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<p>fyi! Please share with others interested in Holocaust Studies who might not be on this list! (same goes for other program info I am always sending out). Thanks,</p>
<p>Rachel</p>
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<pre>---<br />Rachel Rubinstein
Associate Professor of American Literature and Jewish Studies
Dean of Academic Support and Advising
Hampshire College
893 West Street
Amherst MA 01002
413.559.5498</pre>
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<p style="text-align: justify; background: white;"><strong><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: black;">Please share with your students who might be interested in Holocaust studies: <!-- o ignored --></span></strong></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify; background: white;"><strong><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: black;">The Weiss-Livnat International MA Program in Holocaust Studies is emphasizing training in Holocaust education in museum settings. <!-- o ignored --></span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: black;">Our students have opportunities to intern in museums as well as to curate special projects and traveling exhibits. <!-- o ignored --></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: black;">Since our first year, we have had multiple students interning in museums across the country. You can read about <strong>Paul's internship at Yad Vashem</strong> here: <a href="https://haifaholocauststudies.wordpress.com/2014/06/26/student-blog-paul-howard/">https://haifaholocauststudies.wordpress.com/2014/06/26/student-blog-paul-howard/</a><!-- o ignored --></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: black;">This year our students have participated in a special project at Atlit Detention Center <strong>Heritage Site</strong></span><span style="font-size: 17.5pt; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: black; background: white;">. </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: black; background: white;">The aims of the project was</span><span style="font-size: 17.5pt; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: black; background: white;"> </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: black; background: white;">to familiarize students with conceptual and practical aspects of historical representation at a heritage site, while providing them with a unique opportunity for practical experience in curating</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: black;">. See this link for more information about the project: </span> <span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: black;"><a href="https://haifaholocauststudies.wordpress.com/2014/11/05/student-curation-project-at-atlit-detention-center/">https://haifaholocauststudies.wordpress.com/2014/11/05/student-curation-project-at-atlit-detention-center/</a><!-- o ignored --></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: black;">In 2014, our students worked with the Carl Lutz Foundation to create a <strong>traveling exhibit</strong>, which presents different ways to teach the Holocaust to multi-cultural audiences around the world. You can read about our students' project here: <a href="https://haifaholocauststudies.wordpress.com/2014/05/08/seminar-stimulating-historical-inquiry-through-the-storied-of-righteous-among-the-nations-the-example-of-carl-lutz/">https://haifaholocauststudies.wordpress.com/2014/05/08/seminar-stimulating-historical-inquiry-through-the-storied-of-righteous-among-the-nations-the-example-of-carl-lutz/</a><!-- o ignored --></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: black;">Our students also have the opportunity to learn about museums through the course <strong>"Holocaust Museums: Three Continents, Three Generations"</strong> taught by Dr. Stephanie Shosh Rotem. The course explores the history, exhibitions, and design of various Holocaust museums around the world as well as their social, cultural and political agendas.</span> <span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">See this link for the course's syllabus</span>: <span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: black;"><a href="http://holocaust-studies3.haifa.ac.il/images/course_syllabus_2015.pdf">http://holocaust-studies3.haifa.ac.il/images/course_syllabus_2015.pdf</a><!-- o ignored --></span></p>
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