Upstander
This was not a paradise as the word is defined “an ideal or idealistic state,” but rather a brief moment in time where life was a bit better than before, but still with hardship and hatred
the importance of providing witness, and now, as we listen to the speakers and step foot in these important places the responsibility we now carry to do the same.
As the War in Poland was winding to an end and the Jews had been gathered into the Warsaw Ghetto, it was important to those who were left to leave their story for the future in order to offset the propaganda that was being generated by the victors.
The tomb stones are weathered, and some have been vandalized.
Steven Koenig Day 3 | 2022 Inside Israel: Educational Leadership Seminar Today was our visit to Yad Vashem (translation-”a Memorial and a Name”), Israel’s tribute to the 6,000,000 Jews who […]
On October 27, 2018, the Pittsburgh community was the victim of the deadliest Anti-Semitic attack in the United States. Even as the tragedy was continuing to unfold, the entire Pittsburgh […]
Overview Using the Short Film Masel Tov Cocktail students will explore concepts of identity and stereotypes. They will also explore the progression of antisemitism and continuation of implicit bias in […]
To accompany the graphic book America and the Holocaust, Author: Barbara S. Burstin, Ph. D., Ilustrator: Frederick H. Carlson This lesson relies on the use of Primary Sources to explore […]
What is an Upstander? What are Human Rights? Lesson for Young Children.