Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE)
Sat, Jul 25
|Baltimore, MD
Using Holocaust Theater to Educate About and Combat Antisemitism
Time & Location
Jul 25, 2026, 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Baltimore, MD
About the event
Our panel was accepted to present in person at the Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) national conference in Baltimore, Maryland on the subject of "Using Holocaust Theater to Educate About and Combat Antisemitism." ATHE is a non-profit membership organization of college and university theatre departments, administrators, faculty, graduate students, and theatre practitioners. The session took place from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. on July 25, 2026.
The Session Coordinator was Dr. Al Goldfarb, President and Professor Emeritus, Western Illinois University. Dr. Goldfarb presented along with Co-editor of Stories of the Holocaust Dr. Karen Berman, and President and Artistic Director of the National Jewish Theater Foundation (NJTF) Arnold Mittelman. Co-editor Dr. Gail Humphries sent a short video that was shown during the presentation. Dr. Berman discussed how the two-volume Stories of the Holocaust: Art for Healing and Renewal gives examples of how theater has been used in the fight against antisemitism. Dr. Berman is a…