Holocaust Study Institute

Join the Nathan and Esther Pelz Holocaust Education Resource Center and the Lux Center for Catholic-Jewish Studies at Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology for the Holocaust Study Institute (HSI) which includes:

–  A 14 week comprehensive course examining the historical and theological underpinnings of anti-Semitism and the Holocaust: January 19 – May 3, 2016

–  A trip to Israel to study at Yad Vashem, experiencing sites where religious faiths began and exploring modern Israel: June 12 – June 26, 2016

14 Week Comprehensive Course

Class Sessions held:

–  Tuesdays from 6:30-8:30pm

–  January 13 – May 3, 2016 (no classes on March 22 or April 26)

–  Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology (7335 S Highway 100 – Franklin, WI)

Course Fee: $145

–  Partial scholarships are available for educators, clergy, and students

Course Objectives:

–  For students to identify the historical and theological underpinnings of anti-Semitism that influenced Nazi ideology and led to the Holocaust

–  To help students understand the growth of anti-Judaism from early Christianity to its development as the seed bed of a virulent anti-Semitism in the 19th century and its manifestation in Nazi ideology and practice

–  Examine Jewish life in Europe before the Holocaust, the Nazi rise to power, and the beginning phases of the war against the Jews

–  Explore the development of the Final Solution and its implementation

–  Consider perspectives of resistance and rescue

–  Discuss the challenges of post-Holocaust theology and examine a variety of Holocaust education strategies

Faculty

–  Dr. Richard Lux, Co-Director of the Holocaust Study Institute

–  Dr. Shay Pilnik, Co-Director of the Holocaust Study Institute

–  Dr. Rachel Baum, UW-Milwaukee

–  Ellie Gettinger, Jewish Museum Milwaukee

–  Laurie Herman, Holocaust Educator

–  Dr. Michelle Mouton, UW-Oshkosh

–  Bonnie Shafrin, Lux Center for Catholic-Jewish Studies

–  Dr. Amy Shapiro, Alverno College

–  Dr. Lisa Silverman, UW-Milwaukee

Trip to Israel

Travel Dates:  June 12 – June 26, 2016

Travel Cost:  $3,995 (includes round trip airfare from Chicago and all other expenses except tips and most lunches)

Travel Objectives:

–  Study and experience the history of the Holocaust in the preeminent museum of the world devoted to memorializing and explaining the Holocaust

–  Visit the Diaspora Museum in Tel Aviv and spend a day at the Shalom Hartman Institute

–  Experience the modern State of Israel with all of its positive changes and complexities

–  Visit the actual places and learn about the events that shaped the Jewish and Christian faiths

View Holocaust Study Study Institute flyer here.

For more information or to register for the Holocaust Study Institute, contact Brittany R. Hager McNeely at: 414-963-2710 or BrittanyH@MilwaukeeJewish.org