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At Illinois Holocaust Museum, teens learn the Shoah’s Jewish history — and how to apply its lessons to today

JL;DR SUMMARY The Illinois Holocaust Museum hosts an annual Student Leadership Day, focusing on teaching teenagers about the Holocaust and inspiring them to be leaders in addressing contemporary injustices. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Human RightsHolocaust EducationIllinois Holocaust MuseumStudent Leadership DayRodi GlassHologram InteractionSteven Spielberg's Usc Shoah FoundationHolocaust Survivor StoriesSocial Justice Initiatives

Places mentioned

Vittel, Vosges, France
"speaking in measured tones about her familys liberation from a Nazi detention camp in Vittel, France, at the end of the Second World War."
Chicago, Illinois, United States
"On a freezing December day in Chicago, an elderly woman sat in a chair in a small downtown auditorium"
Skokie, Illinois, United States
"telling the students that after she and her family moved to Skokie, Illinois, they rarely spoke outside the home about their experiences during the war."
Saint Charles, Illinois, United States
"said Wesley Sternowski, 15, a sophomore at Saint Charles East High School in the western Chicago suburbs."
Lakeview, Illinois, United States
"Lyka Mulit, 14, a freshman at Lakeview High School in Chicago, said the museum had enriched her understanding of the Holocaust"
Illinois, United States
"At the end of the recent SLD, participants come up with an action plan to carry out in their school."
Curie Metro, Illinois, United States
"Natalie Rodriguez, 16, a junior at Curie Metro High School in Chicago, said that the program reinforced the importance of standing up to injustice"

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