{"id":2147,"date":"2023-01-04T22:30:19","date_gmt":"2023-01-04T22:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gened.org\/?page_id=2147"},"modified":"2024-11-12T18:51:01","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T18:51:01","slug":"presentations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gened.org\/presentations\/","title":{"rendered":"Presentations"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” bg_image=”447″ bg_position=”center center” background_image_loading=”default” bg_repeat=”no-repeat” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”12%” constrain_group_1=”yes” bottom_padding=”12%” text_color=”light” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” id=”inspiring” enable_gradient=”true” color_overlay=”#000000″ color_overlay_2=”rgba(0,0,0,0.56)” 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Our school presentation program lies at the heart of The Foundation for Genocide\u00a0 Education. Founder Heidi Berger created the foundation in response to students’ reaction to a presentation she gives to high schools on the Holocaust, and the precursors to genocide – hate and intolerance. Her presentation is based on her late mother Ann Kazimirski’s video testimonial and book, ‘Witness to Horror’.
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This project is funded in part by the Government of Canada .<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeIn” css=”” text_direction=”default”]Since 2010, Heidi has shown her interactive presentation to high schools, universities, adult organizations and symposiums throughout Canada and the United States. We have since expanded our team of presenters to include more children and grandchildren of survivors from the Holocaust, along with survivors of the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, descendants of the Armenian genocide, and descendants of the genocide of Canada’s First Nations.<\/p>\n

Our presentations feature a 50-minute blend of video clips of a survivor\u2019s testimonial with live explanations from the presenter that tie everything together into a cohesive and compelling story. A connection is made between past and present-day events, and advocates for education to prevent future genocides. Suitable for various classes, including history, ethics and languages.<\/p>\n

We know that history is best told through storytelling, with first-hand accounts being an invaluable resource for educators. These gripping and powerful testimonial presentations allow students to dive into the past, further understand genocides, and develop their compassion for others.[\/vc_column_text][split_line_heading animation_type=”line-reveal-by-space” font_style=”h5″ text_color=”#33b44b” line_reveal_by_space_text_effect=”letter-reveal-top” content_alignment=”left” mobile_content_alignment=”inherit” link_target=”_self” text_content=”NOW AVAILABLE: PRESENTATION VIDEO ARCHIVE” text_direction=”default” font_size=”3.5vh” font_line_height=”1″][\/split_line_heading][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]We now offer a selection of our presentations which have been filmed live at high schools in the province of Quebec. This enables students in areas where we cannot visit in person to watch our presenters share their stories of survival, or the stories of their parents or grandparents, or even great-grandparents.
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Running and hiding in attics and barns, Ann witnessed the machine-gunning of her mother in the ghetto and the rape of her best friend.<\/p>\n

Ann and her husband survived the Nazi terror and built a new life in Canada. For the past ten years, Heidi has shared her mother\u2019s incredible story in high schools across Quebec to educate students about the dangers of hate and intolerance.<\/p>\n

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Jodie’s presentation is given in English.[\/split_line_heading][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/item][item simple_slider_bg_image_position=”default” simple_slider_overlay_strength=”0.3″ simple_slider_bg_image_loading=”default” id=”1731436092192-9″ tab_id=”1731436092193-4″ title=”Item”][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”top” column_margin=”50px” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][image_with_animation image_url=”2370″ image_size=”regular” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”None” animation_movement_type=”transform_y” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”center” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”10px” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”2\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][split_line_heading animation_type=”line-reveal-by-space” font_style=”h5″ text_color=”#33b44b” line_reveal_by_space_text_effect=”letter-reveal-top” content_alignment=”default” mobile_content_alignment=”inherit” link_target=”_self” text_content=”Lucy Shapiro”][\/split_line_heading][split_line_heading animation_type=”line-reveal-by-space” font_style=”h6″ text_color=”#33b44b” line_reveal_by_space_text_effect=”letter-reveal-top” content_alignment=”default” mobile_content_alignment=”inherit” link_target=”_self” text_content=”Holocaust”][\/split_line_heading][split_line_heading animation_type=”default”]Lucy Shapiro is the child of two Holocaust survivors, Eva and Robert Verebes. Lucy tells the story of her parents\u2019 horrific experiences in the Budapest ghetto and their families\u2019 destruction during the Holocaust. Both were young and it was a childhood lost to the extreme result of antisemitism which became the annihilation of a people.<\/p>\n

By some miracle they survived Nazi persecution and the Soviet brutal liberation of Hungary. Lucy shows the process of genocide and the path of destruction the Nazis paved throughout Europe.<\/p>\n

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Please note that our in-person presentations are available only in Quebec and Ontario at the present time. We offer the same presentations live online to schools outside of these provinces.<\/p>\n

We require a minimum of 25 students for each presentation. A donation to The Foundation for Genocide Education is requested to enable us to create our presentations, and to continue to expand our program.<\/p>\n

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