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An affirming way to teach your kids, and yourself, about the Holocaust
I used to dread the very idea of talking to my kids about the Holocaust. The story of the Holocaust was a burden. I did not look forward to having to pass that burden on to my children. But I had only heard half the story. [Redirects to Kveller.com]
This synagogue embraced a new narrative for teaching the Holocaust
Have you ever noticed that when we teach the Holocaust, we let the perpetrators dictate the story for us? We use their pictures and their propaganda to tell our story, forgetting that their agenda was to dehumanize the Jews. We need a new narrative. [Redirects to ReformJudasim.org]
An affirming way to teach your kids, and yourself, about the Holocaust
I used to dread the very idea of talking to my kids about the Holocaust. The story of the Holocaust was a burden. I did not look forward to having to pass that burden on to my children. But I had only heard half the story. [Redirects to Kveller.com]
This synagogue embraced a new narrative for teaching the Holocaust
Have you ever noticed that when we teach the Holocaust, we let the perpetrators dictate the story for us? We use their pictures and their propaganda to tell our story, forgetting that their agenda was to dehumanize the Jews. We need a new narrative. [Redirects to ReformJudasim.org]
Why I teach the Holocaust in Churches
Holocaust education needs to be different in a church than in a synagogue. Although we like to think of Christians and Jews as similar, there are fundamental differences in our background knowledge of and emotional connection to the basic elements of the story of the Holocaust. These fundamental differences change how the story is heard, and therefore, how the story should be told. [Redirects to the Times of Israel.]
Love is stronger than hate
In the shadow of the 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht[1], an attack on a synagogue is particularly chilling. But this was not Kristallnacht. When the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh was attacked, people from all over poured in to help. In fact, as overwhelming as the grief and fear of the shooting was, the love in response has been almost more so. [redirects to the Times of Israel]
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How to talk to your kids about the Holocaust
“Mom, what do you know about the Holocaust?” You swallow, take a deep breath, play for time, your mind racing. “They’re not old enough to know about this,” you think to yourself frantically. “Can’t I hold on to their innocence just a little bit longer?” They’ll never be old enough. No one is old enough to really deal with the atrocities of the world. I know I’m not. But ignoring evil does not make it go away. Ignoring evil gives it space to grow. We must face evil, and we must help our children to face it. [redirects to the Times of Israel.]
Did you know (that was happening)?
Recent events have made me realize that the question “Did you know?” can be more complicated than it sounds. The story of Brett Kavanagh and Christine Blasey Ford hits close to home for me, literally. I grew up in Bethesda, Maryland. In 1982, when Christine Blasey was attending the Holton-Arms School, I was attending a public middle school a mile and a half away. [Redirects to the Times of Israel.]
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