Field Trips

Trips to synagogues, memorial sites, and museums are free or low cost to schools.

Visitor viewing a historical exhibit featuring early Milwaukee Jewish community photographs

Museum exhibition gallery featuring violins displayed in individual glass cases on white pedestals. A large wall panel on the left displays the text "Partisan Song in English" with several stanzas of lyrics. The violins are arranged along gray walls with accompanying informational plaques.

For grades 5-12

Jewish museum milwaukee

About:
Each spring the Nathan and Esther Pelz Holocaust Education Resource Center (HERC) partners with the Jewish Museum Milwaukee to provide field trips for students grades 5-12.

Dates:
Varies

Field trip costs:
$25 group registration fee; $5 admission per student; No admission costs for chaperones

1 chaperone: 15 students ratio required for all field trips.

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A group of approximately eight students wearing audio headsets stand together viewing an exhibit at the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center. They face a curved dark blue wall displaying numerous gold-framed black-and-white historical photographs arranged in a gallery style. Large historical photographs of European Jewish life are visible on surrounding panels, including images of storefronts and community gatherings. A small display case with artifacts is visible to the left.

For all ages

Field Trip to the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center

About:
Join HERC Educators on a visit to the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center in Skokie, Illinois for their docent-led museum program “In Our Voices.”

Cost:
A discounted $5 per student Museum entrance fee is required. Travel subsidies are available.

Pinat Hatikvah (Corner of Hope), an outdoor memorial space featuring light-colored stone pavers and wooden benches attached to concrete pillars. Tall concrete panels display images of trees, and a young tree with bright green-yellow leaves stands at the center of the space, surrounded by blue-green decorative stones. The memorial is set against a backdrop of mature trees and an overcast sky, with a brick building visible in the background.

For all ages

Pinat Hatikvah: A Corner of Hope

About:
HERC Educators and Holocaust survivors will recount the history and stories of the Holocaust in this contemplative outdoor setting located at the Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center in Whitefish Bay.

Cost:
Free of charge

Related Resources

Holocaust survivor Eva Zaret poses with a group of students and educators after a classroom presentation.

Student Workshops

Core programs brought to the classroom by our trained educators.

An open vintage suitcase displaying historical artifacts from Holocaust survivor Alfred Bader, including family photographs, a portrait, and personal letters.

Trunks

Students become historians as they examine primary source materials, piece together timelines, and uncover the human experiences behind the history.