Association of Jewish Libraries 2024 Conference San Diego

Teaching with primary sources: D.P. camp publications--David Schlitt
In 2018, WWU Libraries established its Holocaust & Genocide Studies collection. A strength of the collection is its DP publications. WWU trains over half of the social studies teachers in WA. How might encounters with these primary sources prepare future teachers to teach about the Shoah? What impact does exposure to these materials have to students who can't understand the languages in which they are written? In David Schlitt 's presentation, he will discuss teaching with DP publications & describe the challenges/opportunities of working with this particular corpus of materials; he will argue for the importance of DP publications as a way into meaningful Holocaust education; and he will offer examples of activities developed in collaboration with faculty.

[Title and abstract forthcoming]--Lital Beer

[Title and abstract forthcoming]--Kinga Bloch