Most students learn about the concentration and death camps of the Holocaust – Auschwitz, Bergen-Belsen, Dachau. Fewer are aware that more than 2 million Jewish people and thousands of non-Jewish victims targeted during the Holocaust were murdered in fields, forests, and ravines in the former Soviet Union and other countries of Central and Eastern Europe. Many of these sites remain unknown, unmarked, and unrecorded.

Join us for a 17-hour teacher workshop on June 25 & 26, 2024 to learn about this lesser known but essential chapter of Holocaust history. Hear the voices of those who witnessed the Holocaust by Bullets. But also study contemporary mass killings – like the Mayan populations in Guatemala, and genocides – like the Yazidi people in Iraq, both of which have been investigated by Yahad–In Unum’s teams.

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During the Workshop you will:

• Learn about the fate of the Jewish communities in the former Soviet Union and about the mass shootings in which they perished – known today as the Holocaust by Bullets.
• Discover Yahad-In Unum’s investigative work in the archives and in the field. The organization has interviewed over 7,700 eyewitnesses to those crimes, and it has identified more than 3,200 killing sites in Eastern Europe.
• Investigate excerpts from eyewitness testimonies and learn how these can be used to enhance students’ critical thinking skills.
• Get an overview of educational tools which will help you address this part of Holocaust history with your students.
• Learn about contemporary mass crimes investigated by Yahad-In Unum: mass killings of the Mayan population in Guatemala, Yazidi genocide in Iraq, and war crimes in Ukraine.
• Discuss means of connecting the past with the present and of making Holocaust study relevant to students’ lives.
• Learn how to access and use Yahad–In Unum’s educational tools.

This workshop offers:

• 17 hours of instruction.
• A hard copy of Yahad–In Unum’s Study Guide for Educators.
• A flash drive with additional resources and classroom activities based on eyewitness testimonies.
• A unique opportunity to join a network of regional educators teaching about the Holocaust by Bullets and receive support from Yahad–In Unum’s educators.

With deep appreciation to our sponsors –

This program was made possible through the generous support of the family of Isak and Ann Federman, in recognition of their commitment to Holocaust education.