Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education
*Please note, OJMCHE requires one chaperone for every seven students in grades eight and below, and one chaperone for every ten students in grades nine through twelve. Please fill in the number of people in each category below that will be part of your tour group.
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*Student tours take place Mondays-Thursdays, between 9am and 3pm. Tours for groups of 50 people or less are 90 minutes, with an option to extend with a workshop or speaker presentation. Tours for groups of 50 - 100 people are three hours. If you are requesting a tour for more than 100 people, an OJMCHE educator will reach out to discuss a multi-day program.
Preferred date (month / day / year) Primary back-up date, *must be different from preferred date (month / day / year) Secondary back-up date, *must be different from above back-up date (month / day / year) Preferred time (Tours are offered between 9am and 3pm.)
OJMCHE has adopted a sliding scale admission model. Please select the admission rate that best meets your group’s needs.
Pay It Forward - $10 per student (this covers your admission and admission for a group that needs a scholarship)Standard Group Rate Admission - $5 per studentPartial Scholarship - $2 per studentFull Scholarship - All Title 1 schools and schools that have 40% or more of students receiving free or reduced lunch automatically receive full scholarship
Some schools may be eligible to be reimbursed for bussing costs. Please indicate if you are interested in learning more about bussing scholarships. yesno
Is this your first time organizing a field study to the museum? yesno
If you are returning to the museum, please provide us with any additional information about your previous experience that would be helpful for us to know.
OJMCHE is committed to being a welcoming and inclusive space. To help us best meet your group’s physical, emotional, and/or learning needs, please share some information about your group’s literacy levels, languages spoken (other than English), sensory needs, or attention span, and we will do our best to adapt to these needs.
Please select the best description of your groups' experience with Holocaust and/or Jewish culture and history studies. Beginning - No prior information. This program will be an introduction for students.Basic - Audience has learned basic historical information like dates and introductory vocabulary.Moderate - Audience is familiar with historical information and vocabulary and are beginning to think about complex questions.Advanced - Audience is fluent in the historical details and is capable of conversing on the complexity of Jewish history and culture and/or Holocaust history. Audience can make appropriate comparisons and connections.
We like to hear how this museum visit builds connections with work you're already doing. Please list specific projects, lessons, or conversations your group has been or will be working on that correlate with this visit. Please note any relevant media your group has experience with (books, movies, etc).
What would you like your group to take away from this experience?
Our standard hour and a half program includes a welcome and tour of our exhibitions. Depending on your learning goals and group size, a tour will cover anywhere from one to three exhibitions. To best assist us in determining which exhibitions best meet the needs of your group, please rank the exhibitions in order of importance to your visit, with number 1 being your top choice and 5 being your last choice. A description of each exhibition below can be found on this page for core exhibitions, and this page for temporary exhibitions.
Discrimination and Resistance The Holocaust Oregon Jewish Stories Human Rights After the Holocaust (for grades 8 and above) Temporary Exhibition currently on view
Is there anything else you would like your tour guide to know?
School groups can add a workshop or speaker to their visit. Please note that this may increase the length of your program by an hour and a half. Time for a snack or lunch break will be included in the program.
Understanding Judaism through ArtifactsAnalyzing Antisemitic Stereotypes and ScapegoatingLaw and Order: Legalizing Discrimination During the HolocaustLife in the Lodz GhettoResistance and Rescue During the HolocaustSpeaker
Understanding Judaism through Artifacts: This hands-on, highly interactive workshop gives students a chance to learn about the rich diversity of Jewish culture. Using small group work and discussion, students will learn about objects used to observe Jewish holidays and rituals.
Analyzing Antisemitic Stereotypes and Scapegoating: Through whole-class and small group discussions, students learn about the origins and evolution of antisemitism, analyze specific examples of Nazi propaganda, and discuss how stereotypes and scapegoating operate within communities and escalate to acts of discrimination, prejudice, and violence.
Law and Order: Legalizing Discrimination During the Holocaust: Students examine over 40 discriminatory and dehumanizing anti-Jewish laws implemented by the Nazis between 1933 and 1945. They consider the impact of discriminatory laws during the Holocaust as well as how legal systems have the power to either perpetuate or prevent discrimination, persecution, and genocide.
Life in the Lodz Ghetto: Henryk Ross, a Jewish photographer, took thousands of pictures during his imprisonment in the Lodz ghetto. His photographs provide extraordinary insight into ghetto-life, and challenge popular narratives of Jews as victims. Through a gallery walk and whole-class discussion, students analyze Ross’s photographs to learn how photography can be used as an act of resistance.
Resistance and Rescue During the Holocaust: This workshop begins with students learning about an example of resistance in small expert groups. Next, students return to a full-class discussion to share out and build on their knowledge by analyzing the power and forms of resistance during the Holocaust.
Speaker: Learn about local connections by listening to the personal or family experiences of genocide with a speaker.
The Museum periodically takes pictures of group visits and special events, including classes and workshops in session. These are used in publications to promote the museum. We assume your child’s presence at the museum constitutes parental permission to use pictures of their image in this context unless otherwise noted. Photography Release Contracts can be made available for parents upon request. I understand the Oregon Jewish Museum's photo release policy, and agree to its terms and conditions.I understand the Oregon Jewish Museum's photo release policy, and do not allow photographs to be taken.This policy does not apply to the age range of my group.
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