Holocaust Survivor Project Samples

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Survivor Research

Next week we will start a Holocaust Survivor project.  If you'd like to start researching some survivors, by all means, get started.  It'll help you get going more quickly on the project.  Here are some places to start.  You'll need a pretty good length of text.  Too short and you'll have trouble including details, too long and you'll have a hard time figuring out what to cut.

Start here:
http://www.holocaustsurvivors.org/survivors.php
http://www.ushmm.org/remember/the-holocaust-survivors-and-victims-resource-center/survivors-and-victims
http://cdm15353.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/search/searchterm/family!clara%20kramer/field/all!all/mode/all!all/conn/and!and/order/descri/ad/asc
http://www.tellingstories.org/holocaust/
http://holocaustlearning.org/survivors
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/holocaust-survivors
http://www.jewishpartisans.org/t_switch.php?pageName=educator+women&gloss=false
http://www.jewishpartisans.blogspot.com/
http://www.ushmm.org/remember/the-holocaust-survivors-and-victims-resource-center/benjamin-and-vladka-meed-registry-of-holocaust-survivors/behind-every-name-a-story
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=holocaust+survivors&sm=1 

If you're up for a challenge, I've read the following survivor experiences in the past few days.  They can be found in the library most likely:
The Seamstress (Sara Tuvel Bernstein)
Clara's War (Clara Kramer)
The Girl in the Green Sweater (Krystyna Chiger)
Heroes of the Holocaust: True Stories of Rescues by Teens (Allan Zullo)

These I've read in the past: 
Prisoner B-3087 (Alan Gratz)
Four Perfect Pebbles (Lila Perl)
I Have Lived a Thousand Years: Growing up in the Holocaust (Livia Bitton-Jackson)

 

Update: Instagram

WE WILL NOT BE FINISHING THE INSTAGRAM PROJECT.  WE ARE WORKING ON A PROJECT WITH MR. T'S CLASSES MOST OF THE WEEK AND WE NEED TO KEEP ON TRACK WITH THEM.  THEREFORE, IT'S OUTTA THE GRADE BOOK.

The Diary of Anne Frank Follow-up Project  (Due: January 7; Reading)

Goal:

·         Your task is to create a fake Instagram page for a major character in the play.

·         The goal is to share a well-rounded characterization that includes their interests, physical appearance, interactions with others, what they say to others, what others say to/about them, the legacy they left behind after death, and personal interests.

·         The obstacle to overcome is to keep chronological and comprehensive notes throughout the play in order to span their entrance into, duration of stay, and exit from the annex.  One comment will also reflect on their legacy—a person reflecting on their page about their life.

Role:

·         You are to choose one person whose perspective will be revealed in your Instagram: Anne Frank, Otto Frank, Edith Frank, Margot Frank, Hermann Van Pels (Mr. VanDaan), Auguste Van Pels (Mrs. VanDaan), or Peter Van Pels.

·         Come up with a “username” for him/her.

Situation:

·         The context you find yourself in is that instead of a hand-written diary like Anne had, you'll pretend that you are hiding in the annex and updating your own Instagram page.

·         The challenge is to not give away any information about where and how you are hiding from the Nazis.  Do not endanger anyone’s lives.  You may also have to do personal research to learn more about the character.

Product:

·         You will create an Instagram page using the provided template.

·         You need to develop images that reflect interests, important dates, and quotes from your person and others in the Secret Annex.

Standards and Criteria:

·         Address some of the following “hash tags”:

o   #internalconflict

o   #genocide

o   #symbolization

o   #culture

o   #climate

o   #isolation

o   #DDay

o   #climax

o   #theend

o   #andsoitbegins

o   #Hanukkah

o   #Nazis

o   #HateforHitler

o   #charactersandpets

·         A successful Instagram page will accurately integrate history of a Holocaust victim in a modern format.

We need to see this documentary!

http://vimeo.com/57316737

Holocaust Survivors in the News

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/28/world/europe/holocaust-history-as-told-by-a-survivor.html?_r=0

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/religion/holocaust-survivor-meets-her-liberator-after-68-years/2014/01/03/5290ee72-7494-11e3-bc6b-712d770c3715_story.html

http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/holocaust-survivors-reunite-with-the-woman-who-cared-for-them-after-the-war/2013/12/25/21112494-61b0-11e3-8beb-3f9a9942850f_story.html

http://www.centraljersey.com/articles/2014/01/02/the_lawrence_ledger/news/doc52c33bce4ce66620641606.txt

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304441404579121411681553656

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/01/world/middleeast/with-tattoos-young-israelis-bear-holocaust-scars-of-relatives.html

Guys! This is an amazing read.

I took it out of the library yesterday after the early dismissal and read into the wee mornings. Book is called "Clara's War."