UPCOMING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Max M. Kaplan Summer Institute for Educators July 9 through July 12, 2013, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Avrohm I. Wiesenberg Multi-Purpose Learning Center   The Max M. Kaplan Summer Institute for Educators at Holocaust Museum Houston is a four-day program that moves beyond the general history of the Holocaust to explore the various dimensions and implications of the Holocaust and other genocides. The institute, held each summer, provides substantive content and the opportunity to network with internationally known scholars of the Holocaust and teachers from around the world. This year’s program will focus on the interruption of Jewish life and traditions, children in war and conflict, new possibilities with Holocaust survivor testimonies, new questions and new understandings and issues of race and power in times of conflict.   Working in the Museum’s exhibit space and classrooms, teachers will grow in their understanding of the Holocaust and refine their skills to teach about the history and lessons of the Holocaust. Each year’s schedule includes one or two evening lectures. The program is directed toward educators on a secondary or higher level, but university students and educators of all levels who have a specific interest in, and background knowledge of, the Holocaust are invited to apply. Seating is limited and is on a competitive basis. The cost to attend the program is $150, which includes lunch and materials for the four days. Applications are available for financial support to attend the Institute. Please see the Chevra Kadisha Holocaust Studies Scholarship Fund application at http://www.hmh.org for information and instructions on how to apply. For more information, e-mail teachertraining@hmh.org. Read more »   QUESTION OF THE MONTH Do you plan to conduct a remembrance at your school or site regarding the Days of Remembrance?  Tell us about it by e-mail to  education@hmh.org.     RESOURCE OF THE MONTH Holocaust Remembrance Day Holocaust Remembrance Day, or Yom HaShoah, is Monday, April 8. The United States Congress established the Days of Remembrance as our nation’s annual commemoration of the Holocaust and created the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) as a permanent living memorial to the victims. The USHMM has designated "Never Again: Heeding the Warning Signs" as the theme for the 2013 observance. Observances and remembrance activities can occur during the week of remembrance that runs from the Sunday before Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah) through the following Sunday. Days of Remembrance are observed by state and local governments, military bases, workplaces, schools, churches, synagogues and civic centers. Read more »    FROM THE COLLECTION Holocaust Museum Houston's “Adopt an Artifact” program allows visitors and school groups to help protect our collections for future generations in an inexpensive way. At only $10 per card, it's easy for a class or group planning a tour to help out. Farewell Card and Photograph; Auschwitz, 1943 I am the last communication Hans Meyer sent to his family, written on the train to Auschwitz from the Dutch concentration camp Westerbork. Hans perished in Auschwitz in 1943. I am a heartbreaking glimpse into a last farewell. He writes, “I did receive the three parcels… Don’t send me any more.” Holocaust Museum Houston holds many photos and messages like me in their collections. Why? So we can continue to teach “never again.” Adopt Online