The Bearing Witness™ Program is a unique professional development opportunity for Catholic school educators, endorsed by the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Through Bearing Witness, participants explore the history of anti-Semitism, from biblical times to modern day, as well as Catholic teachings about Jews and Judaism.  Bearing Witness also educates Catholic school teachers about the vibrant history and culture of the Jewish people and is designed with the following goals in mind:

• To examine some of the more sensitive, complex and painful issues in Jewish experience, Catholic-Jewish relations and modern history.
• To consider sensitive topics such as anti-Semitism, the role of the Church in the Shoah and today’s expressions of hatred towards Jews and Judaism
•   To provide Catholic school educators with strategies and resources necessary to implement and teach their students about the Holocaust and anti-Semitism.
• To foster a partnership, a sense of understanding, and a connectedness between communities that had previously not been known.
• To appreciate the connectedness between the Jewish people and the land of Israel and to understand the land of Israel.

Program costs are covered through the generous support of Erwin and Sandra Pearl.

Contact Lauren Steinberg at newyork@adl.org for more information and to apply.