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TEACHING WITH THE FILM DEFIANCE Jewish Resistance and the Bielski Partisans The Jewish Partisan Educational Foundation presents Monday, October 5th 8:30am – 3:30pm Tallahassee Community College Economic Workforce Development Building 444 Appleyard Dr, Tallahassee, FL Featuring a special presentation and Q & A with Aron Bell (Bielski), the youngest Bielski brother. Breakfast and lunch provided TO REGISTER: contact Barbara Goldstein at [email protected] or (850) 443-9649. Teaching with Defiance: Use the film Defiance — starring Daniel Craig and Liev Schreiber — to explore History, Leadership, Ethics, Jewish Values and Primary Sources. Participants will receive: Defiance DVD with Excerpts The feature film, director’s comments, 5 primary source interviews with Bielski partisans, and special made-for-classroom DVD with 16 excerpts from key scenes for classroom use, as well as 11 JPEF short films. • Defiance / Bielski Partisans Curriculum New teacher’s guide to DVD and excerpts, plus additional JPEF educational materials created with Bielski biographer Peter Duffy and Defiance screenwriter Clayton Frohman. In appreciation to the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) for supporting this educator training program. Through recovering the assets of the victims of the Holocaust, the Claims Conference enables organizations around the world to provide education about the Shoah and to preserve the memory of those who perished. As a young teenager, Aron Bell (Bielski) watched in hiding as his parents were captured by the Nazis. Escaping into the forest, he joined his older brothers, Tuvia, Asael and Zus, who soon formed the legendary all Jewish Bielski partisan brigade. His intimate knowledge of the forest made him a valuable asset as a scout, and he was instrumental in rescuing Jews and bringing them into the Bielski camp. Workshop presenter Bruce Bramlett is a Bay Area based educator specializing in Holocaust studies and teacher training. The workshop will include an overview of JPEF’s online learning opportunities, and introduce the new Educator Toolkit that will be gifted to every workshop participant. A Hands-On Educator Institute on Teaching with the Film Hosted by The Holocaust Education Resource Council
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Page 1: The Jewish Partisan Educational Foundation presents TEACHING … · 2020. 4. 3. · Jewish Resistance and the Bielski Partisans The Jewish Partisan Educational Foundation presents

TEACHING WITH THE FILM DEFIANCEJewish Resistance and the Bielski Partisans

The Jewish Partisan Educational Foundation presents

Monday, October 5th8:30am – 3:30pmTallahassee Community CollegeEconomic Workforce Development Building444 Appleyard Dr, Tallahassee, FL

Featuring a special presentation and Q & A with Aron Bell (Bielski), the youngest Bielski brother. Breakfast and lunch provided

TO REGISTER: contact Barbara Goldstein at [email protected] or (850) 443-9649.

Teaching with Defiance:Use the film Defiance — starring Daniel Craig and Liev Schreiber — to explore History, Leadership, Ethics, Jewish Values and Primary Sources. Participantswill receive:

• Defiance DVD with ExcerptsThe feature film, director’s comments, 5 primary source interviews withBielski partisans, and special made-for-classroom DVD with 16 excerptsfrom key scenes for classroom use, as well as 11 JPEF short films.

• Defiance / Bielski Partisans CurriculumNew teacher’s guide to DVD and excerpts, plus additional JPEF educational materials created with Bielski biographer Peter Duffy and Defiance screenwriter Clayton Frohman.

In appreciation to the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) for supporting this educator training program. Through recovering the assets of the victims of the Holocaust, the Claims Conference enables organizations around the world to provide education about the Shoah and to preserve the memory of those who perished.

As a young teenager, Aron Bell (Bielski) watched in hiding as his parents were captured by the Nazis. Escaping into the forest, he joined his older brothers, Tuvia, Asael and Zus, who soon formed the legendary all Jewish Bielski partisan brigade. His intimate knowledge of the forest made him a valuable asset as a scout, and he was instrumental in rescuing Jews and bringing them into the Bielski camp.

Workshop presenter Bruce Bramlett is a Bay Area based educator specializing in Holocaust studies and teacher training. The workshop will include an overview of JPEF’s online learning opportunities, and introduce the new Educator Toolkit that will be gifted to every workshop participant.

A Hands-On Educator Institute on Teaching with the Film Hosted by The Holocaust Education Resource Council