Chairperson - Dr. Batya Brutin

Contact: batyab@netvision.net.il

Rational:

The problematic and inhuman situations that people experienced in the Holocaust are incomprehensible. Our mandate is to deal with women's experiences during the Holocaust. This leads to a conflict between the suppression of the issue and avoidance in dealing with it and the recognition of the importance of teaching the subject and learning human social-cultural lessons from the events of this period to prevent their recurrence.Our unit will provide a unique way of learning about women's fate during the Holocaust. We will focus on women's fate in the Ghettos during the Holocaust in the Eyes of the Artists.

Goals:

1. To expose the students to commemorating female heroes during the Holocaust through art.
2. To explore Clothing as a Means of Identity and Survival "Realistic" vs. imaginary depictions – documentation vs. escapism.

Target Population:

• High School Academia (Undergraduate or Graduate)

Expected materials:

• Visual sources (Artworks) from Holocaust Museums and Archives.
• Literary sources (Women's testimonies and poetry) from Holocaust museums, archives, and literature.