ABOUT PHEC
THE BELIEF STATEMENT
We believe:
- educators should be well-prepared in the political, social, cultural and religious aspects of the Holocaust
- educators should use developmentally-appropriate resources
- educators should be sensitive to diversity
- educators should provide opportunities to make connections to contemporary issues
RECENT NEWS
NEW BOOK! Congratulations to PHEC member Suzanne Gross on the recent publication of her book Sarah Dreams of Pitchipoi
“While in hiding, because I had to be silent, I stopped singing. It had been one of my favorite activities as a child. Once, in the U.S. in the fifties, I joined the folk music movement through the Folk Song Society of Philadelphia and performed as a featured international folk singer at their Folk Music Concerts. My husband Milton offered me my first fine instrument- a Martin guitar. I also played a vielle, which is a Medieval French folk instrument.
Later, when our three children left for college, I stopped being an ambulant folk singer. I used the golden cache of art appreciation and knowledge acquired through my attendance at the Barnes Foundation for two years, became an art dealer, and opened the Suzanne Gross Gallery. Also, through my husband, a painter who graduated from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, life was filled with art.
Now, at this time of my life, why have I finally told my story of the Holocaust and that of the children of Pitchipoi? Because it must be told….because it must not be buried in silence and denial.”
Sarah Suzanne Gross
“Sarah dreams of Pitchipoi is as important as anything I have read on the subject of the Holocaust. First, it is filled with precise detail, which accents the human measure of the tragedy. Second, the general observations are consistent with the generalizations to which scholars have been drawn in studying the Holocaust, the plight of the targeted civilians, and the style of the killing machine mounted by the Nazis and their collaborators. I marvel at both the fine writing and the authoritative scholarly detail. The book deserves the widest circulation.”
---Dr Franklin Littell, Professor Emeritus, Temple University.
Save the Date
Return of the Annual State-wide Conference
Holocaust Education: Making History Accessible
December 4, 5, 2008
Radisson Valley Forge Convention Plaza
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
Thursday: evening dessert reception, viewing Into the Arms of Strangers, discussion
Friday: keynote on meaningful Holocaust education: performance of My Heart in a Suitcase by ArtsPower National Touring Theatre, luncheon, best practices awards, outstanding breakout sessions on relevant themes
Clara Isaacman Memorial Trunks
Clara Isaacman Memorial Trunks have been placed in the following Pennsylvania schools
Please visit the PHEC News page for additional information.
