U.S. teachers attend unique Shoah program

(ynet) | The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous has selected 12 middle and high school teachers and Holocaust center personnel from seven states for its 2006 European Study Program in Germany and Poland this summer. The educators will master advanced techniques for presenting Holocaust education programs in their schools.

The program is a high-level, intensive educational experience that includes visits to concentration camps, ghetto sites and Shoah memorials. The teachers will meet with Holocaust survivors, rescuers, local historians and educators in Germany and Poland.