b'Lessons in Hate: As time marches further from World War II, this Combatting Antisemitism unfortunately, as we see antisemitism onwork becomes even moreHolocaust that couldnt stand up, she said. E at The John CarrollThe program, which brings hundreds ofantisemitic incidents in the United Statesthe rise.crucial as awareness drops.Teachers can teach younger children how Goodman is working with to be upstanders in a developmentally The Associated and other communityTwo-thirds of Americanappropriate way just the same as they can organizations to develop a trainingmillennials cant identifyhigh schoolers. Ellie Hollin, a seniorcurriculum for chief diversity officers atAuschwitz, one of the mostLouise Gczy, coordinator of external School, knew a lot about the Holocauststudents from all over Maryland to The Johnin 2019, the highest number on recordall kinds of institutionsfrom schools toHolocaust programs at The John Carroll from her social studies classes and aCarroll School, a Catholic school in Harfordsince the organization began tracking suchgovernment agencies to corporations infamous Nazi concentrationSchool, is one of the driving forces behind class trip to the United States HolocaustCounty, and the schools annual Holocaustincidents in 1979.to help them identify antisemitism andcamps, according to a 2018the schools Lessons of the Shoah program Memorial Museum. But nothing left anRemembrance Day, are just two of theThese troubling incidents and statistics,respond to it. and annual Holocaust Remembrance Day. numerous efforts of The Associated: Jewishcombined with growing gaps in AmericansThese redoubled efforts build on yearsreport from the ConferenceShe worries about what will happen when impression on her quite like hearing directly from survivors at her schoolsFederation of Baltimore to spread Holocaustknowledge about the Holocaust, inspiredof educational and advocacy work fromon Jewish Material Claimsthere are no longer any survivors around annual Lessons of the Shoah (Holocaust)awareness and combat antisemitism.the BJC and The Associated to conveneThe Associated and its agenciesfromAgainst Germany. The sameto tell their stories. program, held each year around HolocaustBut on the heels of deadly shootings ata group of Jewish community leaders tolobbying in Annapolis for stronger hateIve been teaching since the late 60s, Remembrance Day.synagogues and prominent public displaysform the Baltimore Jewish Community Taskcrime laws or more robust Holocaustreport found that 22% ofand theres nothing Ive ever taught thats The personal accounts from Holocaustof antisemitism and white supremacy,Force on Antisemitism.education requirements to programmingmillennials either hadnthad a greater impact on students than the survivors and their children made thefrom Charlottesville to this years attackThe recommendations include trainingfor teachers and students.heard of the Holocaust orHolocaust, she says. stories Ellie had heard come to life, andon the Capitol, the Baltimore Jewishfor law enforcement, enhanced HolocaustTwo such programs, which date backIn 2019, the last time both programs inspired her to be more empathetic.Council (BJC), an agency of The Associated,education in schools, interfaith communitynearly 20 years, are the summer and winterwere not sure if they had. were held in-person due to the COVID-19 Sometimes the sheer number ofis elevating the work of fightingactivities and developing a system for localteachers institutes, co-sponsored by thepandemic, Gczy was able to bring 24 people dead or who escaped from eventsantisemitism.institutions and community members toJewish Museum of Maryland (JMM) andsurvivors or children of survivors to the like the Holocaust can be difficult toThere have been a number of nationalreport antisemitic incidents.the BJC. The two-day programs allowvisits to sites such as the Holocaustschool for Holocaust Remembrance Day. process, but when you put a face to theincidents that really focused our attention,Were not saying we need to startMaryland teachers to learn best practicesMuseum in Washington, D.C., or theShe recalls a survivor telling students event, it becomes a lot more personal andsays Howard Libit, executive director offighting antisemitism now, weve alwaysfor teaching about the Holocaust andMuseum of Jewish Heritage in New York.about hearing his mother being murdered touching, she says. The program gavethe BJC. But in our day-to-day lives, Ibeen trying to combat it, says Emilygenocide while increasing their ownIlene Dackman-Alon, education directorand another showing students the me personal knowledge and called forregularly hear reports of swastikas foundGoodman, director of Holocaust andknowledge of the Holocaust. Past themesat the JMM, says its important for teachersnumber tattooed on her forearmpersonal responsibility.spray-painted on neighborhood signs, orcountering antisemitism programming atinclude women and the Holocaust,to be armed with knowledge to be ablefrom Auschwitz. The day also reframed history for hercomments made on social media againstthe BJC. Now its becoming more pressing,propaganda, and rescue and resistance.to help their students connect with history.For Lessons of the Shoah, studentsshe was shocked to learn that genocideJewish leaders or Jewish journalists.The institutes, which are usuallyWe need to teach kids how to stand upattended workshops where they discussedwas still occurring in parts of the world andThe Anti-Defamation League, a leadingattended by about 40 teachers, include there were too many people during thetopics such as the psychology of hatred that it wasnt a closed chapter of the past.anti-hate organization, recorded 2,107and perpetrators of the Holocaust. The mix of students from public and private schools also get a chance to have lunch with survivors and each other. The whole idea is to raise awareness, not just about the Holocaust, but about what happens when hatred and divisiveness are allowed to drive peoples actions, as opposed to finding ways to come together, she says. The goal isto convey to students that they canbe upstanders. Visit baltjc.org to learn more about the programs. 18 associated.org|CENTENNIALCENTENNIAL|associated.org 19'