Please join us for our nine-week Holocaust Education Course.
This course, running over a series of consecutive weeks, spans the history of the Holocaust from the 19th century through to the liberation of the camps and return to life. Each evening will run from 7-9pm with coffee and tea provided.
The course will be facilitated by MHM Manager of Adult Education Dr Simon Holloway and Co-President Sue Hampel OAM, with each evening dedicated to a particular theme.
Dates and topics are as follows:
Week 1: The World that Was (Thursday, 12 October)
Week 2: From the Cross to the Swastika (Thursday, 19 October)
Week 3: The Rise and Fall of German and Austrian Jewry (Thursday, 26 October)
Week 4: The Concentration Camp Universe (Thursday, 2 November)
Week 5: No session (Rosenkranz Oration at MHM)
Week 6: Death and Life in the Nazi Ghettos ( Thursday, 16 November)
Week 7: Life Unworthy of Life: The Origins of the Final Solution (Thursday, 23 November)
Week 8: By Any Means Available: Jewish Resistance (Thursday, 30 November)
Week 9: A Survey of Non-Jewish Responses to the Holocaust ( Tuesday, 5 December)
Week 9: Liberation and Return to Life (Thursday, 7 December)
This course is a necessary pre-requisite to volunteering at the Melbourne Holocaust Museum.
If you have any further questions about the course, please contact simon.holloway@mhm.org.au for further information.
Please register in advance and secure a place.
Image | Prisoners head south on a Death March from Dachau concentration camp; Gruenwald, Germany, 29 April, 1945. Courtesy of Yad Vashem.
Date: October 12, 2023
Start Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Event Type: Education course
Cost: General Admission $360 | Concession/MHM volunteer/Teacher $270
Venue: Melbourne Holocaust Museum, Elsternwick - address provided on registration
Bookings & Enquiries:
bookings@mhm.org.au | 03 9528 1985