April 25, 2020
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Resilience: an ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change. Merriam Webster 2020 Although I like the conciseness of Merriam Webster’s definition of resilience, I believe resilience often includes the ability to recover from more than misfortune. … Continue reading
June 4, 2011
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My feet have still not quite hit the ground since my Pilgrimage to Manzanar trip and my bike ‘n barge trip across Holland with Hannie Voyles. But already I know that two of my summer projects will be to create … Continue reading
May 2, 2011
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As we approach the 2011 Holocaust Days of Remembrance (May 1-8), I have a few more resources to add to last year’s Remembering Anne Frank post: Anne Frank the Writer: An Unfinished Story – From the United States Holocaust Memorial … Continue reading
May 23, 2010
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I was introduced to the Holocaust in 7th grade. Like many middle school students, I was given a window into the horrors of the Nazi “round ups” through reading the Diary of Anne Frank. My long-time interest in Anne’s story … Continue reading
February 17, 2008
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I’m still reflecting on yesterday’s article in the Sac Bee about French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s controversial mandate that all 5th graders “adopt the memory of one of the 11,000 Jewish children in France killed in the Holocaust, learning about the … Continue reading