Mr. Robert Sandler took his Jewish History class to the Museum of Jewish Heritage’s special exhibit -- Auschwitz: Not Long Ago, Not Far Away. It was incredibly powerful particularly because they just did a close reading of Primo Levi’s Survival in Auschwitz. (photos with captions courtesy of Mr. Sandler) Students in front of cattle car that transferred Jews to Auschwitz on left. Students contemplating a shofar that was blown in Auschwitz & a Tallis (a Jewish prayer shawl) that was worn by a Jewish inmate on right.
Students studying a full-scale model of Auschwitz (right) Students studied uniforms inmates wore in Auschwitz on left. They learned the different color triangles symbolize whether they were communists, Jehovah’s Witness, homosexuals or Jews.
They then saw the Yiddish musical fantasy, The Sorceress (first produced in 1878). The students enjoyed the charming operetta and loved schmoozing with the director afterwardsFinally, students made homemade chocolate babka!
