What History Teaches: Fierce Females of the Resistance
About the Event
During the Holocaust, women were often at the very heart of resistance, whether spiritual, cultural, or armed. In this next installment of “What History Teaches,” Sheryl Ochayon from Echoes & Reflections will focus on the role of women, especially the part they played in armed resistance. This story has largely remained in the shadows or, perhaps, been overshadowed by the stories of armed resistance in the ghettos of Europe. Yet it is a story of incredible bravery exhibited by a group of Jewish girls and women.
About the Speakers
Sheryl Ochayon
Sheryl Silver Ochayon holds a JD from Harvard Law School, a BA in History with Highest Honors from the State University of New York at Binghamton, and a Certificate in Genocide Studies from Stockton University. After a long legal career, she followed her passion for Holocaust studies and reinvented herself; first as a guide in the Holocaust History Museum at Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center in Jerusalem, Israel, and then in the International Institute for Holocaust Education. In her work for the Educational Technologies Department she was responsible for creating, writing and developing online courses as well as videos for the Holocaust Education Video Toolbox. Currently, Sheryl is Yad Vashem’s Project Director for Echoes & Reflections, which offers professional development to American teachers. Sheryl has represented Yad Vashem in different contexts both in the US and in Israel, speaking on various topics at seminars, international conferences and at the United Nations.