Learn Lessons of Peace and Remembrance that Arose from the Holocaust Nightmare
Lessons of Peace and Remembrance that Arose from the Holocaust Nightmare Zachor is the Hebrew word for remember. Ben Lesser wants us to remember so that the atrocities of that time will never happen again. He survived death marches, death trains and death camps. His life could have ended anywhere in the living hell of the Holocaust. “Living a Life that Matters: From Nazi Nightmare to American Dream” is Ben’s biography of the miracle of his survival through the unimaginable horror of his young years that started when he was 11. The Dream that Came From Ashes of a Young Life Not racial discrimination, hatred or the most heinous tormenting imagined could defeat the determination of a Jewish Polish teenager. Ben escaped to start a new life in Brooklyn, a strange city in the United States, an unfamiliar country,...
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How California Residents Have Taken Advantage of Time at Home
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, many people just wanted to find a way to make it through without getting sick and without being too bored while staying at home. Many watched hours of movies or read lengthy novels. While these can be enjoyable activities, it wasn’t too long before people started looking for activities that provided some type of benefit in addition to simply being entertaining. Many have decided to learn another language. It is easy to find online French classes for beginners or courses for other languages. These courses are reasonably priced. They allow a person to learn another language and learn about other cultures. Some have found that taking online French classes for beginners has led to employment opportunities they never considered. In an effort to entertain themselves and find something beneficial to do during...
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Focusing on Genocide Prevention Through Research on the Holocaust
Learning about the events leading up to the Holocaust helps people understand how such a horrific time in history could occur. The hope is that this knowledge can be part of a comprehensive strategy for genocide prevention. These incidents continue today, although never has the world seen genocide on the scale it was perpetrated by Nazi Germany. Official numbers for the Nazi attempts to exterminate the Jewish population do not even include other mass killings during World War II. Examples include Soviet prisoners of war, ethnic residents of Poland and large numbers of Romani people. Historians believe the Holocaust should have been preventable. They seek to fully understand why so many men and women were willing to ignore what was happening or to directly participate. Some were deceived into believing nothing questionable was occurring, but studies show this was...
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Ways to Teach Your Students in Las Vegas About the Holocaust
As a teacher, an important lesson plan that you might want to design pertains to the Holocaust. Students can learn about the Jews and how they lived and the horrors that they had to face. Here are a few tips for teaching about this event in history. Questions Consider starting your Holocaust teaching plan with a question or two. These questions should get students thinking about the life that they have and what life might have been like for Jews impacted by the events of the Holocaust so that they can appreciate the freedoms that they have. “E” Lesson One model that you could try focusing on is using different factors including engaging, explaining, and elaborating. You can take each detail of the Holocaust and use the components of the plan to teach students about the details of the...
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Anti-bullying Awareness is an Effort for the Whole CommunityOver
Six million American children have endured some level of bullying. This number equates to one out of five middle school and high school students. What causes bullying? Many times, the act emanates by paying it forward. A parent’s neglect or abuse, or stress from a parent’s addiction, might produce the behavior. In turn, the bullied becomes the bully. An imbalance of power leverages the bully to take advantage of their victim. It is more gender-related, being common in males. The reason is in general, females are encouraged to talk about their issues, where the opposite is true for boys. Bullying becomes a coping mechanism. What damage does the bullying cause? The lasting effects of being bullied can endure well into a child’s adulthood. Healthy relationships can often be a struggle for those that have endured this treatment. Severe emotional...
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