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Exploring Black & Jewish Civil Rights Partnerships Teacher Workshop, Saturday, October 19, 2024 10:00AM

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From Wednesday, July 31, 2024 10:00AM to Saturday, October 19, 2024 10:00AM
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Saturday, October 19, 2024 10:00AM

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Exploring Black & Jewish Civil Rights Partnerships Teacher Workshop

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Blak and white photo of Elroy & Sophia Williams holding a framed portrait of Sophia Williams’s Grandparents, Former SlavesJoin the Virginia Museum of History & Culture and the Virginia Holocaust Museum to dive into a closer look at partnerships between the Jewish & Black Communities during the 20th century.

This educator workshop will feature a tour of VMHC’s newest exhibition, “A Better Life for Their Children: Julius Rosenwald, Booker T. Rosenwald, and the 4,978 Schools That Changed America,” and guided source analysis of paired documents. In addition, the Virginia Holocaust Museum will discuss the experiences, common ground and support found between Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi Germany and Black Americans that were subjected to oppression and discrimination in the United States. 

This workshop will last from 10:00-1:00 and is free to attend. Lunch and certificates of completion will be provided.  

Participants in this program will receive a $50.00 participation stipend. Educators in the following counties (Amherst, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Buchanan, Campbell, Carroll, Craig, Dickenson, Floyd, Franklin, Galax, Giles, Grayson, Henry, Lynchburg, Martinsville, Montgomery, Nelson, Patrick, Pulaski, Radford, Roanoke, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington, Wise, and Wythe counties) are also eligible for an additional $200.00 travel stipend. Please email Director of Education Maggie Creech with any questions at mcreech@virginiahistory.org

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