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Jewish Herald-Voice
September 11, 2008
Teachers attend Yad Vashem educators program
Four Jewish educators from Houston attended a Holocaust-education program
in Israel this summer. Vered Gadot, Elaine Lupovitch, Jodi Buck and Marna Meyer
stand outside Yad Vashem’s International School for Holocaust Studies.
The Jewish Federation’s Bureau of
Jewish Education sent four educators
from Jewish schools to Israel this
summer to participate in the Jewish
Educators Seminar at Yad Vashem.
Participating teachers were Jodi
Buck from Congreagation Jewish
Community North, Vered Gadot from
Robert M. Beren Academy, Elaine
Lupovitch from The Emery/Weiner
School, and Marna Meyer from
Congregation Emanu El. The Jewish
Educators Seminar, held July 28
through Aug. 14, was funded by Yad
Vashem, with the airfare and hotel fees
being the only cost to the community.
Ira and Mindy Mitzner provided
funding for these expenses, so that
there was no cost to the community
for the teachers to participate.
The teachers spent three weeks
studying at Yad Vashem - The
International School for Holocaust
Studies. The seminar included intensive
study sessions, beginning early in
the morning and running until late at
night, and included lessons about the
philosophy of Holocaust education, the
“Do’s and Don’ts” in teaching about the
Holocaust, Israel and the Holocaust,
Holocaust denial and much more.
“I am thankful for having the
opportunity to participate in this
seminar. It was very intensive and
I loved it. This is what I love to do
and teach. This is part of the tikkun
olam that needs to be done,” Gadot
commented.
Meyer added, “I spent three weeks
in Israel participating in a Holocaust
education program. Although it wTas
an exhausting experience, both
physically and emotionally, I learned
a great deal, not only about the
Holocaust, but also about modern-
day Israel. Yad Vashem has created
an amazing new museum which uses
state-of-the-art technology to visually
depict Jewish history. In addition, the
program I attended was part of a new
school that Yad Vashem has created
to educate Israelis.”
“The impact of the Yad Vashem
seminar left me with the inspiration
to encourage our children to always
find ways to connect to their Judaism,
our history, culture and support for
Israel; to keep the Jewish spirit alive
and prosperous. This was an amazing
experience studying with professors
who are experts in their field and to
have the opportunity to meet other
Jewish educators from around the
world,” Buck stated.
Lupovitch added, “My return to
Israel began with a joyful applause as
the plane landed at Ben-Gurion Airport
- only in Israel. My participation in
Yad Vashem’s International School of
Holocaust Studies took me to great
depths of learning and emotions for
a very unique and powerful Israel
experience. After teaching for more
than 30 years (22 of those years in
Jewish day schools), I have reached a
point in which I realize that the best
study for me is that which is intense
and in depth - this is what inspires,
challenges and fuels my teaching.
Yad Vashem did not disappoint my
professional and personal goals.”
These four teachers have brought
their new knowledge back to their
schools, where they will share their
experiences with fellow teachers
and their students. The BJE also
will provide opportunities for these
teachers to share their expertise with
the community through BJE teacher
workshops and training sessions.
For information about the Yad
Vashem summer Jewish Educators
Seminar or any other BJE programs and
services, contact Lisa Klein, assistant
director of the BJE, at 713-729-7000 or
LKlein@houstonjewish.org.
The BJE is a department of the
Jewish Federation of Greater Houston
and a beneficiary of the community. □
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