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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.

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.
Lesson Plan
Case studies of two women:  Miep Gies and Bep Voskuijl
 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.
 
“Schindler’s List” as an Educational Tool
“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.
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.

What's New on the International School for Holocaust Studies Website

■ 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 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.
■ An accompanying website to “Between the Worlds”, the CD-ROM on the Theresienstadt Ghetto is now available.
■ 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.
What’s New at the International School for Holocaust Studies?
Here you can find updates on activities in various departments of the International School, including the European Department, the International Projects Department and the Department for International Seminars in English and the Jewish World.
  
What's New at Yad Vashem?
What's New at Yad Vashem?Yad Vashem recently launched the Shoah-Related Lists Database, which comprises some 11,650 archival records indexed from over one million pages of  documentation.
Two winter conferences by the Research Institute.Yad Vashem is currently presenting the Shoah Names Recovery Project.

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, Mayana Sebbah

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