Council of Holocaust Educators Conference -- Buried by History: The Violence of Exclusion
Date: 11/18/2022
Time: 8:00am - 3:00pm
Location: Room 105, Main Academic North (MAN), Brookdale Community College
Join us for the annual Council of Holocaust Educators Conference! This year's theme is "Buried by History: The Violence of Exclusion."
Our keynote speaker, Jessica Kahkoska is a professor at Rutgers University's Mason Gross School of the Arts. She is also a writer, researcher/dramaturg, and producer for theatre and TV. Professor Kahkoska recently received the National Archives Foundation Cokie Roberts Women’s History Fellowship, through which she is researching the role of women in the Nuremberg trials. She will share her ethical approach to storytelling, which emphasizes community involvement and discussion.
Dr. Nicole Rizzuto has her PhD in the History of Gender & Sexuality, and is the former Program Manger of Chhange. She has conducted extensive research on the experiences and perceptions of LGBTQ+ people in the United States. After illustrating some concerning gaps in our collective historical narrative, Dr. Rizzuto will share her approach to bridging those gaps. Integrating resources like archives, oral histories, and databases, she will offer an innovative approach to introducing more inclusive history into the classroom.
Dr. Sara E. Brown is the Executive Director of Chhange. Dr. Brown holds the first Ph.D. in comparative genocide studies from Clark University's Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, and has worked and conducted research in Rwanda since 2004. She will introduce the idea that a good educational concept is one that shines light on a previously ignored historical perspective. Dr. Brown will then provide educators with the tools to identify and apply these illuminating concepts.
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
8 am: Registration & Breakfast
Room 105, Main Academic North (MAN), Parking Lots 5 & 6
8:45am: Introduction
9 am: "Finding the Right Flashlight"
Led by Dr. Sara E. Brown
10:15am: Break
10:30 am: “Art & Community as Integral to Holocaust Research”
Keynote with Prof. Jess Kahkoska
11:45 am: Lunch
12:15pm: Sources for interrogating the silences of history
Led by Dr. Nicole Rizzuto
1:30pm: Tour of the new curriculum
Led by Doug Cervi, Executive Director, NJ Commission on Holocaust Education
Colleen Tambuscio and Shana Stein, Curriculum Writing Team for NJ Commission on Holocaust Education
2:45pm: Wrap up, feedback, distribution of any remaining sources
3 pm: End of Program
REGISTRATION & PAYMENT INFORMATION
$50.00 Per Educator
A zoom link will be sent out prior to the event for those joining virtually.
If the admission fee presents a financial hardship, please email contact@chhange.org. All school purchase orders must be received by November 18, 2022. If Chhange does not receive your purchase order, payment will be due at the conference and will be refunded once purchase order payments are received by Chhange. No participant will be allowed to attend without payment or purchase order. Registrants are responsible for following up on their purchase order/payment. Checks and purchase orders must be made payable to Chhange.
Professional Development hours will be provided.