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Portraits of Life

Portraits of Life


Full Collection on Display November 14 - December 15, 2023!

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

The Holocaust as a Case Study

October 22, 2024 | 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Montgomery College | Rockville, MD  (Flyer (PDF, Get Adobe Acrobat PDF Reader - Link opens in new window) )
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For more information contact:
Jamie Gillan, jamie.gillan@montgomerycollege.edu
Ken Jassie, kenneth.Jassie@montgomerycollege.edu

Why Attend this Program?

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

 

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Portraits of Life

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, Get Adobe Acrobat PDF Reader - Link opens in new window) " catalog.

 

In recent years, the Portraits of Life: Holocaust Survivors of Montgomery County programs and/or exhibitions have taken place at the following venues
  • Banneker Middle School, Burtonsville, MD
  • Eastern Middle School, Silver Spring, MD
  • Farquhar Middle School, Olney, MD
  • Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Headquarters, Silver Spring, MD
  • Lowell School, Washington, DC
  • Hoover Middle School, Rockville, MD
  • Lowell School, Washington, DC
  • Montgomery College, Germantown and Rockville campuses, MD
  • Redland Middle School, Derwood, MD
  • Rehoboth Public Library, Rehoboth, DE
  • Ridgeview Middle School, Gaithersburg, MD
  • Rockville High School, Rockville, MD
  • City of Rockville, Glenview Mansion
  • Temple B'nai Israel, Rockville, MD
  • Temple Har Shalom, Potomac, MD
  • Wilmington Public Library, Wilmington, DE
  • Westland Middle School, Gaithersburg, MD