Full Collection of Portraits of Life
The 2024 Annual Holocaust Commemoration honors victims and survivors of the Holocaust
This annual commemoration includes the testimony of Dr. Alfred Munzer, a Holocaust survivor from the Netherlands, a candle-lighting ceremony, music and poetry readings by MC students. For more information visit The Paul Peck Humanities Institute website #holocaustsurvivor #socialjustice # ... www.youtube.com
Analyzing Propaganda and Teaching Media Literacy
October 22, 2024 | 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Montgomery College | Rockville, MD (Flyer (PDF, 
) )
For more information contact:
Jamie Gillan, jamie.gillan@montgomerycollege.edu
Ken Jassie, kenneth.Jassie@montgomerycollege.edu
Media literacy skills have become essential for young people to successfully navigate and critically assess the ever-increasing amount of information they receive throughout their day — on social media, advertisements, television, and film. Therefore, it is crucial for students to comprehend and identify how media, both historically and in contemporary society, can be used as a tool to incite hate and violence against certain groups. This learning opportunity examines the events of the Holocaust through the lens of media, by examining propaganda deployed by the Nazis to discriminate against Jews and other minorities. Educators will gain the tools to facilitate classroom discussions on the role and impact of Nazi propaganda during the Holocaust and support their students to critically analyze media in today’s world.
Sponsored by: Montgomery College and The Paul Peck Humanities Institute
Portraits of Life: Holocaust Survivors of Montgomery County is a collaborative social documentary project (photo portraiture and narrative) created
to tell the stories of survivors who have lived in and around Montgomery County, Maryland.
The exhibit consists of more than thirty 24 x 36" panels.
This traveling educational exhibit provides visual imagery and personal history of
Holocaust survivors, and reaches a national audience. Portraits of Life enhances classroom
teaching and learning; provides students with direct experience on a professional
project; offers opportunities for faculty and student collaboration, and reflects
the partnership between Montgomery College and the surrounding communities.
To request the exhibit and a Holocaust survivor speaker for your school or community
group in Montgomery County, Maryland, please contact: Professor Ken Jassie, Montgomery
College, Rockville, Maryland, USA. ken.jassie@montgomerycollege.edu.
View the "Portraits of Life: Holocaust Survivors of Montgomery County (PDF, ) " catalog.
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