Zoom Workshop On June 4

What message does Albert Camus’ novel The Plague have for the post-Holocaust world and today’s COVID-19 environment? How does it resonate with the fear of contagion, as well as the choices made by each person, political leader or ordinary human being, about how to understand what has happened? How do we respond, in that light, to the threat of death to ourselves and others?

These issues will be explored at an online Zoom workshop, open to the public, on Thursday, June 4, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. The workshop will open online at 4 p.m., for those who want to ensure access.

This workshop, entitled “Thinking about The Plague: Post-Holocaust and in a Time of Coronavirus,” is presented by South Jersey Holocaust Coalition and by New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education.

An introductory discussion will take us into the metaphor of plague, the human response to crisis, theodicy, and the response of the bystander, resistance to the plague, what we can learn from the experience of plague, and of how such themes can be explored by teachers and students as they return to the classroom.

Educators, students, and the public are invited to take part, and, for professionals, 1.5 Professional Development (PD) hours will be granted by New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education.

There is no cost to participate in the workshop, but registration (password protected) is required. Please register by visiting the Coalition website—www.holocaustcoalition.com.

For more information on this and all South Jersey Holocaust Coalition events and activities, please visit the Coalition’s website at www.holocaustcoalition.com or their Facebook page at “South Jersey Holocaust Coalition.” You may also e-mail holocaustcoalition@gmail.com.