Educational
Programs & Exhibits
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its inception in
1999, the Shtetl Foundation has been designing and conducting educational
programs and exhibits in Israel, Canada, and the USA, which will form
the core curriculum of the Shtetl's Educational Center. These educational
programs are implemented in tandem with the design and building process
of the Shtetl Museum,and represent an essential contribution towards achieving
our mission - educating, researching, and documenting the Jewish life
of Eastern Europe which was obliterated by the Holocaust.
Among current programs offered are: Transnistria Children Presentation - Thanks to a generous endowment from "The Conference On Material Claims Against Germany" for 2006, the Shtetl Foundation is putting together a presentation on the history, events and stories of the surviving children who went through Transnistria in Romania under the Nazi Regime. (Click Here To See More) We are collecting survivors stories and material on this period. To volunteer or help out please email: Raanan To Join our Transnistria Email group (free) and share a story, experience, find lost family and old long lost friends click here To see what books, videos and resources are currently available on Transnistria click here ------------------------------------------------- Teheran Children Presentation - Thanks to a generous endowment from "The Conference On Material Claims Against Germany" Shtetl Foundation made a traveling exhibit for school children to tell the Teheran Childrens story. In 1943, a group of more than 800 Jewish children from Poland arrived in Eretz Israel via Teheran. This fabulous presentation of their long oddessey is now touring Israel and is teaching young Israeli children and their parents about the magnificent history of the "Teheran Children", the first group of children to come from burning Europe to Eretz Israel in 1943.(Click Here To See More) ------------------------------------------------- Article in Ynet (Hebrew): http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3217040,00.html This article is currently being translated into English
------------------------------------------------- The Story of Jewish Time shows that time is central in Judaism and contributed much to its survival in the Diaspora. In this program, Uri Asaf presents the Jewish holidays - Biblical, post Biblical as well as modern Jewish holidays. This program includes holiday songs and performances related to the holiday that is close in time to the performance date. The performances incorporate the holiday's religious symbols such as the blowing of the shofar for the holiday of Rosh Hashanah, dancing with the Torah in honor of Simhat-Torah, planting trees for Tu-Beshvat. For modern Jewish holidays, memorials, special songs and performances will be presented. ------------------------------------------------- Family Roots is designed to uncover and celebrate the rich history of Jews from former Soviet Union by teaching immigrants to explore and document their own family history through photos and records. "Family Roots" promotes the awareness of our shared heritage. ------------------------------------------------- Exhibit: On March 12, 2002, "The Shtetl" a new exhibit of the Shtetl Foundation opened at the Heihal Ha-Tarbut - the Cultural Center of Rishon Le-Zion, Israel, to mark Rishon LeZion's 120th anniversary. Created by Prof. Eliach, the exhibit documents Shtetl life and the impact of its people on their countries of immigration. The exhibit and its life-affirming subject matter has been well received.
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