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Witness to witness: My journey reimagining Holocaust education

JL;DR SUMMARY Social studies teacher Jennifer Wasserstrom Doty reflects on her innovative approach to Holocaust education as she nears retirement. 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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Holocaust SurvivorsIntergenerational TraumaHolocaust EducationOral HistoryStudent EngagementSocial Studies3gnyTheirstory PlatformIdentity DevelopmentWitnessing History

Places mentioned

Oppenheim-Ephratah-St. Johnsville, New York, United States
"to my classrooms at Mayfield High School and Oppenheim-Ephratah-St.Johnsville High School in upstate New York."
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
"Don, calling in from Calgary, told us this experience is driving a different level of Holocaust education."

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