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Teacher Fellowship
Each year, Nevada Center for Humanity (NCH) selects a Nevada educator who exhibits proficiency in teaching the Holocaust and expresses the desire for a deeper level study in the field. NCH partners with national and International organizations including, Centropa, TOLI, Yad Vashem, and others, to invest in and support our Nevada educators with the intention of strengthening Holocaust education in the state.
Brooke( left) with Sheryl Ochayon, Project Director of Echoes and Reflections for Yad Vashem: The World Holocaust Remembrance Center in Jerusalem.
US teachers studying the Holocaust in Poland with Yad Vashem and Echoes and Reflections. (click image to enlarge)
Brooke( left) with Sheryl Ochayon, Project Director of Echoes and Reflections for Yad Vashem: The World Holocaust Remembrance Center in Jerusalem.
The opportunity to attend the nine-day Holocaust seminar in Poland, sponsored by the Nevada Center for Humanity, was truly life-changing. The program by Yad Vashem and Echoes & Reflection deepened my understanding of the Holocaust beyond statistics, revealing the human stories behind the six million murdered Jews. Walking through the very places where victims once lived, loved, and resisted brought a new depth to my teaching and personal perspective. I return not only with knowledge, but with a renewed commitment to share these stories of humanity, loss, and resilience with my students. I am forever grateful for this transformative experience. Thank you, Nevada Center for Humanity, for making this possible for me to attend. I will carry their stories with me and serve as a witness to share them.
English Teacher, Faith Lutheran Middle School Bree, second from the left
Teachers from all over the world collaborating in Bulgaria.
English Teacher, Faith Lutheran Middle School Bree, second from the left
“The Nevada Center for Humanity gave me an incredible opportunity to travel to Bulgaria to attend The Olga Lengyel Institute where I studied the Holocaust and Human Rights. Specifically, I studied Bulgaria’s complex role in the Holocaust, met Holocaust survivor and author Michael Ben Zohar, and learned about the Roma genocide and current Roma persecution. While there I attended a lecture and tour of the Sofia Synagogue, the largest synagogue in Southeast Europe. Through the sessions and collaboration with other educators, I gained insights on activities, methodologies, and cultural perspectives that will enhance and improve the historical component of my literature unit on the memoir Night by Elie Wiesel.”
7th Grade History Teacher, Leavitt Middle School Shown here at the Centropa Summer Academy
Mr. Kalin With Alexandra Zapruder, author of Salvaged Pages, Vienna, Austria.
Collaborating with teachers from all over the world.
7th Grade History Teacher, Leavitt Middle School Shown here at the Centropa Summer Academy
“As a seventh grade history teacher who has understood the importance of Holocaust education, I am extremely appreciative of all that the Nevada Center for Humanity is doing to help young people accept those who are different than themselves. Without the generous support of NCH, I would not be able to attend the Centropa Holocaust Professional Development Program this summer in Vienna and Prague.
This professional development will be with 100 teachers from the United States, Europe and Israel. I am sure what I am going to learn will make me a more effective teacher when I teach the Holocaust. This will not only benefit my students, but students of other teachers with whom I will be sharing what I have learned.”