News from the 19th Floor – Alfred Lerner Fellows – October 2024
News from the 19th Floor
HOW WAS IT POSSIBLE? A HOLOCAUST CURRICULUM FOR AND BY TEACHERS™
JFR’s new online curriculum will be available at the end of October. Our course provides middle and high school teachers and their students with a basic Holocaust unit of study. The program, which is based on the book How Was it Possible? A Holocaust Reader edited and introduced by Professor Emeritus Peter Hayes of Northwestern University, includes 16 lessons, an introductory video, and a closing CODA. Each lesson has a scholar-vetted and professionally prepared video. This program is being offered at no cost to teachers and their students.
How Was it Possible? A Holocaust Curriculum For and By Teachers™ (HWIP) can be used by educators for their own professional development as well as for educators to use with their students. The curriculum is also open to members of the community interested in learning more about the Holocaust.
The 16 lessons are based on the nine chapters of How Was it Possible? A Holocaust Reader and were developed around the themes within each chapter. An extensive Teacher’s Guide accompanies the curriculum. When the program officially launches an announcement will be sent. To learn more about HWIP please click here.
JFR Statement on Antisemitism
As we commemorate October 7, while witnessing the rise in antisemitism in the United States and other countries, please take a moment to read the JFR’s statement on antisemitism by clicking here.
Righteous Gentile Marianna Jarosz turns 101
Join us in celebrating Marianna Jarosz’s 101st birthday on October 10, 2024. Click here to read Marianna’s rescue story.
EXPLORING JFR DOCUMENTARIES AND RESCUER STORIES
As you begin to plan your Holocaust unit, if you have not already done so, please explore the JFR’s rescuer section on our website. The rescuer section contains more than 175 individual stories of rescue.
In the documentary section you will find award-winning documentaries of rescue stories. The documentaries are short, between 11 and 19 minutes, and are perfect for a classroom period. If you would like additional information on either the rescue stories or the documentaries, please reach out to Stanlee at [email protected]. We continue to add rescue stories to our website.
SHARE A PROJECT FROM YOUR HOLOCAUST UNIT
Please do let us know how you are doing and consider writing a short piece for the Alfred Lerner Fellows eNewsletter.
CFC
The JFR is part of the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) – the Federal government’s workplace charity campaign and covers all civilian, postal, and military employees. The CFC’s campaign season is September 2, 2024 through January 15, 2025. If you know of someone who works for the Federal government, the U.S. military, or the U.S. Postal Service, please ask them to consider selecting the JFR as the recipient of their gift. The JFR’s CFC number 10744.
