Holocaust Education and the Arts
The NGO Committee to End Antisemitism and Promote Peace (EASAPP) organized an event on January 13, 2026, at Fordham University, NYC and on Zoom. Dr. Joan Lurie Goldberg and Judy Mintz attended on behalf of ICJW.
The EASAPP NGO Committee is dedicated to doing its part to ensure Holocaust Remembrance. The topic of this informative session was to introduce effective ways of teaching the next generation (as well as all of us) about what happened historically in new ways. The four distinguished presenters encouraged education and understanding that surpasses traditional methods. Each demonstrated novel ways to present this history that goes beyond a lecture and traditional text books. The speakers were all dedicated to reaching a young audience, keeping memories alive and stressing the importance of learning lessons from the past. (Never Again)
Their projects were innovative and ground breaking:
Jud Newborn produced Hidden Light, an animated short film that follows the mystical journey of David, a gifted child artist imprisoned by the Nazis in the Terezin ghetto-camp.
Dr. Bernie Furshpan produced The Weight of Memory: I Am Bernie Furshpan. The film gives his account as a second-generation survivor. He shared how his father at age 10 lived in a forest for three years and was forced to “silence a baby” in order to survive. Bernie feels it is his moral obligation to warn people about genocide and how good people can be led to do evil.
Bill Tingling wrote an innovative textbook, Humanity’s Darkest Hours: True Story of the Holocaust, which uses QR Codes to bring the history alive. The book is interactive and speaks to the younger generation with live chats they see by using their cameras to read QR codes. Questions can be asked and learning happens through conversation.
Lisa Harris Glass is the Executive Director of Hillel at Rutgers University in New Jersey who works directly with 6400 Jewish students on a campus where there is much antisemitism and strong anti-Israel feelings. She noted that we have become complacent about Jewish life in the USA. She was horrified to find that Students for Justice in Palestine had materials all ready to protest and promote violence. The Rutgers administrators and the governor of New Jersey were reluctant to help Lisa Glass for political reasons. She has had a hard time protecting Jewish students from harassment but feels we should not give up hope.
The NGO Committee to End Antisemitism and Promote Peace (EASAPP) is a specialized body focused on combating antisemitism, bigotry, and hate while promoting international peace in alignment with United Nations principles. Dr. Joan Lurie Goldberg is the EASAPP Committee’s Vice Chair.
