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Garfield, New Jersey and Morris, New York – USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Skype conference with Spanish and Chinese students and Simone Liebster.
December 31<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tucson, Arizona – USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Skype conference with Simone Liebster and 18 students and members of the community.
November 12<\/p>\n\n\n\n

North Carolina Council on the Holocaust, Charlotte, North Carolina – USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Arnold-Liebster Foundation contributed classroom resources for the Teacher Workshop: Propaganda in the Third Reich.
November 8<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5th International Conference on Genocide, California State University, Sacramento, California – USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The theme of the conference was \u201cForms of Genocide Across the Globe: Challenges, Responses and Accountability.\u201d Dr. Tharcisse Seminega presented his family\u2019s experiences during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. While a professor at National University of Rwanda in Butare, he, his wife and 5 children were marked for slaughter. He announced the Spring 2019 release of his book \u201cNo Greater Love: A Family Bears Witness to the Genocide of the Tutsi in Rwanda.\u201d
November 1-3<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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North Carolina Council on the Holocaust, Charlotte, North Carolina – USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Arnold-Liebster Foundation contributed classroom resources for the Teacher Workshop: Oath and Opposition: Education Under the Third Reich.
October 29<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Highland High School, Highland, Illinois – USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Skype conference with 29 10th-12th grade students and Simone Liebster.
October 26<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robert H. Jackson Center, Jamestown, New York – USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Robert H. Jackson Center hosted a two-day event \u201cCanaries in the Coal Mine of Human Rights: Seventy-Five Years After West Virginia v. Barnette\u201d commemorating the 75th anniversary of the United States Supreme Court decision in West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette (1943). Simone Liebster was interviewed by Skype about her experiences as a survivor of Nazi persecution.
October 17<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Walland, Tennessee – USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Skype conference with 18 students and members of the community.
October 6<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wawasee Middle School, Syracuse, Indiana – USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Skype conference with 200 8th grade students and Simone Liebster.
September 19<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Silver Spring, Maryland – USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Skype conference with 19 Korean students and Simone Liebster.
September 8<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arizona Council for History Education Conference, Tempe, Arizona – USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The conference theme was \u201cUncovering History: Reasoning and Inquiry in History Education.\u201d Kristin Dickman Walter and Renee Ochsner\u2019s session \u201cStanding Out and Standing Up in Nazi Europe\u201d featured an interview with Simone Liebster. An exhibit table provided classroom resources.
August 25<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Arizona
Arizona Council for History Education Conference, 2018, Tempe, AZ<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

BrightView Senior Living, Randolph, New Jersey – USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Skype conference with 31 residents and members of the book club and Simone Liebster.
August 9<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lake Forest Academy, Lake Forest, Illinois – USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Skype conference with foreign exchange students and Simone Liebster. The students were from Russia, Ukraine, South Korea, China, Thailand, Taiwan, and Morocco.
August 8<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies at Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina – USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The 2018 Symposium on \u201cHolocaust and Music\u201d took place on the Appalachian State University campus. The Arnold-Liebster Foundation contributed information for educators about the Nazi persecution of Jehovah?s Witnesses, including music composed and sung by Jehovah\u2018s Witnesses in the concentration camps.
July 21-26<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Louisville, Kentucky – USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Skype conference with students and Simone Liebster.
July 19<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Angola, Indiana – USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Skype conference with 35 students and members of the community.
June 25<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Carnegie Public Library of Steuben County, Angola IN<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Duane Lake Academy, Pawling, New York – USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Skype conference with students and Simone Liebster.
June 18<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Basalt Middle School, Basalt, Colorado – USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Skype conference with 130 8th grade students and Simone Liebster.
May 30<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Westview Elementary School, Topeka, Indiana – USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Skype conference with 199 6th grade students and Simone Liebster.
May 24<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Beveridge Magnet School, Omaha, Nebraska – USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Skype conference with 80 8th grade students and Simone Liebster.
May 11<\/p>\n\n\n\n

West Noble Middle School, Ligonier, Indiana – USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Skype conference with 100 8th grade students and Simone Liebster.
May 9<\/p>\n\n\n\n

West Noble Middle School, Ligonier, Indiana – USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Skype conference with 100 8th grade students and Simone Liebster.
May 7<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Napoleon Elementary School, Napoleon, Ohio – USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Two Skype conferences with 140 6th grade students and Simone Liebster.
May 4<\/p>\n\n\n\n

North Carolina Council on the Holocaust, Weldon, North Carolina – USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Arnold-Liebster Foundation contributed educator resources about the Nazi persecution of Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses for the Teacher Workshop: Propaganda.
April 20<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cramerton Middle School, Cramerton, North Carolina – USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Skype conference with 130 7th grade students and Simone Liebster.
April 18<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cramerton Middle School, Cramerton, North Carolina – USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Skype conference with 130 7th grade students and Simone Liebster.
April 16<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leesburg Elementary School, Leesburg, Indiana – USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Skype conference with 60 6th grade students and Simone Liebster.
April 13<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scottsdale Community College, Scottsdale, Arizona – USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The 6th Genocide Awareness Week was held on April 9-14. The Arnold-Liebster Foundation\u2019s presentation \u201cWho Am I? Faith Under Fire\u201d by Renee Ochsner and Kristin Dickman Walter featured a Skype interview with Holocaust-era survivor Simone Liebster in France. 121 attendees visited an exhibit table and viewed the traveling exhibit Who Am I? Young Minds Forced to Choose<\/em> which is on display in the Student Center through April 30.
April 11<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Simone
Simone Liebster relates her story to educators, students, and members of the community at Scottsdale Community College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Scottsdale Community College, Scottsdale, AZ<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Scottsdale Community College, Scottsdale, Arizona – USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Who Am I? Young Minds Forced to Choose<\/em>\u00a0is on exhibition from April 1-30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Scottsdale Community College, Scottsdale, AZ<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Rock Falls High School, Rock Falls, Illinois – USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Skype conference with 80 10th-12th grade students and Simone Liebster.
March 16<\/p>\n\n\n\n

North Carolina Council on the Holocaust, Jacksonville, North Carolina – USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Arnold-Liebster Foundation contributed educator resources about the Nazi persecution of Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses for the Teacher Workshop: History of the Holocaust.
March 15<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Corriher-Lipe Middle School, Landis, North Carolina – USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Simone Liebster spoke with 29 7th-grade students at the 2nd Annual Rowan Salisbury Holocaust and World War II Humanities Conference.
March 8<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Corriher-Lipe Middle School, Landis NC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Union Intermediate School, Clinton, North Carolina – USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Skype conference with 45 5th grade students and Simone Liebster.
March 5<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Union Intermediate School, Clinton NC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Natrona Virtual School, Casper, Wyoming – USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Skype conference with 25 5th-8th grade students and Simone Liebster.
February 21<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Natrona Virtual School, Casper WY<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Lakeland High School, LaGrange, Indiana – USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Skype conference with 77 10th grade students and Simone Liebster.
February 16<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Lakeland
Lakeland High School, LaGrange IN<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Martin County Fair, Stuart, Florida – USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Designed for educators and students, the Arnold-Liebster Foundation\u2019s exhibit booth presented the history of the Nazi persecution of Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses. Handouts and classroom resources were provided.
February 9-17<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Martin
Martin County Fair, Stuart FL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Annawan High School, Annawan, Illinois – USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Skype conference with 26 8th grade students and Simone Liebster.
February 14<\/p>\n\n\n\n

North Carolina Council on the Holocaust, Statesville, North Carolina – USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Arnold-Liebster Foundation contributed educator resources for the Teacher Workshop: Propaganda.
February 13<\/p>\n\n\n\n

North Carolina Council on the Holocaust, Goldsboro, North Carolina – USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Arnold-Liebster Foundation contributed educator resources for the Teacher Workshop: History of Anti-Semitism.
February 6<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seminole, Florida – USA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Skype Conference with students and Simone Liebster.
January 27<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beyond Camps and Forced Labour 2018 – United Kingdom<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Panel 22: The Nazis And The Purple Triangles panel presented (1) The Schoolgirl, The Nazis and the Purple Triangles and (2) Standing Out, Standing Up
January 11<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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