On Wednesday, May 4, 2011, from 1:00-2:15pm EST, the Eastchester UFSD and the Westchester Holocaust Education Center will host a multi-point videoconference on the Holocaust for secondary-level students.
The conference will feature the stories of Mr. Jay Sommer, who escaped from a Nazi labor camp and was forced to serve in the Soviet Army and Ms. Barbara Berger Tartell, who will share the stories of her father and mother who were both Holocaust survivors. Ms. Tartell will also share her insights and perspectives on how the second generation has been affected by the Holocaust. The conference will be moderated by Mr. Andrew Cahn, Regional Museum Educator for United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
The format for the conference will provide the speakers with an opportunity to share their story and offer perspectives on the Holocaust and its relationship to the “human spirit." This will be followed by a round-robin Q&A session with the conference participants.
There is no fee for participating in the conference, but an IP connection is required to connect to our bridge. A mandatory test call to the bridge must be completed on April 27 or 28, 2011 between 9:00am-3:00pm EST. Additional test call information will be sent once participation is confirmed.
Please contact John Blaser via email (jblaser@eastchester.k12.ny.us) as soon as possible to reserve a place in the conference on a first-come, first-served basis.
Please include the following information in your message:
- contact name
- contact email address
- contact phone number
- school district
- school name
- state/province
- city/town
- IP address
- number of participating students
- grade level of participating students
John Blaser
Technology Integration Specialist
Eastchester High School
2 Stewart Place
Eastchester, NY 10709
Telephone: 914-793-6130, ext. 4413
