- Say "I love you" before you leave
- Valuing people's human rights is essential
- Take risks to do what's right
- The value of perseverance
- The extraordinary value of one decision
- Be a participant in life
- Don't take things for granted
- Kindness is critical
- Treasure your family
- Never give up
- The importance of telling your story
- Life is hard but doable
- Once a Jew, a Jew you stay
- You can't escape the past but you can change the future
- None of us know what's coming
- Every life matters
Friday, March 13, 2015
Life Lessons: 7th Grade Shoah Project
In 7th grade Jewish Studies students study the Shoah/Holocaust. The big idea that informs their study of this complicated topic is the importance of individuals: individual choices, individual stories, and individual acts. The final project of the Shoah unit involves listening to a survivor's entire testimony and turning that testimony into an interactive format: a e-book or a blog. In reflecting on their Shoah studies and on the project in particular students reported learning a series of important life lessons. Here are some of the lessons they expressed learning:
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