RVCC Institute of Holocaust and Genocide Studies ONLINE Winter/Spring Programs
The Institute of
Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Raritan Valley Community College
Online Winter/Spring 2021 Programs
Friday, January
22, 2021, 10 - 11:15 am
“The Mission, Vision, and Work of
the Jim Crow Museum: An Anti-racism facility dedicated to building a just
society with Dr. David Pilgrim”
Join RVCCs Paul Robeson Institute
and the Institute of Holocaust & Genocide Studies for a Virtual Tour of The
Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia at Ferris State University. The museum
serves as a base for quality scholarship addressing the complexities of race,
race relations, and racism. While difficult to view, these exhibits document
the history of commercialized racism in the United States from the late 19th
Century to the present, demonstrating a history of racism and Jim Crow that is
neither long past nor far away. Dr. David Pilgrim, Vice President for Diversity
and Inclusion at Ferris State University and Curator of the Jim Crow Museum of
Racist Memorabilia, will share an important history we need to
understand.
Virtual Museum Tour Registration
link: https://raritanval-edu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Sm6evHBVSOyDJcxA2a4RZA
Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 7-8 pm
“Community Holocaust Remembrance
Day Event in Honor of Margit Feldman”
Join the RVCC Institute of
Holocaust and Genocide Studies and The Jewish Federation of Somerset,
Hunterdon, & Warren Counties for an online “Community Holocaust Remembrance
Day Event in Honor of Margit Feldman.” Holocaust survivors and community
members will share their reflections about Margit as we commemorate Holocaust
Remembrance Day. We will light a candle, hear some music, and listen to a poem
dedicated to Margit.
Holocaust Remembrance Day
Registration Link: https://raritanval-edu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kiOWOIruSsKMEiGNz58uPA
Friday, February 5, 2021, 10-11 am
“Learning Through Experience:
Hear Civil Rights History Unfolded with Dr. Terrance Roberts”
Engage with history and hear about
the start of school desegregation in the South from a man who lived through it.
Our “Learning Through Experience” program will include an online presentation
and Q&A with Dr. Roberts, who was one of the Little Rock Nine in 1957.
These African American students were the first black students to attend Little
Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. He will reflect on his life
experiences and how it is impactful to our understanding of the world
today.
“Learning Through Experience”
Registration Link: https://raritanval-edu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HO5wW5-7TOCMeqEv_TIm8Q
Thursday, March 4, 2021,
1-2:20 pm
“Women's History Month Poetry
Reading Coffee House”
Join us for an online “Women's
History Month Poetry Reading Coffee House” (BYOC: Bring your own coffee and
poetry, too). The event will offer participants an opportunity to read and hear
poetry that reflects on women’s rights and perspectives through the ages.
Selected poetry can be an original piece or something that is moving and
inspiring to you. The event will be held online via Zoom.
To register, please email: michelle.edgar@raritanval.edu
Thursday, March 11, 2021, 4-6 pm
“Teacher Seminar with Artist
& Educator Evelyn Rauch”
The “Light from the Yellow Star”
Workshop was developed by Nancy Gorrell and Evelyn Rauch as part of the
outreach program of the Holocaust Memorial and Education Center at the Shimon
and Sara Birnbaum Jewish Community Center in Bridgewater. The workshop was
designed to teach middle and high school students about the Holocaust using
imagery and text to evoke a personal response to the lessons of the Holocaust.
Evelyn Rauch will instruct the teachers step by step on how to teach this
workshop to their own students. Teachers will each create artwork and participate
in a discussion about its meaning. A list of materials and information about
downloading the book will be provided after registration.
To register, please email:
michelle.edgar@raritanval.edu
Friday, April 9, 2021, 10-11
am
“Commemorating Yom HaShoah with
The Defiant Requiem Foundation & Maestro Murry Sidlin”
The Yom HaShoah commemoration will
feature a viewing of the documentary film, Defiant Requiem, followed by
a discussion with Maestro Murry Sidlin, the President and Creative Director of
the Foundation. The 45-minute, feature-length documentary film tells the
extraordinary, untold story of the brave acts of resistance by Jewish prisoners
at Theresienstadt (Terezín) during World War II.
Yom HaShoah Registration Link: https://raritanval-edu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_tCr9FmuwRwSBJOEQszTguw
Friday, April 16,
2021, 3 pm
“Resilience During Challenging
Times Panel—One Year Later”
Looking back one year later, we
will gather online to hear from the speakers, Holocaust survivors, authors, and
members of the second and third generations who provided hope and inspired
resilience during our 2020 Resilience lecture series. Please join us as we
reflect and connect with each other after an extremely challenging year.
To register, please email: michelle.edgar@raritanval.edu
Registration is required for all of
the Holocaust Institute’s winter/spring programs, which are being offered free
of charge. The programs will be held at Eastern Standard Time.
For additional information about
programs sponsored by the Institute of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at
Raritan Valley Community College, email Program Specialist Michelle Edgar at michelle.edgar@raritanval.edu
The programs are being co-sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Somerset, Hunterdon, & Warren Counties, The New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education, and the Holocaust Education Center of the Shimon and Sara Birnbaum Jewish Community Center.
