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TEACHERHOSTEL™ - WINTER 2004
AMERICAN
HISTORY: MUSEUMS OF THE CITY
January
31: New
York Historical Society
February 16: New York Historical Society
February 17: Museum of Jewish Heritage—A Living
Memorial to the Holocaust
January
31: Alexander Hamilton: Immigrant Soldier, Lover, Statesman,
Visionary – The Man on the Ten and His Value Today
Symposium featuring:
- Richard
Brookhiser, author: Alexander Hamilton, American
- Ken Burns,
documentary filmmaker
- Joanne
Freeman, Yale University
- Ken Jackson,
Columbia University
Location:
2 West 77th Street, New York
Time: 9:30-4:00
February
16: American Revolution Website
The New York Historical Society is preparing a website on
the American Revolution (AmRev). Participants will be given
a guided tour of the Luce Center, examine the artifacts and
primary source documents from the collection, and prepare
mini-lessons for use in the classroom. These lessons will
be included in the AmRev website and participants will be
listed and given credit for their creation.
Location:
2 West 77th Street, New York
Time: 10:00-3:30
Lunch included
February
17: Meeting Hate with Humanity: Life During the Holocaust
Museum of Jewish Heritage--A Living Memorial to the Holocaust
This
program will examine the impact of WWII and the Nazi genocide
on Jewish lives and communities in Europe. Participants will
explore issues of continuity of cultural identity, responsibility
to the community, and decision-making. This program also includes
an investigation of the ways in which individuals and nations
responded, or failed to respond, to the crisis. Discussion
of key events in this catastrophic period is preceded by an
introduction to Jewish heritage and concludes with a conversation
about social justice. Participants will have a guided tour
of the galleries, pedagogical workshop, listen to survivor
testimony, and receive curriculum material.
Location:
36 Battery Place, Battery Park City, New York
Time: 9:30-2:30
Lunch included (kosher)
Contact
Hours: 15
Fee: $75
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