Holocaust Education Day
Each year, the Holocaust Studies Program sponsors a Holocaust Education Day for local area high school teachers, free of charge, on the MTSU campus. Events include talks by teachers, community leaders, and survivors as well as multi-media presentations, such as workshops, virtual tours, or film screenings and discussions. Teachers who attend are provided with educational materials. This free annual Education Day is open to the entire MTSU community and the public. It is co-sponsored by the College of Education, the Tennessee Holocaust Commission, and other groups and departments on and off campus that vary by year.
Education Day 2023
TBA
Past Education Day Events
Education Day 2022
- LEARNING FROM THE HOLOCAUST: Resources and Strategies for American Teachers, MTSU
Students, and Community Residents (14 July 2022)
- Featured speakers:
- Jeff Gernsheimer: second generation, son of Holocaust survivors
- Ken Gluck: Education Coordinator for the Tennessee Holocaust Commission and son of Holocaust survivors
- Sara Granitza: Director of Christian Friends of Yad Vashem
- Dr. David Deutsch: Head of the Asia, Africa and New Zealand Section of Yad Vashem
- Dr. Noa Mkayton: Director of the International Education and Training Department of Yad Vashem
Education Day Committee
- Dr. Joan Boulware, College of Education, chair
- Mrs. Jill Coble (emeritus)
- Dr. Pamela Ertel, College of Education
- Dr. Heather Dillard, College of Education
- Dr. Elyce Rae Helford, College of Liberal Arts (ex officio)
- Dr. Kevin Krahenbuhl, College of Education
- Dr. Johnna Paraiso, Rutherford County Schools