Kitah Zayin Class Update

Dear 7th Grade Parents,

On Sunday we learned about the Warsaw Ghetto and the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising led by  Mordechai Anielewicz, who was the first commander of the Jewish Fighting Organization in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.  I showed the class pictures from my trip to Israel including pictures from a kibbutz renamed in memorial to Mordechai Anielewicz. The class was really interested in learning about the Jewish past and future which we learned through the history of the founding of the State of Israel and the Partisan fighting which led to the establishment of the State of Israel.  

 

On Tuesday, we continued to learn about the Holocaust.  After learning about the ghettoization and transport of Jews into concentration camps around Europe, we transitioned to discussing the next step of the Final Solution: the death camps. 

 Although incredibly sad, the students handled the material very well.  We learned about the function of the death camps, saw firsthand footage of their liberation, and had a chance to view the photos of Auschwitz that I took when I traveled to Poland in 2012.   

Next week, we will discuss the liberation of the death camps further, while also learning about various examples of heroic Jewish resistance during the Holocaust.

 Please let us know if your child has an particular concerns or questions that you would like us to address.

 

Chag Purim Sameach!

 

Emily and Matt