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Eileen Ludwig GreenlandNational Bearing Witness

Summer InstituteJuly 21-26, 2013

Instructions for the 2013 Application

Join Catholic school educators from across the United States for a five-day experience of intensive study designedto give participants the skills and resources to bring the lessons of anti-Semitism, the Holocaust, and modern-dayprejudice to their students and school communities.

The Eileen Ludwig Greenland NationalBearing WitnessSummer Institute for Catholic School Educators is aunique professional development program of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), the United States Conference ofCatholic Bishops (USCCB), the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA), and the United StatesHolocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) hosted in the Archdiocese of Washington.Bearing Witnessis the

recipient of NCEAs 2000 SPICE award (Selected Programs for Improving Catholic Education) and the 2008Presidents Award.

The Summer Institute is funded by the Eileen Ludwig Greenland Endowment Fund with support from the StanleyS. Bender Institute. Hotel accommodations, local transportation, and meals taking place during the program arecovered through these funds. Participants living outside of the Washington DC metro area will be provided with atravel stipend of up to $200 to cover transportation to/from Washington DC. Note: All participants are expected

to stay overnight in a hotel, which will be arranged by ADL, from July 21 to 26, 2013.

Continuing education units (CEUs) or graduate credit may be available for participation inBearing Witness. Formore information about this, please contact Naomi Mayor atnmayor@adl.org.

Conditions of Eligibility:

Catholic school teachers of history, social studies, religion, English and ethics at the middle school and high schoollevel, as well as administrators and librarians, are encouraged to apply for theEileen Ludwig Greenland National

Bearing WitnessSummer Institute. Teachers of other subject areas will be considered but must demonstrate howthey will integrate the Holocaust into the content of their course(s).

Participants are expected to:

Attend a five-day Summer Institute in Washington, DC from July 21 to 26, 2013; Submit a best lesson six months following Summer Institute that shows how information learned during the

Institute has been integrated in the classroom; and

Work with their local Anti-Defamation League office as appropriate to organize or support Holocaust,Catholic-Jewish, or anti-bias education programs.

Submit your application to:Naomi Mayor

Anti-Defamation League605 Third Avenue

New York, NY 10158

You may also fax your application to (212) 490-0187 or e-mail your application tonmayor@adl.org.

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis through April 15, 2013. You will be

notified of the status of your application no later than May 20, 2013.

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Eileen Ludwig GreenlandNational Bearing Witness

Summer Institute

2013 Application

Please print or type the following information.

Full Name: _____________________________________________________Gender: _______________

Home Information

Street: _________________________________ City, State, Zip: ________________________________

Home Phone: ___________________________ Cell Phone: ___________________________________

Home E-Mail: _________________________________________________________________________

School Information

Diocese: _______________________________ School Name: _________________________________

Street: _________________________________ City, State, Zip: ________________________________

School Phone: __________________________ School Fax: ___________________________________

School E-Mail: ________________________________________________________________________

What grade level(s) will you be teaching this upcoming year? ___________________________________

What subjects will you teach? ____________________________________________________________

Position: _____________________________________________________________________________

Do you currently teach about the Holocaust? ________________________________________________

If yes, in what subject? _______________________________ For how many years? ________________

Do you currently teach about anti-Semitism? ________________________________________________

If yes, in what subject? _______________________________ For how many years? ________________

Do you currently teach about Judaism? _____________________________________________________

If yes, in what subject? _______________________________ For how many years? ________________

Have you been to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum? ___________

How did you hear about this Institute? ________________________________________________________________

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Section I - Knowledge of Holocaust Studies and Teaching Experience

Please answer the following questions, limiting your responses to not exceed half a page per

question. All answers should be typed.

1. Describe your interest in the Holocaust and/or history of anti-Semitism.

2. Explain what you know about the Catholic Churchs teachings on Jews, Judaism and the Holocaust.

Please comment if this knowledge comes from experience with Holocaust Education, indicating anyrelevant workshops that you have attended or units that you have taught on this subject (note: previousexperience is notrequired).

3. Describe how you currently integrate the Holocaust into your curriculum; how you will implement theinformation and materials gained from this program into your curriculum; and how you will share theinformation from this program with colleagues in your school and in your field if selected to participate.

Section II - Additional Information

1. Letter of recommendation.Enclose a confidential letter of recommendation from your principal or department chair describing yourqualifications. If the application is sent via e-mail, the recommendation letter should be mailedseparately. If the application is faxed or mailed, the recommendation letter may be included with theapplication or mailed separately.

2. Resume.Enclose a current resume with your application.

Please direct all questions to:

Naomi Mayor

Anti-Defamation League

Phone: (212) 885-7836

Email:nmayor@adl.org

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