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The Kalefs, one of the Belgrade’s oldest families, traced their roots back more than 300 years. Then the Nazis swept into Serbia in 1941. While relatives were being shot and gassed, Dona Bat Kalef fled with her two daughters, Breda and Matilda, to a Catholic church. “Can you protect us?” she asked Father Andrej Tumpej. The kind priest did indeed save Dona and her daughters, but their father, Avram Kalef, was murdered in a gas van 80 years ago this March.
Join Centropa and Holocaust Museum Houston in honoring Avram Kalef and his family by learning the story of his family and other Sephardic Jews (whose ancestors were originally from Spain) who perished in the Holocaust. This program is designed for Spanish, ESL, teachers of Heritage Spanish speakers, and all Holocaust educators.
Both Centropa and Holocaust Museum Houston will share user-friendly materials exploring Sephardic Jewish history, usable in online or in-class teaching.
Participating teachers have access to Centropa’s Google Classroom with primary & second sources, lessons, student worksheets, and a teacher packet. Houston teachers will earn 1.5 hours CPE credit.
Holocaust Museum Houston is dedicated to educating people about the Holocaust, remembering the 6 million Jews and other innocent victims, and honoring the survivors legacy. Using the lessons of the Holocaust and other genocides, we teach the dangers of hatred, prejudice, and apathy.
Centropa, a historical institute based in Vienna, interviewed 1,200 elderly Jews living in 15 European countries. We didnt use video or focus on the Holocaust. We asked our respondents to tell us their entire life stories spanning the 20th c. as they showed us their old family photographs, which we digitized. All are downloadable and free. Each summer we bring 25 US teachers to the great cities of Central Europe to travel with 80 teachers from 15 countries; in 2022 we will be in Berlin. Join this webinar to learn more.
Questions? Don’t hesitate to contact:
Lauren Granite, Centropas US Education Director, at granite@centropa.org
Wendy Warren, Director of Education, Holocaust Museum Houston, at wwarren@hmh.org
Laurie Garcia, Senior Associate Director of Education, Holocaust Museum Houston, lgarcia@hmh.org
