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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

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

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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

I had the honor to attend the Public Opening of the Michael Klahr Center, the new home of the Holocaust Human Rights Center of Maine. We were treated with some light fare and wonderful music by the Casco Bay Tummlers Klezmer Band as we waited for the program to start. The program began with an address by Gerda Haas, Founder of the HHRC. Governor Baldacci followed and began the Story Circle where each person who spoke made a connection to human rights issues or to the Holocaust itself. Others wh… Continue

If you have not visited iTunes U on iTunes you should. The amount of free educational oriented video and audio podcasts is growing by leaps and bounds every day. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) also has a presence on iTunes U. The USHMM presents a wealth of information on the history of the Holocaust, Genocide today, and Anti-Antisemitism allowing teachers to access this on computers as well as iPods. It includes content by notables such as Elie Wiesel, a Holocaust survivor a… Continue