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e-Newsletter for Holocaust Educators
Welcome to the seventh issue of Teaching the Legacy, the
e-newsletter of the International School for Holocaust Studies at
Yad Vashem. This issue focuses on the Righteous Among the Nations,
those who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust. The
main article covers the educational potential of teaching this
subject in the classroom, and provides examples of specific
historical cases. Accompanying the article are two lesson plans
touching on the Righteous Among the Nations – one on the film
“Schindler’s List” and the second on the women protectors of Anne
Frank. This e-newsletter also includes a section of book reviews, as
well as updates on recent events and new services in the “What’s
New” sections. We hope you will find this newsletter of interest and
we look forward to your feedback.
This issue features:
Main
Article: Teaching about the Righteous
among the Nations in the Classroom - Non-Jewish Rescuers of Jews
during the Shoah
In Holocaust-related research and literature,
the word Righteous is the term used for those who saved Jewish lives
during the period of the Holocaust. In this article we examine how
the courageous actions of the Righteous among the Nations can be
highlighted when teaching and commemorating the Holocaust.
For the full article, click here.
Lesson Plan: Case studies of two
women: Miep Gies and Bep Voskuijl
On July 6, 1942, Anne Frank and her family
moved into the empty annex of her father Otto’s office, where they
remained in hiding for over two years. Four people knew of their
hiding and assisted them, risking their own lives. This lesson plan
focuses on two of them – Miep Gies and Bep Voskujl – who have since
been recognized as Righteous among the Nations.
For the full
lesson plan, click here.
“Schindler’s List” as an
Educational Tool
The highly successful film “Schindler’s List”
presents a challenging tool for classroom use. While it may be used
to discuss various aspects of the Holocaust with students, a very
careful methodological approach must be employed in an effort not to
confuse Hollywood with reality. These interdisciplinary classroom
activities have been designed to address various needs of teachers.
For the full article, click here.
Book Reviews
In this issue, we continue to present reviews of new books printed in Israel and abroad. These reviews are designed to expose readers to useful new publications that otherwise might remain unknown. Our focus this time is on books that extend this edition's theme: the Righteous Among the Nations.
- Oskar Schindler: The Untold Account of His Life, Wartime Activities, and the True Story Behind The List , David M. Crowe, (Cambridge: Westview Press, 2004).
- The Search for Major Plagge: The Nazi Who Saved Jews , Michael Good (New York: Fordham University Press, 2005).
- A Safe House: Holland 1940-1945, Maria Jacobs (Ontario: Seraphim Edition, 2005).
For the book reviews, click here.
What’s New at Yad Vashem?
The Names
Database: Lost and Found –
“I have just received a
phone call from someone in Australia named William Buckingham,
who told me he has some silver items belonging to my family. I
couldn’t believe my ears. I was the only member of my family
to survive.” So related Sioma Slovin of Haifa recently to
delighted staff at Yad Vashem’s Hall of Names. Soon after
contact between Buckingham and Slovin was established, the
items were dutifully returned to their owner—over 60 years
after they were entrusted to William’s mother Vera for
safekeeping. For more,
click here.
The New
Museum: Behind the Scenes –
In the face of the terrible
atrocities occurring around them, many Jews during the
Holocaust were determined to maintain their humanity, and to
cling fast to their acknowledged priorities—maintaining their
religious, social and cultural interests, documenting their
experiences, and educating their children. These accounts are
told in the new Holocaust History Museum, through the
thousands of artifacts and hundreds of personal testimonies
presented throughout the chronological narrative. For more,
click here.
Home away from Home –
Every year, Yad Vashem honors
hundreds of people as Righteous Among the Nations. With few
exceptions, all the rescuers hail from outside Israel.
However, two of these people—both originally from
Ukraine—actually ended up moving to Israel with those they
saved, where they settled and eventually passed away. Their
stories came to light only last year. For more,
click here.
What’s New at the International School for Holocaust Studies?
The International School for Holocaust
Studies continues to run a variety of programs and
educational activities. On June 26-29, the School is hosting
the fifth International Conference for Educators, on the
subject “Teaching the Holocaust to Future Generations”. We
have recently launched a new online introductory course
titled “At the Edge of the Abyss: the Holocaust of European
Jewry”. Our website now features a new compilation of
selected readings on the Holocaust for high school students,
as well as an accompanying website to “Between the Worlds”,
the CD-ROM on the Theresienstadt Ghetto. A new Hungarian
website has been launched ahead of Holocaust Day in Hungary.
As always, the photo gallery section has been updated with
photographs from recent teacher training seminars and the
May seminar for survivors.
For the full article, click here.
Editorial Board: Dr. Motti Shalem, Prof. Dan Michman, Shulamit Imber, Dana Porath, Naama Shik, Richelle Budd Caplan
Editor: Jonathan Clapsaddle
Writing Staff: Dr. Gideon Greif, Kathryn Berman, Tamara Wassner, Michal Porat
Production and Design: Yael Saraby, Jeremy Zauder, Dror Baruch,
Stephanie Amara
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