The Center for Humanistic Education at the Ghetto Fighter’s House invites broad audiences to learn about the event of the Holocaust and discuss the inherent human values associated with the topic.

The program is provided to students of education from different colleges, and the central topic is dilemmas. By focusing on the considerations faced by individuals, groups, families, and leaders, we can understand the weight of the complexity and tragedy of this period. Participants are exposed to the worldviews of Jews and non-Jews; to their dilemmas, their ways of unpacking questions of morality and faith, and to the relationships they managed to preserve during a period of a breakdown in solidarity. The program focuses on the ability of many to preserve their dignity and strength, in their struggle to remain their morality.

For elementary school, special needs education, and kindergarten students of education, a large part of the program takes place at the ‘Yad Layeled’  (‘Hand for a Child’) area of the museum, and the session will focus mainly on ways in which to make the topic of the Holocaust accessible to children of young ages.

For students of education of older students, there are a few main areas of focus, including memory and testimony - what is personal memory, and what is collective memory? How do we choose to remember the Holocaust on a personal level, a national level, and an international level?

Sources of resistance and strength in the Jewish community during the Holocaust - here, the focus is on the various organizational patterns formed within the Jewish community during the Holocaust. We will examine the characteristics of different leadership, education, and cultural institutions, and their influence on Jewish society during the period of the Holocaust.

Custom, bilingual programs are implemented for groups in which participants include Arab students, with a focus on the study of the Holocaust from a universal and humanistic perspective that is significant to us today - as humans, as citizens, and as educators in a multicultural society. The program will center on the values of democracy, respect, and societal polarization, and the roles they played in the events of the Holocaust.

The seminar addresses the education of values and the role of educators in leading change and shaping consciousness.

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The program is for students of education, both in Bachelor's and Master’s pathways, from a diverse range of fields of thought.

Content: Discussing value-oriented education, achievement-oriented education, and everything in between.

Format: A seminar between one to three days.

Goal: Creating dialogue and thought circles regarding the role and influence of education in society.

Method: Dialogue circle, reflection, echoing constructive criticism, empowerment, observation, active listening, and more.