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These Brooklyn high schoolers retraced a Holocaust survivor’s experience during Kristallnacht — without ever leaving the classroom

JL;DR SUMMARY In an innovative educational initiative, students at Brooklyn's Edward R. Murrow High School engaged in a virtual reality tour of Charlotte Knobloch's experiences during the Holocaust, particularly focusing on the Kristallnacht pogrom, without leaving their classroom. 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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HolocaustHolocaust SurvivorsEducationUsc Shoah FoundationKristallnachtTechnologyVirtual RealityClaims ConferenceCharlotte KnoblochHistorical Awareness

Places mentioned

Munich, Bavaria, Germany
"The students visited the home of Knoblochs grandparents, decorated with family photographs and a prominent grandfather clock."
Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States
"at Murrow High School in Midwood and at another high school in Asbury Park, New Jersey."

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