Program Schedule
July 5
1. 6:00 p.m.: Teaching the Shoah to New Generations. What and Why? M.Ed. David Telias
2. 7:00 p.m.: From Prejudice to Genocide. Anti-Semitism Then and Now. Gustavo D. Perednik
July 6
3. 6:00 p.m. The different stages of genocide. Prof. Isabel Burstein.
4. 7:00 p.m. Human capacity in light of the Shoah. Choices, dilemmas, responsibilities, actions, and omissions. Prof. Isabel Burstein.
July 7
5. 6:00 p.m. An educational philosophy for teaching the Shoah. Prof. Isabel Burstein.
6. 7:00 p.m. Teaching proposals for the Shoah. Prof. Isabel Burstein.
July 8
7. 6:00 p.m. The Shoah and genocides. Particularities and universalities. Dr. Miguel Bresciano.
8. 7:00 p.m. The legacy of Auschwitz and the duty of remembrance. Prof. Oscar Destouet
July 12
9. 6:00 p.m. Human Rights and the Shoah. Dr. Mariana Blengio Valdés
10. 7:00 p.m. Testimony of a survivor. Coordinated by: Prof. Rita Vinocur – Montevideo Holocaust Memorial Center.
July 13 and 14
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Seminar, in-depth topic: The Representation of the Shoah: Limits and Possibilities. Prof. Nora Gaón (Director of the Hispanic Division of the Museum of Jewish Resistance in the Ghettos and the Children’s Museum of Israel).
July 15 (optional)
6:00 p.m. Guided tour of the Montevideo Holocaust Memorial Center Museum (Canelones 1084). Prof. Rita Vinocur.
The course was open to all secondary school teachers nationwide, regardless of their specific subject area. It is free and open to all attendees, though prior registration is required. There is a maximum capacity of 40 participants, and the course is considered passed upon attendance of more than 75% of the classes (10 out of 14 hours) plus a final assessment. Successful completion results in the issuance of the corresponding certificate.