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US Holocaust Museum Trip
May 1, 2016 @ 6:00 am - 11:00 pm
“Learn what human beings can do to other human beings.
Learn the limits of humanity.
Learn, and hope is possible.
Forget, and despair is inevitable.”
Nobel Peace Laureate and Holocaust Survivor Elie Wiesel
2016 U.S. Holocaust Museum Trip
Washington, D.C.
Sunday, May 1
Open to Grades 9 – 12
One-Day All Expense Paid Trip
Limited Space Available
Sponsored by the Ida and Bernhard Behr
Holocaust Memorial Education Fund
In October of 1980, the American people, by a rare unanimous act of Congress, embraced a nobel cause – remembrance of the Holocaust. Along with Congress, two presidents – Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan – they set our course to create a living national m2016 emorial to the Holocaust in Washington, D.C. The goal is to ensure that all Americans know of this dark chapter in human history in order to underscore our national commitment to human rights and human dignity.
Participation Requirements
Please fill out the application form below. All applicants should not have visited the museum before and must submit a typed 1 – 2 page essay titled, “The Importance of Visiting the Holocaust Museum.” Trip participants are expected to share their experience with classes and/or other such groups when they return. Additionally, we will hold pre-trip and post-trip meetings, to be held Sunday, April 17 and Sunday May 22 respectively from 6 to 8 p.m. at the JCC.
Application and Essay Due by Tuesday March 1 at 5 p.m.
For more information, call Mike Steklof at 502-238-2774
Flight and travel information to be announced.
Attendance at the pre/post meeting is required.