HOLOCAUST CENTER’S SPECIAL GUEST

Dr. Karen Shawn

The Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center in White Plains is offering an education program in partnership with Yeshiva University. Designed for area middle and high school teachers as invaluable teaching tools the program helps education partners connect with their students to learn about important historical reference points on the Holocaust.

On Wednesday, March 1, the center will host special guest speaker Dr. Karen Shawn, director of Educational Outreach of the Emil A. and Jenny Fish Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies of Yeshiva University at a seminar for Westchester County area teachers. The event will run from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the center”™s library.

Registration is $20. Educators who attend will receive a copy of the book “The Call of Memory” and will receive two CTLE credits for participating. Participation will be limited to 20 educators. To register, contact Steven Goldberg, HHREC Director of Education, email sgoldberg@hhrecny.org or call 914-696- 0738.