Fairleigh Dickinson University Student Andrew Katz Chosen For Prestigious Museum Internship Program

NEW YORK, NY (08/18/2011)(readMedia)-- Fairleigh Dickinson University student Andrew Katz has been chosen to participate in the Lipper Internship Program at the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust in Lower Manhattan. Katz is one of 16 interns this semester who will learn how to teach twentieth century Jewish history and the Holocaust to young people. Since the Lipper program started in 1998, interns have worked with over 50,000 students from around the Northeastern United States.

Katz is a senior majoring in history at Fairleigh Dickinson University. He hopes to earn a Masters in education. As part of his training, he will study the Museum's exhibitions, hear testimony from Holocaust survivors, and attend seminars led by Museum scholars. Once they have completed training, "Lippers" share the knowledge they have obtained with their communities' schools by giving presentations on Jewish heritage and the Holocaust. After introductory sessions, the interns bring groups of middle and high school students to the Museum, where lessons are complemented by tours of the Museum's Core Exhibition. Lippers return to the schools to discuss the material, encouraging students to share reactions and insights.

Chris Klumpp, a teacher at Windsor High School in Windsor, New York, praises the program as "a fantastic opportunity." "The Holocaust is only briefly studied in our high school and this... allowed students to gain a more personal grasp of this horrible event."

The Lipper Internship Program is made possible by a generous grant from the Gruss Lipper Foundation. For more information about the Lipper Internship Program and other opportunities for students, please visit www.mjhnyc.org.

The Museum's exhibitions educate people of all ages and backgrounds on the rich tapestry of Jewish life over the past century-before, during, and after the Holocaust. Current special exhibitions include The Morgenthaus: A Legacy of Service, on view through September 5, 2011. Upcoming exhibitions include: Yahrzeit: September 11 Remembered, opening August 28, 2011; Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race, opening September 15, 2011; and Emma Lazarus: Poet of Exiles, opening October 26, 2011. It is also home to the award-winning Keeping History Center, an interactive visitor experience, and Andy Goldsworthy's memorial Garden of Stones. The Museum offers visitors a vibrant public program schedule in its Edmond J. Safra Hall and receives general operating support from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.