The Australian I*EARN
Holocaust/Genocide Project (HGP)

As of the 1995-96 school year, the Holocaust/Genocide Project offers many new features to participants.

First and very important, the HGP is currently offering much more data and up-to-date information about the Holocaust, genocide, and several related topics. We encourage teachers and students to research as much information as possible, in order to better understand the historical events, political processes, human action, and reaction, in regard to the Holocaust, genocidal occurrences in history, and current events of bias and hate. In order to make this very large amount of information more easily accessible, the HGP has constructed the I*EARN HGP GOPHER which is publicly available via the internet. An outstanding World Wide Web Site is also available from the I*EARN US centre and this can be viewed at I*EARN International.

Yet, the core of the action in the HGP is found in an electronic interactive conference. I*EARN and the HGP take full advantage of the conferencing structure offered by the Association for Progressive Communications (APC).

The electronic conference iearn.hgp can be found on IGC, Pegasus and on most APC network nodes. If the APC network you access does not carry this conference, you may request it from your APC network administrator, or from your I*EARN Centre Co-ordinator. The I*EARN HGP uses the conference to offer participants information that is unique and exclusively for the I*EARN HGP participants. Among these exciting topics, you will read exclusive interviews with Holocaust survivors and the rescuers who struggled in World War II. You will also find out how to join the annual Poland/Israel Study Mission, how to contribute to our student magazine, AN END TO INTOLERANCE, and you will receive updates on current events.

Undoubtedly, the most important parts of the HGP conference are its interactive topics. Join DISCUSSION groups; participate in our student and teacher FORUMS; make a difference by ACTING NOW, and -- most importantly -- contribute to participant knowledge by taking part in our periodic ASSIGNMENT challenges.

The HGP is based on a varied cross-disciplinary curriculum. The project allows teachers of various subjects to introduce their students to the Holocaust and to genocide from their preferred approach. The HGP also provides for almost any length of involvement. Because I*EARN and the HGP have schools in the southern hemisphere, our conference is active throughout the calendar year. The I*EARN HGP conference has the best possible support for students and teachers.

The HGP conference teacher facilitator is Ms. Honey Kern of Cold Spring Harbor High School in Cold Spring Harbor, New York (USA). Ms. Kern may be reached by e-mail at <coldspring@igc.apc.org>

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The I*EARN mentor for this project is Mr. Gideon Goldstein, the I*EARN Center Coordinator with the ORT school network in Israel. Mr. Goldstein's e-mail address is <ggoldstein@ort.org.il>

In Australia, the I*EARN HGP Co-ordinator for 1995 is Kathy Skidmore with Broadford Secondary College, Victoria Australia. Kathy can be reached via email to <kskidmore@peg.apc.org>

I*EARN Australia students in the 1995 HGP GROUP will be creating an I*EARN HGP Sound and Vision Library that will contain PHOTOGRAPHS, IMAGES, INTERVIEWS and GRAPHICS that relate to the MISSION and GOALS of the I*EARN HGP project.

Students have also begun documenting their journey on the 1995 HGP Study Mission to Poland and Israel.

Please feel free to contact any of the people listed above or write to;

iearn.hgp -- I*EARN Holocaust/Genocide Conference

    10/03/94
  1. Purpose of This Conference
  2. *!* Read This First *!*
  3. *Welcome - introductions*
  4. *Mark Your Calendar*
  5. *AETI - A Student Magazine*
  6. *Poland - Israel Study Mission 1995
  7. RESOURCES ------------------------
  8. -RESOURCE: Historical Timeline
  9. -RESOURCE: Bibliography/Resources
  10. -RESOURCE: The IEARN-HGP Gopher
  11. -RESOURCE: Survivors speak
  12. LESSONS --------------------
  13. LESSON: "Relating Personally"
  14. LESSON: "Up Close and Personal...
  15. DISCUSSION ------------------------
  16. -DISCUSS: Sources of The Wave -
  17. -DISCUSS: The First Wave 1933-39
  18. -DISCUSS: The Tidal Wave 1939-45
  19. -DISCUSS: Genocide Past & Present
  20. -DISCUSS: Current Events
  21. -DISCUSS: The Cage
  22. -DISCUSS: To Life
  23. -DISCUSS: Night
  24. -DISCUSS: Diary of Anne Frank
  25. -DISCUSS: Diary of Zlata Filipovic
  26. -DISCUSS: Never Another Butterfly
  27. -DISCUSS: The Shawl
  28. -DISCUSS: The Wave
  29. -DISCUSS: I am a Star
  30. -DISCUSS: Maus / Maus II
  31. -DISCUSS: Beethoven Violin Concerto
  32. -DISCUSS: Schindler's List
  33. ACT NOW: -------------------------
  34. -ACT NOW: Rwanda Action
  35. -ACT NOW: Bias/Hate Crime
  36. THE FORUMS-------------------
  37. -FORUM: Student to Student
  38. -FORUM: Teacher to Teacher
  39. -FORUM: Ask your questions here!
  40. ASSIGNMENTS-------------------
  41. ASSIGNMENT: Babi Yar 10/19/94
    **** End of Topics ****
HGP Booklet  |  Study Mission