Maine Holocaust Education Network

Never Again: promoting Holocaust, genocide, and human rights awareness

We are a group of educators and students sharing and collaborating with each other in order to understand the Holocaust and work towards preventing future holocausts, genocides, and other human rights atrocities.

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The arrest of Karadzic: a Srebrenica survivor’s perspective

Hasan Nuhanovic’s family was killed by Bosnian Serb forces when they overran the UN declared safe haven of Srebrenica in July 1995. He speaks today about the arrest of Radovan Karadzic, the Bosnian Serb wartime leader.

Arresting a President?

International law expert William Schabas discusses the decision of the prosecutor for the International Criminal Court to request an arrest warrant for President Bashir of Sudan. The Sudanese president is charged with genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.

Asylum denied

When David Ngaruri Kenney fled persecution in Kenya he had no idea that his quest for asylum would take years. He and his lawyer, Philip Schrag, co-authors of Asylum Denied: A Refugee's Struggle for Safety in America, discuss the many hurdles they faced in this quest.

Memory: A Vibrant Message to the World

A boy of seven when the Nazi German army captured his home town of Bialystok, Poland, Leo Melamed fled with his parents, eventually coming to the U.S. Among the incredible successes in his life, Melamed also devoted his time to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, serving on the Museum's Council from 1991 - 2005. He played a leadership role in the creation of the Museum's Committee on Conscience, which addresses on-going threats of genocide and related crimes against humanity. He speaks about why he, as a survivor, feels the COC is a critical part of the Museum's mandate.

Abyei Destroyed

In a series of reports published by the Enough Project, Sudan expert, Roger Winter, has been documenting threats to the town of Abyei, which is situated at the contested border of Northern and Southern Sudan. In this interview, he provides eyewitness testimony of the destruction of Abyei by Sudanese govenrment forces in mid-May of this year.
 

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What are you doing to continue your own Holocaust education this summer?

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Reflections as the school year comes to a close, helping the Maine Holocaust Education Network grow

Started by Ernie Easter Jun 7.

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Kelsie's presentation on the Plaszow Labor Camp

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Posted by Ernie Easter on August 19th, 2008 at 9:25am — No Comments (Add)

The World Federation of Jewish Child Survivors of the Holocaust (WFJCSH) is hosting a conference in the Washington, DC area the weekend of November 7-10, 2008.

I received this announcement from one of my Facebook groups. If you are on Facebook, check out and join one (or several) of the many groups having to do with remembering the Holocaust. If anyone does go to this conference please write about the conference and your experiences there. Ernie Easter From: notification+m2wgexqn@facebookmail.com Subject: "Grandchildren of Holocaust Survivors" sent you a message on Facebook... Date: August 16, 2008 9:48:50 PM EDT Aaron Biterman sent a message to th… Continue

Posted by Ernie Easter on August 17th, 2008 at 10:01am — No Comments (Add)

Genocide- an update on Darfur

Darfur Now(2007) PG A gripping insight into the tragic genocide in Darfur, this documentary highlights the work of six individuals who have taken a role in trying to stop the killings and help the millions of suffering residents of the region. Filmmaker Ted Braun spotlights actor Don Ch… Continue

Posted by Charles Berry on June 16th, 2008 at 5:27pm — 1 Comment (Add)

War Crimes Trial of Japanese

Prisoners of the Sun (1990)R An all-star cast brings the shocking true story of the largest Allied War Crimes trials ever conducted in the Pacific. An oppressive mood hangs over the small island of Ambon where hundreds of Australian prisoners of war have been massacred by their Japanese gu… Continue

Posted by Charles Berry on June 7th, 2008 at 2:40pm — No Comments (Add)

Grand Opening

I apologize for not attending: there were so many people I wanted to see again, but I had promises to keep and miles to go before I could sleep. Back before I took up this topic as part of my curriculum, Gerda Haas accepted interviews from my individual students who had read her… Continue

Posted by Charles Berry on May 27th, 2008 at 11:00pm — No Comments (Add)

Resources for Students and Teachers: Holocaust Websites

The purpose is to create a list of websites about the Holocaust for everyone to use as an easy reference. Please list the website then create a hyperlink to it. It would be helpful to members to also annotate your listing.

What are your most useful sites in learning or teaching about the Holocaust?

The Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust
A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust is a comprehensive collection of information on the Holocaust.
Produced by the Florida Center for Instructional Technology,
College of Education, University of South Florida © 1997-2006.


Learning In Maine Teaching Resources for the Holocaust. This is a Wiki that can be edited and added to.
 
 

HHRC Michael Klahr Center Dedication May 25, 2008

The Michael Klahr Center

Gerda Haas, Founder, HHRC

Sharon Nichols, Executive Director, HHRC, 1989 - 2007

Phyllis Jalbert

Michael Klahr Exhibit

Entrance to "Were The House Still Standing"

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