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Fred Whittaker

Restored Holocaust-era instruments make music in Louisville

One by one, as strands of string music filled the valted sanctuary, the “Ambassadors of Repair” proceeded down the aisle of the Cathedral of the Assumption, each carrying a violin. The ambassadors were a diverse group – Christians, Jews, Muslims, … Read More >

Federation Latest News October 29, 2019

Holocaust ed. guidelines ‘wonderful starting place,’ teacher says

The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) has released a set of guidelines designed to help public schools across the state develop curricula to teach the Holocaust. The 13-page document, titled Required Instruction of the Holocaust and Other Cases of Genocide: … Read More >

Latest News Other Agencies September 27, 2019

Chiune Sugihara: Yom HaShoah program pays tribute to Japanese diplomat

Sonia Milrod said she wouldn’t be here – meaning alive – were it not for the courage of a wartime Japanese diplomat named Chiune Sugihara. Likewise, she wouldn’t be here – meaning America – if post-war immigration laws mirrored today’s … Read More >

Federation JCC Latest News May 3, 2019

‘Let it be in Louisville’: Cantors’ convention to showcase city’s best Jewish talent

Cantor David Lipp wants to showcase Jewish Louisville for his colleagues when they converge on the city next month for the 72nd Cantors Assembly Convention. Lu Y’hi B’Louisville (Let it be in Louisville) is the theme of the international gathering … Read More >

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Takeaways from Poland: Teachers changed by experience

(Editor’s note: This is the final blog entry by Louisville teachers Fred Whittaker and Ron Skillern from their tour of Holocaust sites in Poland with a group of students and instructors from Classrooms Without Borders (CWB). Before leaving Poland, the two educators … Read More >

Latest News National/International July 11, 2018

Reflections of a teacher: Whittaker on how Majdanek experience will affect his work

(Editor’s note: This is the third blog entry by Louisville teachers Fred Whittaker and Ron Skillern as they tour Holocaust sites in Poland with a group of students and instructors from Classrooms Without Borders (CWB). This post, which is from day … Read More >

Latest News Other Agencies July 5, 2018

Treblinka, Majdanek pose sobering experiences for Louisville teachers

(Editor’s note: This is the second blog entry by Louisville teachers Fred Whittaker and Ron Skillern as they tour Holocaust sites with a group of students and instructors from Classrooms Without Borders (CWB). This post covers days three and four of … Read More >

Latest News Other Agencies July 4, 2018

Touchdown in Poland: Louisville teachers experience Shoah history firsthand

(Editor’s note: Fred Whittaker and Ron Skillern, two Holocaust studies teachers at St. Francis Assisi Catholic School in Louisville and the VAMPY program for gifted teens at Western Kentucky University respectively, are currently in Poland touring sites of the Shoah … Read More >

Latest News July 3, 2018

Blogging from Poland: Local teachers to tour scenes of Holocaust

Two Kentucky school teachers who have made major, though different, contributions to Holocaust education in the state, will travel together to Poland this summer to see the scenes of the genocide for themselves. Ron Skillern, who teaches Holocaust studies at … Read More >

Latest News National/International June 21, 2018

At IPP Recipe for Peace Dinner, Messages Are Personal This Year

Interfaith Paths to Peace held a gala celebrating its 20th anniversary of peacemaking on Thursday, October 6, at Second Presbyterian Church. The gala, which was also IPP’s seventh annual My Recipe for Peace dinner, drew a large crowd. Amid the … Read More >

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