{"id":5050,"date":"2013-01-01T19:15:57","date_gmt":"2013-01-01T19:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alst.org\/?p=5050"},"modified":"2024-03-12T06:29:35","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T06:29:35","slug":"school-events-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alst.org\/en\/news\/school-events-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"School Events 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Columbus, Ohio &#8211; USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Skype conference with students and Simone Liebster.<br>November 24<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Arizona Council for the Social Studies Falls Conference &#8211; Phoenix, Arizona &#8211; USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Educators gathered at Grand Canyon University for the conference. Speakers and exhibits highlighted the theme of &#8220;Common Core: Staking a Claim in the 21st Century.&#8221; Exhibitor Renee Ochsner provided information about the Nazi persecution of Jehovah&#8217;s Witnesses and curriculum materials on the Arnold-Liebster Foundation website. Arizona Council for the Social Studies includes the Arnold-Liebster Foundation on its Websites of A.C.S.S. Affiliated Organizations &amp; Classroom Resources for teachers and social studies specialists.<br>November 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wawasee Middle School, Syracuse, Indiana &#8211; USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Skype conference with 120 8th grade students and Simone Liebster.<br>October 22<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"439\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/alst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Wawasee-Middle-School-Syracuse-Indiana-edited.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5054\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Wawasee-Middle-School-Syracuse-Indiana-edited.jpeg 439w, https:\/\/alst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Wawasee-Middle-School-Syracuse-Indiana-edited-216x234.jpeg 216w, https:\/\/alst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Wawasee-Middle-School-Syracuse-Indiana-edited-277x300.jpeg 277w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 439px) 100vw, 439px\" \/><figcaption>The Holocaust was the topic as Kristi Keller with her husband  Bill, from the Arnold Liebster Foundation, were the guest speakers at Wawasee Middle Shool in Eighth Grade English class.  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Holocaust: Contrasting Choices\/Contrasting Consequences &#8211; Then and Now, Illinois &#8211; USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Illinois Council for the Social Studies Fall Conference was held at Harper College in Palatine. A teacher workshop by Gaye Flowers presented an in-depth look at Simone Liebster and curriculum resources on the Nazi persecution of Jehovah&#8217;s Witnesses.<br>October 11<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Holocaust Institute 2013, Davenport, Iowa &#8211; USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Arnold-Liebster Foundation&#8217;s exhibit table at the 11th Institute for Holocaust Education provided general information and curriculum resources for educators, students and community members in attendance from Iowa and Illinois.<br>October 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New World Educational Center, Phoenix, Arizona &#8211; USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Skype conference with 11th and 12th grade students and Simone Liebster.<br>September 27<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Charlotte, North Carolina &#8211; USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Skype conference with a group of Spanish students and Simone Liebster.<br>August 10<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Richmond, Virginia &#8211; USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Skype conference with a group of Spanish students and Simone Liebster.<br>August 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lake Forest Academy, Lake Forest, Illinois &#8211; USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Skype conference with Simone Liebster and 10th grade students from Brazil, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, and Russia<br>July 31<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/alst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/ForestLake.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/ForestLake.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/alst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/ForestLake-300x248.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption>Michele Vaca and her students\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies at Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina &#8211; USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>12th Annual Martin &amp; Doris Rosen Symposium on Remembering the Holocaust: A Summer Symposium for Educators and the Community. Contributed to the Institute by providing curriculum resources and online teacher packets. Diana Zientek presented information about the Nazi persecution of Jehovah&#8217;s Witnesses.<br>July 13-18<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nova Southeastern University&#8217;s Shepherd Broad Law Center, Fort Lauderdale, Florida &#8211; USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Education Law&#8217;s 2013 Summer Residential Institute included a lecture by Denise Baker. Featured was an interview of Simone Liebster via Skype.<br>July 7<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Unveiling of a Monument in Reichenbach\/Lautertal, Odenwald, Germany<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This memorial to Max Liebster, honorary citizen of Reichenbach, should remind us of all who have suffered unjustly under the National Socialist regime, and stimulate us to think about our own values and goals.<br>June 21, 2013<br><a href=\"https:\/\/alst.org\/en\/news\/events-en\/june-21-2013\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4922\">&gt;&gt; Gallery<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Holocaust Documentation and Education Center, Hollywood, Florida &#8211; USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Teacher Institute on Holocaust Education<br>Contributed to the Institute by providing online teacher packets and curriculum materials.<br>June 10-14<br><a href=\"https:\/\/alst.org\/en\/education\/education-educator-comments-2010\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4722\">&gt;&gt; Educator Comment (July 12, 2010)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eyewitness to the Holocaust Teacher Workshop, Montgomery, Alabama &nbsp;&#8211; USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This workshop was part of the 2013 Professional Learning Summer Workshops held by Alabama State University and conducted by Leonita Nelson, Consultant with Montgomery Public Schools. &nbsp;Teachers participated in an interactive video conference with Simone Liebster from France using Skype. Simone&#8217;s refreshing message encourages students to stand up for what they believe and to resist&nbsp;peer pressure.<br>June 6<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Basalt Middle School, Basalt, Colorado &#8211; USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Two Skype conferences with 8th grade students and Simone Liebster.<br>May 21<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Carbondale Middle School, Carbondale, Colorado &#8211; USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Two Skype conferences with 7th and 8th grade students and Simone Liebster.<br>May 7<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Northridge Middle School, Middlebury, Indiana &#8211; USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Two Skype conferences with 6th grade students and Simone Liebster.<br>May 6<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lakewood Middle School, Salina, Kansas &#8211; USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Skype conference with 8th grade students and Simone Liebster.<br>April 30<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Acworth, Georgia &#8211; USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Skype conference with a group of middle and high school students and Simone Liebster.<br>April 27<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Carbondale Middle School, Carbondale, Colorado &#8211; USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Two Skype conferences with 7th and 8th grade students and Simone Liebster.<br>April 26<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Holocaust Teacher Workshop, East Peoria,<br>Illinois &#8211; USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Quincy University is a partner with the Library of Congress for the national program of Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources. This program is designed to help educators access and implement into their curriculum primary source items. Marge Fulton presented online primary sources related to the Nazi persecution of Jehovah&#8217;s Witnesses.<br>April 20<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Southwood Junior-Senior High School, Wabash, Indiana &#8211; USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Skype conference with 9th and 10th grade students and Simone Liebster.<br>April 17<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Leesburg Elementary School, Leesburg, Indiana &#8211; USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Skype conference with 6th grade students and Simone Liebster.<br>April 16<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/alst.org\/en\/news\/press\/international-activities-article-from-times-union-april-17-2013\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4615\">&gt;&gt; Article from Times-Union, April 17, 2013<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/alst.org\/en\/news\/international-activities-article-from-stacey-page-online-april-17-2013\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4583\">&gt;&gt; Article from Stacey Page Online, April 17, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"262\" src=\"https:\/\/alst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/TimesUnion.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/TimesUnion.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/alst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/TimesUnion-354x232.jpeg 354w, https:\/\/alst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/TimesUnion-300x197.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption>Leesburg Elementary School sixth-grader Mason Reber (L, blue shirt)\nasks Holocaust survivor Simone Liebster, France, a question on\nSkype Tuesday morning<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-container brlbs-cmpnt-content-blocker brlbs-cmpnt-with-individual-styles\" data-borlabs-cookie-content-blocker-id=\"youtube-content-blocker\" data-borlabs-cookie-content=\"PGlmcmFtZSB0aXRsZT0iTGVlc2J1cmcgRWxlbWVudGFyeSBJbnRlcnZpZXdzIFNpbW9uZSBMaWVic3RlciIgd2lkdGg9IjgwMCIgaGVpZ2h0PSI0NTAiIHNyYz0iaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cueW91dHViZS1ub2Nvb2tpZS5jb20vZW1iZWQvRkthTHZNbDhlUDA\/ZmVhdHVyZT1vZW1iZWQiIGZyYW1lYm9yZGVyPSIwIiBhbGxvdz0iYWNjZWxlcm9tZXRlcjsgYXV0b3BsYXk7IGNsaXBib2FyZC13cml0ZTsgZW5jcnlwdGVkLW1lZGlhOyBneXJvc2NvcGU7IHBpY3R1cmUtaW4tcGljdHVyZSIgYWxsb3dmdWxsc2NyZWVuPjwvaWZyYW1lPg==\"><div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-preset-c brlbs-cmpnt-cb-youtube\"> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-thumbnail\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/alst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/borlabs-cookie\/1\/yt_FKaLvMl8eP0_hqdefault.jpg')\"><\/div> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-main\"> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-play-button\"><\/div> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-content\"> <p class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-description\">You are currently viewing a placeholder content from <strong>YouTube<\/strong>. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please note that doing so will share data with third-party providers.<\/p> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-provider-toggle\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-show-provider-information role=\"button\">More Information<\/a> <\/div> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-buttons\"> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-btn\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-unblock role=\"button\">Unblock content<\/a> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-btn\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-accept-service role=\"button\" style=\"display: inherit\">Accept required service and unblock content<\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Holocaust: Contrasting Choices\/Contrasting Consequences &#8212; Then and Now, Illinois &#8211; USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Middle and high school teachers attended this workshop presented by Marge Fulton and Gaye Flowers at the Illinois Council for the Social Studies Spring Conference. The event was held at Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville. A Skype interview with Simone Liebster was a highlight of the workshop and an exhibit table featured curriculum materials.<br>April 12<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Regional Safe Schools Program, Washburn, Illinois &#8211; USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Skype conference with students and Simone Liebster.<br>April 4<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Memphis, Tennessee &#8211; USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Skype conference with a group of middle and high school students and Simone Liebster.<br>March 16<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mountain Sky Junior High School, Phoenix,<br>Arizona &#8211; USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Skype conference with 8th grade students and Simone Liebster.<br>March 8<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Richmond, Virginia &#8211; USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Skype conference with a group of middle and high school students and Simone Liebster.<br>March 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Northridge-Middle-School-Middleburg-Indiana-USA-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10192\" width=\"479\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Northridge-Middle-School-Middleburg-Indiana-USA-2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/alst.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Northridge-Middle-School-Middleburg-Indiana-USA-2-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 479px) 100vw, 479px\" \/><figcaption>Students asked Simone Liebster questions during the Skype conference.\n\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Seminole, Florida &#8211; USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Skype conference with a group of middle and high school students and Simone Liebster.<br>February 23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Oral History Archive, Virginia Holocaust Museum, Richmond, Virginia &#8211; USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Oral History Archive is housed in the Carole Weinstein Holocaust Research Library and contains over 230 digitized testimonies from people who witnessed genocide firsthand. The Virginia Holocaust Museum started collecting this testimony in 1997. The Oral History Archive now includes the testimony of Simone Arnold Liebster.<br>February 19<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Celebrating Leaders: Past, Present And Future, Bloomington, Illinois &#8211; USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A History Symposium was held for grades 6-12 teachers and student teachers at McLean County Museum of History. Joint sponsors were Illinois State University History Department, McLean County Museum of History, and Regional Office of Education #17. Exhibitor Marge Fulton provided information about the Nazi persecution of Jehovah&#8217;s Witnesses and curriculum materials available on the Arnold-Liebster Foundation website.<br>February 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Florida Holocaust Museum, St. Petersburg, Florida &#8211; USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Jehovah&#8217;s Witnesses: Faith Under Fire is on exhibit from November 9, 2012 through&nbsp;April 21, 2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Schenectady, New York &#8211; USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Skype conference with a group of homeschooled students and Simone Liebster.<br>January 21<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A.C. 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