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(Reposted to this site on 5/22/2005)
Memories
of the Night
A Study of the Holocaust
by
Anita Meyer Meinbach and Miriam Klein Kassenoff
Photographs by Sharon Gurman Socol
Permission
to publish excerpts from this document given by
Frank Schaffer Publications, Inc.
Memories of the Night by Anita Meinbach, Miriam Klein Kassenoff is a treasure chest of Holocaust materials for teachers. The book has lesson plans for a series of books representing several aspects of the Holocaust as appropriate for various age levels. The book also includes significant background material. A link is provided to the lesson plan for Elie Wiesel Night.
Lesson plans are
available for elementary through high school.
The authors are available for teacher workshops, lectures, and other
presentations.
Contact Dr.Miriam Kassenoff
for further information.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
OVERVIEW
GETTING STARTED
USING THIS BOOK
PART I: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES
Chapter 1: A World at War: The Social, Political, and Economic Climate
of Europe
Chapter 2: All Through the Night: The Holocaust Years-1933-1945
Chapter 3: A New Dawn: Liberation, Rebirth, and the Nuremberg Trials
Chapter 4: Resistance and Rescue: The Heroes and Heroines of the Holocaust
Chapter 5: Prejudice, Stereotypes, and Scapegoats
Chapter 6: To Heal the World: Ethical Issues
PART II: THE LITERATURE OF THE HOLOCAUST
Individual and Group Responsibility:
Terrible Things: An Allegory of the Holocaust
Number the Stars
Resistance and Rescue:
The Island on Bird Street
Hannah Scenes: A Song of Light
The Short Life of Sophie Scholl
Voices of the Holocaust:
Daniel's Story
The Devil's Arithmetic
Alicia; My Story
Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl and Anne Frank: Beyond the Diary
Night
Poetry, Art, and Photographs From the Holocaust:
...I Never Saw Another Butterfly
The Children We Remember
PART III: THE
HOLOCAUST: LESSONS FOR TODAY
APPENDICES
Time Line
Glossary
Resources: Bibliography of Books and Videos
Holocaust Resource Centers
Anita
Meyer Meinbach
has been with the Dade County Public Schools for the past 10 years in
various capacities. She has been a teacher, curriculum writer, and teacher
trainer, providing seminars and guidance in curriculum development. As
an adjunct professor at the University of Miami, she teaches courses in
language arts, reading, and children's literature. Dr. Meinbach is the
author of several textbooks and numerous resource books in reading and
language arts. A frequent speaker at workshops and professional conferences,
she speaks on a variety of topics dealing with Holocaust education, children's
literature, and curriculum development.
Miriam Klein
Kassenoff fled Nazi Europe in 1940-1941 with her family when she was
a small child. Dr. Klein Kassenoff has studied at Yad Vashem in Israel.
She is the co-author of the book "Memories of the Night: A Study
of the Holocaust" and has co-authored a study guide on Holocaust
Studies for Grolier Encyclopedia. Miriam is the Chair of Education at
the HolocaustMemorial in Miami Beach, Florida, and is a graduate of the Vladka Meed Teacher's Program. She is responsible in the Miami Dade Public Schools for all staff development / teacher training on “Teaching the Holocaust: Elementary through High School” and is an appointee to the Florida
Governor's Task Force on Holocaust Education. Her thesis for her doctoral work specifically addresses the topic of "Lessons of the Holocaust for a Multicultural Society".