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German phrase, "work brings freedom" inscribed on the gate at Dachau concentration camp. |
Lecture: Holocaust and Revival, A new approach to Holocaust education
Date: March 31
Location: Texas Hillel, Topfer Center for Jewish Life
Time: 7:00 PM
The Schusterman Center for Jewish Studies and the Jewish Community Association of Austin will host the lecture "Holocaust and Revival: From Death to Life, A New Approach to Holocaust Education" by Simcha Stein, general director of the Ghetto Fighters' House Museum (Beit Lohamei Hagetaot) in Western Galilee, Israel.
The Ghetto Fighters' House (GFH) was founded in 1949 by Holocaust survivors and members of the Jewish underground, particularly from the ghettos of Poland. The mission of GFH is to document Jewish resistance in all its forms and expressions.
Simcha Stein has been a member of Kibbutz Lohamei Hagetaot since 1969. He founded the museum's Department of Education in 1988 and later served as chairman of the Museum's Directorate.
To R.S.V.P, contact Dana Epstein at 512-797-9937 or dana.epstein@shalomaustin.org.
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