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Upcoming Featured Exhibit: Halt! Remembering the Holocaust | Artwork by G. Roy Levin

Virginia Holocaust Museum (VHM) 2000 East Cary Street, Richmond

Halt! Remembering the Holocaust Artwork by G. Roy Levin The use of boxes/crates as the medium is meant to remind the viewer of the railroad box cars. The wood is literally trash -- broken, cracked, could fall apart -- adds to the meaning of images which are about a vision of people as disposable as trash. While serving on the faculty of Goddard College in 1980, G. Roy Levin received a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities which resulted in a book containing interviews with documentary filmmakers. Through this research, he came upon the documentary Shoah directed by Claude Lanzmann. He began to create artwork based on images from the film using various mediums. Levin started with paintings in color using discarded fruit and vegetable crates with wire and unframed canvases. He eventually switched to black and white photographs on boxes, reminiscent of the railroad cars that carried passengers to the concentration camps. The light in his paintings has a shimmering quality so that remembering becomes an “act of empathy and compassion for the unspeakable pain that was endured by so many.” Levin wanted his paintings to not necessarily show what the Holocaust was like, but to stimulate the viewer’s imagination to think about what it was like.  

TEI: From Context to Classroom Part 1 (Full – Waitlist Only)

Virginia Holocaust Museum (VHM) 2000 East Cary Street, Richmond

This class is now full. But please sign-up to be added to our waitlist. You will be notified if a space opens up! 2.5 Day Workshop Location: Virginia Holocaust Museum First two days: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Last day: 8:30 am - 12:30 pm 45 Recertifications Points Session focus on the Holocaust’s historical background and pedagogy which link to the Virginia Standards of Learning requirements. You will hear historian-led lectures and learn about best practices and resources that you can use in the classroom when teaching the Holocaust. Educators will have opportunities to explore and interact with Museum resources. This course is open to teachers who have never completed the Alexander Lebenstein Teacher Education Institute. In order to complete class requirements you must fully participate, which includes pre-reading and the use of the online platform Canvas and a final project. Registration Fee: $30* Stipend: $200** *Reimbursed with successful completion of all class requirements **Paid with successful completion of all class requirements

TEI: From Context to Classroom Part II

Virginia Holocaust Museum (VHM) 2000 East Cary Street, Richmond

From Context to Classroom Part II July 17-19 | 2.5 Day Workshop Location: Virginia Holocaust Museum First two days: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Last day: 8:30 am - 12:30 pm 45 Recertifications Points Sessions focus on the Holocaust’s historical background and pedagogy -- building upon From Context to Classroom Part I, allowing for a closer examination and a deeper understanding of this history. You will hear historian-led lectures and learn about best practices and resources that you can use in the classroom when teaching the Holocaust. Educators will have opportunities to explore and interact with Museum resources. This course is recommended for teachers who have already completed the first TEI class (From Context to Classroom Part I). In order to complete class requirements you must fully participate, which includes pre-reading and the use of the online platform Canvas and a final project. Registration Fee: $30* Stipend: $200** Click HERE to Register *Reimbursed with successful completion of all class requirements **Paid with successful completion of all class requirements