NewCAJE17: 50th Anniversary: Full Schedule

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9:00am EDT

YIMBY: Yes, In My Back Yard! Using Your Community's Spaces for Jewish Learning

Wednesday July 29, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am EDT

The majority of our students lives take place outside our Jewish classrooms and Jewish spaces. Jewish learning "on the road" in your own community can increase the impact of what students learn in applicable and relatable ways. Can you teach kashrut at the grocery store? The value of Tzedakah at an art museum or gallery? Find Jewish history in your own back yard? YES, you can. Learn how you can use the spaces around your neighborhood to develop interactive learning that spark your students' interest and excitement.

Speakers

Ramona Brand

Director of Youth Learning, Temple Beth El

Ramona Brand M.Ed, is the Director of Youth Learning at Temple Beth-El in Richmond, Virginia. She has been a director of Congregational Supplemental schools for twenty-five years and is excited to be able to share her passion for Jewish education with other educators. She will be... Read More →

Wednesday July 29, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am EDT
Maria Hall Multipurpose I

Big Picture of Jewish Education, Jewish Life & Identity

Company Spirituality/Tefilah, Jewish Life & Identity
Audience Lower Elementary School, Upper Elementary, Middle School
Type Main

9:00am EDT

Cinema as a Teaching Tool in Holocaust Education

Wednesday July 29, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am EDT

College Hall Rm 319

Today there is a plethora of Holocaust themed films, many are Academy Award winners. Many also have been adapted from books.This session will look at how to incorporate the use of movie trailers to supplement curriculum on various themes- eg. Kindertransport, Righteous Among the Nations, Resistance, etc. A primary source for the session is Richard Brownstein's Holocaust Cinema Complete: A History and Analysis of 400 Films. Participants will leave the session with resources for their classroom.

Speakers

Marcia Wollner

regional director, March of. the Living, Western Region

Marcia Tatz Wollner is the Western Region Director of the March of the Living. Living in San Diego, she teaches Holocaust education in many congregational schools. She is the former school services director of the Agency for Jewish Education. She holds a masters in Jewish Studies... Read More →

NewCAJE Holocaust Cinema pdf

Wednesday July 29, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am EDT
College Hall Rm 319

History, Jewish Life & Identity

Company Jewish Life & Identity, History
Audience Middle School, High School
Track Holocaust
Type Main

NewCAJE17: 50th Anniversary

9:00am EDT

Ramona Brand

9:00am EDT

Marcia Wollner

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