LESSONS OF THE HOLOCAUST USING POP CULTURE
[The] new book by Jeanette Friedman and David Gold: "Why Should I Care? Lessons from the Holocaust" is so needed. Serving as a layman's guide to the organized destruction of European Jewry, this fantastic book should be in every church library, Christian home and pastor's office (not to mention seminaries).
BY JIM FLETCHER WRITER'S BLOC WORLD NET DAILY
This work provides critical contemporary and historical connections to the Holocaust that foster relevance to teaching and learning about the Holocaust and genocide in today’s world.
Colleen Tambuscio, President, Council of Holocaust Educators
WHY SHOULD I CARE? LESSONS FROM THE HOLOCAUST uses a new approach to Holocaust and Genocide Studies that engages students in their communities and their future--using a frame of reference they understand to help them build the "content of their character."
In addition to conventional Holocaust and Genocide Studies resources listed on the book's companion web site, www.whyshouldicareontheweb.com, there are clips from "Star Trek", "The Twilight Zone," a song from the movie "Borat," Wu Tang Clan'svideo by Remedy, Grammy Award Winner Miri Ben Ari and even one of Edward R. Murrow interviewing Dr. Jonas Salk on CBS and much, much more.
The authors felt that young people couldn't relate to the story of the Holocaust . They believe that the purpose of Holocaust and Genocide studies must focus on how people treat each other in their own neighborhoods—and how they, as individuals, have a profound effect on our global society.
Attached is a flyer with a list of chapter titles and book reviews. Also attached is the first chapter of the book, Silence = Death, that describes the murder of Kitty Genovese in 1964 and also talks about Stephen Colbert's invention of the word Truthiness, a word that aptly describes what Hitler relied on when he differentiated segments of society and turned them into targets of discrimination and destruction.
Why Should I Care? is an ideal solution to a programming/teaching budget problem—time and money budgets. A teachers has just so much time to include these studies in the class room The book covers everything quickly and in simple English. The website is free access and can be projected into a classroom. Students can access it at home and use it to find current events and do reports. Why Should I Care? is inexpensive compared to other programming materials. It's how you solve two problems with one solution!
The book contains appendixes, a bibliography and an index. For bulks inquiries, contact The Wordsmithy, 201-986-0647 or email thewordsmithy@aol.com
Paperback, 224 pages, Publisher: The Wordsmithy, LLC (2009) ISBN-10: 1935110039
THE AUTHORS ARE AVAILABLE FOR CLASSES, TRAINING, BOOK SIGNINGS AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS.
BOOK REVIEWS:
This work provides critical contemporary and historical connections to the Holocaust that foster relevance to teaching and learning about the Holocaust and genocide in today’s world.
Colleen Tambuscio, President, Council of Holocaust Educators
________
THE DEFINITIVE BOOK ON HOLOCAUST STUDY!!!
This is an important book because it is useful, very useful. Holocaust study is common, but insignificant. Now, for the first time, the Holocaust is studied for its fundamental causes in human nature as they apply to the whole world today. Finally, it's for everybody....today. Thank you and Congratulations.
______
I belong to a unique group of men and women who probe the ashes of the murdered not merely to remember the dead and pay homage to their memory. I want to find something from the horror of their deaths and the evil of their murders that can speak to our common humanity and deepen our commitment to human rights. The authors of this work, Jeanette Friedman and David Gold, share that commitment. They want to share it with you. They want you to be their partners in this all important enterprise.
Dr. Michael Berenbaum, Professor of Jewish Studies Director, Sigi Ziering Institute: Former Project Director of the creation of the USHMM
________
...Your book serves as an excellent resource to help both teachers and students grasp the horrors that occurred and most important become cognizant of what must be done to prevent Genocide.... I was especially pleased with your use of applicable quotations, concise history of the Holocaust and notes on using the internet...You have written a timely, relevant book that will appeal to both teachers and students because it is so readable and interesting..."
Ray Gerson, Executive Coordinator, Lower Hudson Council of School Supervisors
_____
Using popular culture and the internet, and written in clear language that engages teenagers, “Why Should I Care? Lessons from the Holocaust” by Jeanette Friedman and David Gold provides information students can use when confronting broader issues of life and suffering. This book stresses the importance of character and virtues. Among other points it makes, the authors respect Catholic contributions to rescuing children during the Holocaust and clearly expresses, in Pope Benedict XVI's own words, the Catholic Church's emphatic rejection of Holocaust denial.
Catholic teachers using this book will be well served to have on hand the guidelines for Catholic Holocaust education put out by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops: Catholic Teaching on the Shoah: Implementing the Holy See's We Remember, which can be ordered from the Bishops' Conference website under the keyword: "Shoah":
Dr. Eugene J. Fisher, Church Falls, VA, Retired Associate Director of the Secretariat for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), recipient of the Anti-Defamation League's Dr. Joseph L. Lichten Award.
_________
BY JIM FLETCHER WRITER'S BLOC WORLD NET DAILY
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=107577
[The] new book by Jeanette Friedman and David Gold: "Why Should I Care? Lessons from the Holocaust" is so needed. Serving as a layman's guide to the organized destruction of European Jewry, this fantastic book should be in every church library, Christian home and pastor's office (not to mention seminaries). Further, Friedman's website is a great online resource. The book itself has five appendices, an index, list of internet resources, and a bibliography. And the text itself is under 200 pages, making the project perfect for students or adults wishing to educate themselves with the basics.
An...outstanding feature of the book is a barely 20-page, concise history of the Holocaust. No longer should Christians (or any gentile) use ignorance as an excuse. Because persecution of ethnic groups is still with us, even in comedy films, books like "Why Should I Care?" are critically important in saving lives.
No comments:
Post a Comment