David and Max and You
Links to sites for further study
USING DAVID AND MAX TO INTRODUCE MIDDLE-SCHOOL STUDENTS TO HOLOCAUST STUDIES
JEWISH PUBLICATION SOCIETY -
http://www.jewishpub.org
A nonprofit educational organization, founded in 1888; the oldest publisher of Jewish titles in the English language; for all individuals and institutions in the United States and abroad who are interested in past and contemporary Jewish life.
USC SHOAH FOUNDATION INSTITUTE FOR VISUAL
HISTORY AND EDUCATION
http://www.usc.edu/vhi
"To overcome prejudice, intolerance, and bigotry—and the suffering they cause—through the educational use of the Foundation's visual history testimonies." Originally founded by director Steven Spielberg to help fulfill his vision of a worldwide tool for teaching about injustice and the need for tolerance. Archives of approximately 52,000 video testimonies of Holocaust survivors and liberators, now part of the University of Southern California.
THE SHERWIN MILLER MUSEUM OF JEWISH ART
http://www.jewishmuseum.net/collections/kaiser.html
The repository of the largest collection of Judaica in the American Southwest, located in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
The U.S. HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM
http://www.ushmm.org/
The Museum’s primary mission is to advance and disseminate knowledge about this unprecedented tragedy; to preserve the memory of those who suffered; and to encourage its visitors to reflect upon the moral and spiritual questions raised by the events of the Holocaust as well as their own responsibilities as citizens of a democracy. Sample curricula and lesson plans, currently in use around the country, have been collected and are available for reference purposes. HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL RESOURCE AND EDUCATION CENTER http://www.holocaustedu.org/
“Providing educational and cultural experiences - to examine the past in order to learn from it and to help people become aware of and alert to present dangers to our freedoms, our human rights and our lives by learning the lessons of the Holocaust. Thus, ‘Memory is transformed into study and study into memory’ (Elie Wiesel) in hopes that oppression and genocide will be combated and shall never happen again to any minority group.” THE PASTORA GOLDNER HOLOCAUST SYMPOSIUM
AT WROXTON COLLEGE
http://www.chgs.umn.edu/wroxton/
International, interfaith, interdisciplinary, and intergenerational dialogue between historians, ethicists, philosophers, experts. Administered through Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey, which owns the Wroxton campus, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England. ARTIST, JAN KOMSKI
http://www.remember.org/komski/
Since 1987 and up until his death at the age of 87, this Polish survivor of 5 concentration camps, created drawings and paintings of his memories of Auschwitz, depicting the horrors of life in the concentration camps.
NATIONAL YIDDISH BOOK CENTER
Rescuing Books, Inspiring Readers -
http://yiddishbookcenter.org/+2
Founded in 1980 by MacArthur Fellow—Aaron Lansky, who, as a 23-year-old graduate student, stumbled upon an alarming fact: throughout North America , thousands of priceless Yiddish books – books that had survived Hitler and Stalin – were being discarded and destroyed.
ALL ABOUT VILNA
http://www.bh.org.il/Communities/Archive/Vilna.asp
PREJUDICE
http://www.aish.com/seminars/whythejews/wtj01000.htm
Aish HaTorah’s in-depth seminar and exploration into what lies behind these millennia of hatred?
Other Related Links
TEACHING ELIE WIESEL'S NIGHT TO AMERICAN AND ISRAELI TEENAGERS: A Joint Literacy Project for American and Israeli Teenagers, created by Zev Shanken and presented at CAJE 2006. (Originally created for the Bergen County High School of Jewish Studies in NJ, and The Amal School in Nahariya, Israel)
Downloadable PDF (185kb)
TEACHING TOLERANCE
www.tolerance.org/teach/about/index.jsp
Promoting “respect for differences and appreciation of diversity in the classroom and beyond.”
TEACH KIDS PEACE
www.teachkidspeace.com
Helping children “value the dignity and rights of every human life, recognize injustice, and respond to conflict with methods other than violence... True peace can only be achieved when children are taught to love peace.” “THE TREASURE” (From Tales of the Hasidism by Martin Buber) www.learningtogive.org/materials/folktales/Treasure.asp
Through Generosity of Spirit, Myths, and Foltakes, there exists a cultural memory of “who we have been… who we are… and who we might become. Deceptively simple, these stories become amazingly wise, rich and deep upon discussion and reflection.” KABBALAH
www.kabbalahcenter.com
“A 4,000-year-old living wisdom, meant for everyone, regardless of their religious background, nationality, etc., intended to be used by all humanity to unify the world.” ONENESS
www.onenessmovement.org
“For those people of all faiths and backgrounds who are waking up, getting in touch with their heart, and a deeper sense of values and belonging to the family of humanity and the larger universe.” SISTER CITIES INTERNATIONAL –
FRIENDSHIP THROUGH EDUCATION www.friendshipthrougheducation.org/sister.htm
2,400 plus cities in 123 countries… promoting peace through mutual respect, understanding and cooperation creating interaction between youth worldwide.
Links for Kids and Kids at Heart
 SKIPPING STONES MAGAZINE
www.skippingstones.org
Skipping Stones is a nonprofit magazine for youth that encourages communication, cooperation, creativity and celebration of cultural and environmental richness. It provides a playful forum for sharing ideas and experiences among youth from different countries and cultures. We are an ad-free, ecologically-aware magazine.
HOW TO THINK LIKE LEONARDO DA VINCI:
Seven Steps to Genius Every Day (Book by Machael J. Gelb)
http://www.randomhouse.com
Inspiring and inventive guide. Teaches readers how to develop their full potential, using the principles of Da Vincian thought. Loaded with material drawn directly from Da Vinci's personal notebooks. A call to carry on Leonardo Da Vinci’s legacy in our everyday lives by utilizing our potential to the best of our ability.
HOORAY FOR YIDDISH:
A Book About English (by Leo Rosten)
To Order:
http://www.amazon.com
Organized alphabetically, containing a “medley of words in different stages of adoption into English,” this book will give you insight into the language of Max Levene. Includes stories, jokes, parables, Talmudic insights, and “illuminating side trips into the faith, folklore, tradition, genius, history—and of course, language—of the Jewish people.” Pure joy.
THE FAITHFUL GARDENER:
Beloved Storyteller, Clarissa Pinkola Estes (CD)
http://soundstruestore.stores.yahoo.net/aw00278d.html
“A lyrical tale... to Nourish, Repair, and Strengthen... Begins as a simple tale from the lips of a child and becomes the greater saga of Uncle Zovár, a quiet refugee from the Nazi slave camps, and his refusal to let bitterness darken his devotion to the earth.”
"THE LULILITES AND THE STAR OF SEVEN RAYS" - by Aria Magi
http://www.lulilites.com
A sweet illustrated children's story of love, friendship and transformation... to warm the heart and give new hope for the future.
NBA (National Basketball Association) http://www.nba.com/nba_cares/
Read to Achieve is a year-round campaign to help young people develop a life-long love for reading and encourage adults to read regularly with children.
PLUM ISLAND/NEWBURYPORT
http://www.std.com/~jegan/plum.html
THE CITY OF NEWBURYPORT
http://www.newburyportchamber.org/history.shtml
BEN AND JERRY’S ICE CREAM
http://www.benjerry.com/scoop_shops/
You can get the whole scoop on Ben & Jerry’s scoop shops here!
SEABISCUIT, the Race Horse
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/seabiscuit/
The long shot that captured America ’s heart.
Links for Writers
WRITERS RETREAT WORKSHOP
http://www.writersretreatworkshop.com
GARY PROVOST
http://www.garyprovost.com
WRW EDITORIAL SERVICES, INCLUDING GHOST WRITING
http://www.writersretreatworkshop.com
EDITING INTERNATIONAL, founded by ELIZABETH LYON
http://www.4-edit.com
FREE EXPRESSIONS, founded by LORIN OBERWEGER
http://www.free-expressions.com/ourservices.htm
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