Day of Learning

"The Day of Learning was an experience for me which I cannot describe. To see such a large group of people come to a program that indirectly paid tribute to the memory of my sister and parents, was a very emotional experience for me…surviving as a hidden child was only possible because strangers decided not to be bystanders but instead risk their lives to do right where wrong was being done. My story is not about me but about the incredible people who opened their doors to me and gave me the support I needed to survive. I hope I got that message across…"

Louis de Groot (Holocaust Survivor)

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Thank you for attending the Day of Learning 2008. This year was more successful than ever…with close to 500 students, teachers and adults in attendance. Please share with us any highlights or suggestions about the program.

Please join HCNC in applauding the 2008 workshop facilitators

• Creating Theater: Genocide and Dehumanization: Open Spaces Theatre Group
• Exploring Primary Documents of the Jewish Partisans: Mark Davis
• From South Park to The Simpsons, Holocaust in Pop-culture: Lissa Schuman
• Fighting Back! The Jewish Partisans: Elena Aronson
• From Africa to Auschwitz: Volker M. Langbehn
• Hate, Propaganda and Cartoons: Nancy Appel & Liane Baskin
• Jews and Christians: Rival Siblings or Peaceful Partners?: Carrie Schroeder
• Losing Identity: The Holocaust through Film: Jocelyn Berger & Casey Cohen
• Making a Choice: Rescue and Resistance during the Holocaust: Jack Weinstein
• Memories of a Hidden Child: Words from a Survivor: Louis deGroot & Anne-Marie Yellin
• My Time in Auschwitz: Words from a Survivor: Helen Farkas & Dora Sorell
• No Turning Back: Sparks of Genocide: Sara Cohan
• Taking Action for Darfur, Sudan: Nikki Serapio
• Transitional Justice: What Comes After Genocide?: Jack Weinstein

HCNC's Day of Learning 2008 partners: Anti-Defamation League, Facing History and Ourselves, Genocide Education Project, Jewish Community Relations Council, Jewish Partisan Educational Foundation, Mercy High School - San Francisco, and San Francisco Bay Area Darfur Coalition.

Begun in 2003, the Holocaust Center of Northern California’s Day of Learning is an annual community event. This special educational forum honors Holocaust survivors and those who perished, and is dedicated to teaching the lessons of the Holocaust to future generations.

The Day of Learning is presented free of charge and is generously underwritten by Lydia and Douglas Shorenstein.