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A 14 week comprehensive course examining the historical and theological underpinnings of anti-Semitism and the Holocaust
Jan.15 – Apr. 30, 2013
A trip to Israel to study at the World Holocaust Center at Yad Vashem, experiencing sites where religious faiths began and exploring modern Israel
Tentative dates: July 29 - Aug. 11, 2013
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Holocaust Study Institute
ScholarshipsWe invite and encourage both religious and secular educators to register.
A limited number of scholarships are available for both the Holocaust Study Institute course and the travel component. To receive a scholarship application, contact the Holocaust Education Resource Center (HERC) Director Bonnie Shafrin at [email protected], or 414-963-2719.
Graduate credits are available for both the course and the travel component, at additional cost, through Sacred Heart School of Theology. For more information contact Bonnie Shafrin at [email protected].
FacultyRichard Lux, Ph.D., Holocaust Study Institute coordinator and tour leader, Professor Emeritus of Scripture studies, is the director of the Lux Center for Catholic-Jewish Studies at Sacred Heart School of Theology and has dedicated his 37–year career to Catholic-Jewish Relations. His tireless teaching, public lectures, travel, myriad publications and energetic personal outreach have brought rich perspectives on Judaism and Israel to thousands of students, researchers, religious leaders and laity.
Richard Lux, Ph.D., Coordinator Amy H. Shapiro, Ph.D. Tim Crain, Ph.D. Peter Staudenmaier, Ph.D.
Rachel Baum, Ph.D. Sherry Blumberg, Ph.D. Laurie Herman Bonnie Shafrin
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Holocaust Study Institute 2013 CourseClass Sessions: Tuesday evenings 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Jan. 15 through Apr. 30 (no classes on Feb. 12, 26, Mar. 24)
Location:Sacred Heart School of Theology 7335 S. Highway 100, Franklin, Wis.
Course fee: $145.00Partial scholarships available for educators, clergy and students. For information contact Bonnie Shafrin, HERC Director, at 414-963-2719 or [email protected]
The course will help students to:• Identify the historical and theological underpinnings
of anti-Semitism that influenced Nazi ideology and led to the Holocaust
• Understand the growth of anti-Judaism from early Christianity to its development as the seed bed of a virulent anti-Semitism in the 19th Century and its manifestation in Nazi ideology and practice.
• Examine Jewish life in Europe before the Holocaust, the Nazi rise to power and the beginning phases of the war against the Jews.
• Explore the development of the Final Solution and its implementation.
• Consider perspectives of resistance and rescue.• Discuss the challenges of post-Holocaust theology and
examine a variety of Holocaust education strategies.
Keynote Session
“Catholics, Nazis, Jews: The Complexity of History” featuring Fr. Kevin Spicer, CSC, Ph.D.Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at Sacred Heart School of Theology, 7335 S. Highway 100, Franklin, Wis.
14 Day Trip to IsraelTentative travel dates: July 29 – Aug. 11, 2013
Study at Yad Vashem—the World Holocaust Center:• Study and experience the history of the Holocaust
in the preeminent museum of the world devoted to memorializing and explaining the Holocaust.
• Visit the Ghetto Fighters Museum and spend a day at the Shalom Hartman Institute.
• Experience the modern State of Israel with all of its positive challenges and complexities.
• Visit the actual places and learn about the events that shaped the Jewish and Christian faiths.
Cost of the trip: To be determined in January.
Deadline to register: January 7,
2013
Open to the public
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The Lux Centerfor Catholic-Jewish Studies
at Sacred Heart School of Theology
This educational program has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Claims Against Germany.
The Holocaust Study Institute is sponsored by:
RegisterTo register please fill out and mail by Jan. 7, 2013 OR go to www.holocaustcentermilwaukee.org and click on Holocaust Study Institute
Date: ______________________________________Last Name: ___________________________________First Name: ___________________________________Home Address: ________________________________City: _____________________ State:___ Zip: ________Home Phone: _______________ Cell: _______________E-mail: _____________________________________
Holocaust Study Institute Course Trip to Israel
I am enclosing payment for: Holocaust Study Institute Course ($145.00—materials included)
Amount enclosed: ______________________________ Trip to Israel ($500.00 deposit due Feb. 15, 2013)
Amount enclosed: ______________________________
Checks payable to HERC (Holocaust Education Resource Center)Attn: Bonnie Shafrin,1360 N. Prospect Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53217
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Name of school or institution ________________________Address ____________________________________Years of experience ______ Educators only: Grade levels and subjects ________________
