Edith Maniker’s interactive biography | gr. 6 – Sec. 1 | 60 min.
10 to 60 participants or more if a second program is booked for the same group
KEY THEMES : TESTIMONY, GERMANY, KINDERTRANSPORT
Dimensions in Testimony, a technology developed by the USC Shoah Foundation, enables participants to interact with Edith Maniker’s pre-recorded testimony, and discover her personal experience as a Holocaust survivor.
Accompanied by a mediator, participants are invited to converse with Edith Maniker, asking her numerous questions about her experience before, during and after the Holocaust. The answers to their questions are selected from pre-recorded responses given by Edith.
Max Eisen’s interactive biography | Sec. 2 and up| 60 min.
10 to 60 participants or more if a second program is booked for the same group
KEY THEMES : TESTIMONY, CZECHOSLOVAKIA, AUSCHWITZ
Dimensions in Testimony, a technology developed by the USC Shoah Foundation, enables participants to interact with Max Eisen’s pre-recorded testimony, and discover his personal experience as a Holocaust survivor.
Accompanied by a mediator, participants are invited to converse with Max Eisen, asking him numerous questions about his experience before, during and after the Holocaust. The answers to their questions are selected from pre-recorded responses given by Max.
Life in Hiding workshop: Eva Kuper’s story | gr. 6 – Sec. 1 | 60 min.
10 to 48 participants at the Museum, or more if a second program is booked for the same group
KEY TOPICS: HIDDEN CHILD –CHERISHED BELONGINGS
In this workshop, participants will discover Eva Kuper’s story. Eva was born in Warsaw in 1940, shortly after the Nazi invasion of Poland. A few months after her birth, her family was confined to the Jewish ghetto in Warsaw. After her mother was deported, Eva and her father managed to escape from the ghetto. They survived the war in hiding.
Through watching a video excerpt of Eva’s testimony and analyzing reproductions of artefacts that belonged to children and teenagers who survived the Holocaust in hiding, students will discover what life was like for them under the Nazi occupation and reflect on the difficult choices they had to make.
Finding Refuge in Canada workshop: the Cahn family’s story | Sec. 3-5 | 60 min.
10 to 48 participants at the Museum, or more if a second program is booked for the same group
KEY TOPICS : ANTISEMITISM – DENIAL OF FREEDOMS – CANADA’S ROLE
In this workshop, participants will discover how the anti-Jewish measures imposed by Nazi Germany had a direct impact on the Cahn family’s life. They will then understand how the family was able to find refuge in Canada through the help of a family friend, Mr. William Birks.
Participants will begin by analyzing primary sources which belonged to the Cahn family. They will then place these primary sources into context to better understand the Holocaust and how Canada responded to Nazi persecution.
Recognizing Antisemitism workshop | Sec. 4 and up | 60 min.
10 to 48 participants at the Museum, or more if a second program is booked for the same group
KEY THEMES: HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY ANTISEMITISM
This workshop teaches participants to recognize different forms of centuries-old antisemitism that still manifest today.
Through the analysis of primary sources (documents and testimony clips), participants will discover how antisemitism has evolved since the Middle Ages. They will understand how a long history of anti-Jewish hate culminated in Nazi antisemitism. In a post-WWII context, they will learn about antisemitism in Canada today, and how ancient forms of this hate feed its contemporary manifestations.
Testimony with a Holocaust Survivor
A survivor testimony adds a personal dimension to the history of the Holocaust and the millions of victims. It puts students in direct personal contact with a complex and incomprehensible part of history.
