Bringing Europe Home

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In 2023 MCHE hosted it’s inaugural European Study tour. Though we can only travel with a small group to these sites in Europe, we can bring the learning home. Join us for this series of presentations by MCHE’s Dr. Shelly Cline and Jessica Rockhold as they share the history and the current state of memorialization which was explored in our 2023 trip when we visited Munich, Prague, Krakow and Budapest and the associated Holocaust sites in and around each of those cities.

These sessions are free and open to the public with registration. All are offered on Zoom at 12 pm and videos will be posted to the MCHE YouTube Channel in the days following each presentation. The series will be offered weekly on Wednesdays from October 9 through November 6, 2024.

Munich and the Nazi Rise to Power – October 9, 2024 at 12 pm on Zoom

This session will explore the origins of the Nazi Party in Bavaria and the unique role of Munich in the Nazi rise to power and the formation of the Dachau Concentration Camp.

Jewish Prague and the Terezin Ghetto – October 16, 2024 at 12 pm on Zoom

Explore the rich history of Jewish Prague and the community that was predominantly deported to the Terezin Ghetto before being murdered in Auschwitz.

Czech Resistance and the Assassination of Reinhard Heydrich – October 23, 2024 at 12 pm on Zoom

As an important economic center for the Nazis, Czech resistance was considered particularly dangerous to the Reich. To deal with that threat, Berlin dispatched Reinhard Heydrich to manage the Protectorate. His assassination, in June 1942, by the Czech resistance, was met with a significant act of collective punishment in the destruction of two small Czech communities. This session explores that history.

Jewish Krakow and the Plaszow Camp – October 30, 2024 at 12 pm on Zoom

Explore the history of the Krakow Jewish community including the role of Schindler in saving laborers from the ghetto and the role of the Plaszow Camp in their Holocaust journey.

Holocaust Memorialization in Europe Today – November 6, 2024 at 12 pm on Zoom

Explore the state of Memorialization throughout Eastern Europe today. In addition to looking at sites of memorial, the program will include a discussion of the impact of local politics and memory.

MCHE’s educational programming is supported, in part, by an allocation from the Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City.