Transforming Holocaust Education in Hillside
December 12, 2024
Ilyse Muser Shainbrown
Director of Holocaust Education
Last January, Federation brought together educators and legislators from secular spaces throughout GMW to travel with community members to bear witnes...
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Future Generations Will Be Able to Speak with Holocaust Survivors
November 6, 2024
Ilyse Muser Shainbrown
Director of Holocaust Education
I vaguely remember that one of my college application questions, asked – “If you could meet with anyone that is no longer living and have a conversati...
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L’Chaim – To Life
September 4, 2024
Ilyse Muser Shainbrown
Director of Holocaust Education
In Judaism, we toast "L'Chaim"—to life. Explore the enduring spirit of Jewish resilience, from Auschwitz to the March of the Living, and join us......
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The Next Generation Takes Hold
May 15, 2024
Avi Siegel
Director of Teen Initiatives
How we will continue to share the stories of the Shoah as we lose more and more survivors...
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The Accomplishment of Mandating Holocaust Education in NJ
February 22, 2024
Jill Hershorin
Archivist and Curator, Jewish Historical Society of Greater MetroWest NJ
We have been the voice of our Jewish community by bringing valuable information and constructive dialogue to policy and policymakers....
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Kristallnacht in 2023
October 31, 2023
Ilyse Muser Shainbrown
Director of Holocaust Education
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‘Say Yes to the Dress’ – and helping others always
April 16, 2023
Ilyse Muser Shainbrown
Director of Holocaust Education
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Telling Our Story of Survival – Again and Again and Again
February 24, 2023
Ilyse Muser Shainbrown
Director of Holocaust Education
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The little sukkah that could
October 14, 2022
Ilyse Muser Shainbrown
Director of Holocaust Education
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A Princess of War, A Queen for Decades
September 9, 2022
Ilyse Muser Shainbrown
Director of Holocaust Education
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Despite the Events, ‘Never Forget’ Is Working
March 23, 2022
Ilyse Muser Shainbrown
Director of Holocaust Education
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A Different Narrative for Today’s Young Jews
January 18, 2022
Ilyse Muser Shainbrown
Director of Holocaust Education
Growing up in the New Jersey suburbs in the 1980s, antisemitism felt like history. It was important to learn about and discuss it – but it was not...
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A return of antisemitism for today’s young American Jewish generation
January 17, 2022
Ilyse Muser Shainbrown
Director of Holocaust Education
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The Lessons of Starting Anew
January 5, 2022
Ilyse Muser Shainbrown
Director of Holocaust Education
It's time to stop comparing the time in which we live in now to aspects of the Holocaust and start living in a way that honors the survivors....
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The Lessons of Starting Anew
January 3, 2022
Ilyse Muser Shainbrown
Director of Holocaust Education
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I’m a Holocaust Educator. Larry David Just Made My Job Harder
November 17, 2021
Ilyse Muser Shainbrown
Director of Holocaust Education
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A Beautiful Tribute
October 26, 2021
Ilyse Muser Shainbrown
Director of Holocaust Education
GMW participates in a worldwide effort to remember the 1.5 million Jewish children murdered in the Holocaust. ...
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Self Identity – Before and After a Worldwide Crisis
October 1, 2021
Ilyse Muser Shainbrown
Director of Holocaust Education
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