Today students will read and reflect upon the story of a Holocaust Survivor. The website http://holocaustlearning.org/survivors provides students with various personal narratives of survivors.
Directions: Students will choose a survivor’s narrative to read. After reading their story, students will answer the following reflection questions. Answer the questions in complete sentences.
- What feelings did this narrative elicit? (Explain the thoughts or emotions you felt while reading this story)
- How could you connect any of the experiences you read about to your own life? Did you feel any connection to the narrator?
- What lessons can you learn from this narrative?
- How could you use this story to educate others?
- What part of the story did you find most intriguing? Why?
*Students are encouraged to read multiple stories in order to determine which narrative speaks to them personally*
Hi. I am Eliana’s Bubbie. I drive Holocaust survivors in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area to speak to students in the upper grades. Communication with the survivors can also be done by Skype. I can give you the information to contact the person in charge of scheduling if you feel you can use this option as part of your lessons on the Holocaust. Donna Bader
Hey Donna,
Thank you for reaching out! This sounds amazing. Can you email me at m.washerstein@theojcs.ca with the information. We would love to Skype with a survivor. I look forward to hearing from you!