PROGRAMS OFFERED
BY
THE HOLOCAUST EDUCATION COMMITTEE
OF THE GREATER QUAD CITY AREA
SPEAKERS AND PRESENTERS
Authors, exhibits, Holocaust specialists and dramatic
presentations are provided to schools, libraries, churches and other community
venues through grants and collaboration with community groups.
INSTITUTES AND WORKSHOPS
Since 1993, Holocaust institutes and workshops have been
offered to Quad City educators, students and community members. Institutes are scheduled in the fall of
odd-numbered years.
TRUNKS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL
MATERIALS
The Jeff Leibovitz Special Collection, housed at the Western
Illinois University Quad City Campus in Moline, provides access to over a
thousand resources, including sets of traveling curriculum cases focused on Making
a Difference, Rescuers and Resisters, and Diaries and Memoirs.
ESSAY AND ART CONTESTS
The Ida Kramer Children and the Holocaust Essay Contest and the
Meyer and Frances Shnurman Holocaust Visual Arts Contest are open to students
in grades 7-12. Submissions are due
annually on February 1.
TEACHER SCHOLARSHIPS
Applications
for the Rauch Foundation Teacher Scholarship, from $200 to $2,000, are due annually
on April 1 or October 1 to support professional development. The scholarship covers expenses for travel,
housing, and/or registration for conferences, workshops or tours.
A BOOK BY ME
Youth, 18 years old or younger, interview, research, write
and illustrate a 10-page book about a Holocaust survivor, liberator or rescuer.
Promoting a higher
awareness of the Holocaust as a unique historical event with universal
implications for today
WEBSITE: www.hecqc.org
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