Hear From a Holocaust Survivor
One of the most powerful ways to learn about the Holocaust is through human connection. The mission of the SBHEC is to teach the history of the Holocaust in order to promote human dignity and justice, and to serve as a memorial to its victims.
By connecting students and other groups with someone personally affected by the Holocaust, our goal is to give the Holocaust a human face. It has become clear that it is this human face which often makes the Holocaust a powerful reality and cements what you have been teaching into your students’ knowledge base. Rhode Island survivors of the Holocaust, as well as their families and others who were affected, share their personal experience in classrooms and other group settings.
We can help you arrange for a Holocaust survivor to speak to your students or group. Let them hear a first-hand account of those who lived through the Holocaust.
Guidelines
Before a speaker…
While there is no charge for this program, we ask for a donation, whenever possible, to fund our Speakers’ Bureau. The suggested donation is $3 per person; however, any amount, while not mandatory, is always much appreciated.
Please allow 3-5 days for your request to be processed.
Your students or group will have a better experience with a speaker if they are familiar with the following topics: allies, Anschluss, antisemitism, Aryan, bystander, cattle car, concentration camp, crematorium, deportation, extermination camp, Final Solution, gas chambers, genocide, gestapo, ghetto, Kindertransport, Kristallnacht, Nazi Party, Nuremburg Laws, propaganda, resistance, scapegoat, swastika, and the Wannsee Conference.