany.

The workshop highlighted ways to address adolescents concerns about exclusion, inclusion and stereotyping through the lens of history.

http://www.facing.org

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21 September 2013 – Celebration of United Nations International Day of Peace

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HKHTC Board Members represented us at this wonderful occasion, attended by UNESCO and Government officials, representatives from Religious and Communal organisations, Consulates and other relevant bodies.

It was followed by a panel discussion –  In what ways can media help shape peace in the world.

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31st August 2013 Lectures by Dan Michman from Yad Vashem

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On 31st August we were delighted to welcome Dan Michman from Yad Vashem. Professor Michman is Head of the International Institute for Holocaust Research and Incumbent of the John Najmann Chair of Holocaust Studies.

Professor Michman has been involved with Yad Vashem’s scholarly and educational activities since the early 1980s, is on the editorial board of Yad Vashem Studies since the mid1990s, and served as Chief Historian from 2000 till 2011.

Proessor Michman spoke in the afternoon about ‘Jewish Councils in the Ghettoes’ and in the evening addressed the fascinating concept of ‘Righteous Gentiles- the emergence of a unique commemorative concept’.

Both talks gave original and unusual insights into thier topics and stimulated a high level of discussion and conversation after the meetings.

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