The Midwest Center for Holocaust Education teaches the history of the Holocaust, applying its lessons to counter indifference, intolerance, and genocide.
From the Heart: Life Before and After the Holocaust ~ A Mosaic of Memories
This book features the profiles of of 52 Kansas City Holocaust survivors and war refugees who began their lives in homelands faraway, who saw their lives forever changed by the Holocaust, and who rebuilt their lives in America. $25.00 plus tax. Free shipping through December 2010.
Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps
This biography of Kansas City survivor and MCHE co-founder Jack Mandelbaum chronicles his experiences during the Holocaust, including his youth in Gdynia, Poland, his family's time in a small ghetto, his transfer through slave labor camps, his liberation, and ultimately, beginning his new life in the United States. Winner of the Gold Medal for Children's Nonfiction by the National Association of Parenting Publications and the William Allen White Award, this book is available for $6.99 plus tax.
The Memory Project
The Memory Project is a collection of short stories written by local Kansas City Holocaust survivors. The ten authors draw us into their world - sharing affecting accounts of personal experiences, providing personal perspectives shaped by suffering and loss, renewal and rebirth, bequeathing an enduring legacy to their families and communities, and contributing significantly to Holocaust remembrance. This book is available for $10.00 plus tax.
The Holocaust: Through Our Own Eyes
This documentary is based upon MCHE's oral testimony project that chronicles the experiences of dozens of Holocaust witnesses, beginning with their lives before World War II. These testimonies by survivors, concentration camp liberators, and other witnesses residing in the Midwest are supplemented with archival photographs and film footage. Compelling narrative provides an overview of the history of the Holocaust, beginning with the end of World War I. DVD format available for $25.00 plus tax.
Classroom Version (38 Minutes) This version is intended for students in grades seven through twelve as a component of a comprehensive study of the Holocaust.
Community Version (58 Minutes) This version is intended for college students and general adult audiences.
Witnesses to the Holocaust Documentary Series
These five documentaries are based upon MCHE's local survivor testimonies. DVD format available for $15.00 each plus tax. The documentaries are:
Kristallnacht
Ghettos
In Hiding
Auschwitz
Liberation and After the War
To order by phone, contact Dana Smith at 913-327-8192.
