Studying the Holocaust Through Film and Literature: Human Rights and Social Responsibility - Softcover

Kassenoff, Miriam Klein; Meinbach, Anita Meyer

9781929024766: Studying the Holocaust Through Film and Literature: Human Rights and Social Responsibility

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1929024762 ISBN 13: 9781929024766

Publisher: Christopher-Gordon Publishers, Inc., 2004

Through film and literature, this book shows students the moral and ethical lessons that have evolved from the Holocaust so they can connect them with the moral dilemmas they face in their own lives. The authors focus on 3 main lessons of the Holocaust - thou shalt not be a victim, thou shalt not be a perpetrator and thou shalt not be a bystander - and address the issues of courage, compassion, character and civility.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

About the Author:

Anita Meyer Meinbach joined the University of Miami faculty in 2003 and is an Associate Professor teaching in the School of Education and Human Development.
Formerly with the Miami-Dade Public School System, Dr. Meinbach was a teacher, curriculum writer and teacher trainer, proving seminars and guidance in curriculum development. She was named to the U.S.A. Today "All Teacher Team" in 2002 and received the Mary Collins Award for Outstanding Teacher Educator from the Florida Association of Teacher Educators. In 2003, she was honored to be named the Miami-Dade County Francisco R. Walker Teacher of the Year.

Dr. Meinbach has written or co-written numerous text books and journal articles, including Memories of the Night: A Guide to the Study of the Holocaust, and Teaching the Holocaust Through Film and Memoir (both c-authored with Dr. Miriam Klein Kassenoff), as well as The Complete Guide to Thematic Units: Creating the Integrated Curriculum and The Literature Connection: Using Children's Books in the Classroom.

In addition to her teaching responsibilities at the University of Miami, for the last five years Dr. Meinbach has served as the Director of the Jack and Harriet Rosenfeld Foundation Program in Jewish Education. To meet the vision and mission of the Rosenfeld Foundation, she has been responsible for establishing the Annual Rosenfeld Ethics Institute and was instrumental in the creation of The Rosenfeld Legacy Project: Connecting Children's Literature with Judaic Heritage (for grades K-3) and The Rosenfeld Legacy Project: Exploring Jewish Values Through Children's Literature-Early Childhood Edition. (jewishlearningmatters.com )

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.