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.

Members

  • BabyJane
  • lee w
  • Sharon Betts
  • Joshua Gagnon
  • Tim Levesque
  • Sharah Demena
  • Marilyn Willis
  • Daniel Nowakowski
  • George phil
  • Chris Jeff
  • Angela Cunningham
  • Brown Kelvin
  • Jim Moulton
  • leora byras
  • Ann
  • Tony
  • Kaitlin Mackenzie
  • Holly Coneway
  • Debbie Daggett
  • Joel S. Schuman, MD

Latest Activity

Welcome to the Maine Holocaust Education Network and the conversation. Posting should reflect issues of education and awareness about genocides and the Holocaust in particular.
yesterday
Ernie Easter added 4 discussions
on Wednesday
lee w is now a member of Maine Holocaust Education Network
on Wednesday
Ernie Easter added a blog post
Rachel Croucher November 14 at 11:48pm Dear readers, I just now stumbled across this rather poignant article published on Remembrance Day on a Canadian news site. I have reprinted the article in this message and I have also created a thread on th...
on Sunday
October 29
Sharon Betts is now a member of Maine Holocaust Education Network
October 28
Ernie Easter added a discussion
A project by high school students from "The Urban School of San Francisco" has collected 30 hours of stories from Holocaust survivors. Other non Holocaust related oral histories are also on the site.
October 7
Ernie Easter added a discussion
I started following @jewishlibrary on Twitter. He sent be links to some resources about the Holocaust in the Baltics (Lituania, Latvia, Estonia). Wyman Brent (@jewishlibrary on Twitter) also included a link to an article from the Museum of Family...
October 3

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BabyJane

Is it fun? 1 Reply

Students may find study abroad fun. It’s a great experience for them especially if it’s their first time to visit the country. But it is important to remember that you are subject to the laws and c...

Tagged: abroad, study

Started by BabyJane. Last reply by Ernie Easter 1 day ago.

Ernie Easter

The USHMM Teacher Fellowship Program will resume in 2010-11

The National Institute for Holocaust Education of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is pleased to announce that the USHMM Teacher Fellowship Program will resume in 2010-11. This year’s ap...

Started by Ernie Easter Nov 18.

Ernie Easter

Help Dr. Fishman develop a classroom resource using the Voices on Antisemitism podcasts

Dr. Aleisa Fishman, an historian in the National Institute for Holocaust Education, has asked me to share this with you. If you would like to help Dr. Fishman develop a classroom resource using the...

Started by Ernie Easter Nov 18.

Ernie Easter

The Diary of Anne Frank for 21st Century Students – Tell Us What You Think

From pbs.org Do you teach The Diary of Anne Frank? We want your wisdom, your ideas, and your wish-lists. A new adaptation of The Diary of Anne Frank will premiere this spring on MASTERPIECE Classi...

Started by Ernie Easter Nov 18.

Ernie Easter

Elfadel Arbab: "One Man's Story of Tragedy, Escape and Immigration"

December 1, 2009 THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN SOUTHERN MAINE SECTION PRESENTS: This meeting, open to the public, will inform the Southern Maine community about the plight of the people of ...

Started by Ernie Easter Nov 18.

Blog Posts

lee w

Basic thoughts

Managing a restaurant supply store isn't easy. I wish I could afford Super Bowl tickets and all the swimming pool supplies I ever needed for our leisure time together. The truth is that I have to work so darn… Continue

Posted by lee w on November 17, 2009 at 10:03pm

Ernie Easter

Remembering our Common Humanity from a Facebook group I belong to, "Fighting Holocaust Denial"

From Facebook Group: "Fighting Holocaust Denial"

Rachel Croucher November 14 at 11:48pm
Dear readers,

I just now stumbled across this rather poignant article published on Remembrance Day on a Canadian news site. I have reprinted the article in this message and I have also created a thread on the discussion board should any of you wish to put forth and/or exchange any thoughts inspired by the art… Continue

Posted by Ernie Easter on November 15, 2009 at 5:00pm

Daniel Nowakowski

Death March

I am working on a project mapping the death marches from Auschwitz and Auschwitz subcamps at the US Holocaust Memorial museum. I read through chapter 16 of your book Scheisshaus Luck, and I was wondering whether you would be able to give me some details from your experience from the death march. Do you remember the towns you passed through or even some stopping points? Some names of the people who marched with you in your column. The duration of the march. If you are able to remember any of this… Continue

Posted by Daniel Nowakowski on July 8, 2009 at 4:34pm

Ernie Easter

Maine Teachers Go To USHMM with ME-HHRC Alternative Spring Break 2009

ME-HHRC Alternative Spring Break 2009
Ernie Easter
Teacher, Grades 7 & 8
New Sweden School
New Sweden, ME 04762

Our April, 2009 School Vacation had arrived and I was heading to Washington, D.C. to take part in the Maine Holocaust Human Rights Center’s Alternative Spring Break. Having already taken part in their Study Tour to Germany and Poland in 2003 I knew what to expect from the ME-HHRC organizer, Jackie Littlefield, and I was ready. I had been through several Holocaust museums in German… Continue

Posted by Ernie Easter on June 29, 2009 at 5:50am

Niki McCaffrey

Scheisshaus Luck by Pierre Berg

I have recently started up a group on Facebook dedicated to the book. The group is very much a forum for all who wish to comment on or ask questions about the book. Everyone is welcome. Niki

Posted by Niki McCaffrey on November 2, 2008 at 1:10pm

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.

Generations of The Shoah International



A worldwide network of children and grandchildren of Holocaust survivors,
all linked together with the common goals of preserving and honoring our legacy,
sharing resources and programming ideas, providing emotional support
to our members, and tackling issues of mutual interest.

For a very comprehensive newsletter from "Generations of the Shoah International" please click here.

To contact them: gsi@genshoah.org

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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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Announcement: Change in appearance - no ads

You will notice a change on our website. All ads have been removed. This was made possible through actions that Ning, Google, and the educaitonal community undertook on behalf of all educational nings which involve students. From my perspective this is a much appreciated action that they have taken.

Thank you,
Ernie Easter

The Maine Holocaust Education Network was Nominated for an Edublog Award 2008


http://edublogawards.com/2008/best-educational-use-of-a-social-networking-service/
Thank you to all members for your participation in our Ning and your continued interest in trying to understand the Holocaust and working towards preventing future ones.

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