Roles People Play in Times of Crisis: Perpetrator, Victim, Bystander, Upstander
This week, 6th graders learned about Kristallnacht and its significance.
We also discussed terms to describe the roles people can play in times of crisis: perpetrator, victim, bystander, upstander.
Students worked in groups to analyze readings that described different responses to Kristallnacht, identifying evidence they found of perpetrator, bystander, and upstander behavior. Perpetrator, victim, bystander, and upstander are roles, not identities. A single individual can slip in and out of each of these roles, depending on circumstances and choices.
Announcements
Holocaust Survivor Testimony
Thursday, April 11 @ 4:15 PM
Main Sanctuary
On Thursday, April 11th we are honored to have Dori Katz coming to speak to our 6th grade students, as well as other interested community members. She will be talking about her experience during the war and as an immigrant to America, reading some of her poems, and will field questions from students.
6th Grade Led Tekes Yom Hashoah
(Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony)
Thursday, May 2 at 5:15 PM
Main Sanctuary
As a culmination of their Holocaust unit, the 6th grade class will lead a ceremony showcasing their reflections. Through poems, art, readings, stories and songs, the students will honor the memories of both survivors and victims of the Holocaust. Please join as students share how learning about the past inspires their vision for the future.
Field Trip to The Museum of Jewish Heritage
Thursday, May 16th at 4:30 PM
We will visit their newest exhibition titled “Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away.” Among the over 700 artifacts included in the installation are a German-made Model 2 freight train used to deport Jews to ghettos and concentration camps and a partial barrack from Auschwitz III-Monowitz, an Auschwitz subcamp, marking the first time major loans from Auschwitz to be used in an exhibition. The exhibit aims to contextualize the conditions that allowed for the free society of the Weimar Republic to fall into the madness of the Nazi regime and its murder of millions including Jews, Romani, homosexuals, political criminals and the intellectually and physically disabled.
More information to come.
If interested in chaperoning this field trip, please email Lauren Herman at lherman@cbebk.org
Save the Date: Passover Family Workshops & Concert!
Saturday April 13
Shabbat services begin at 9:30, followed by Passover Family Workshops at 10:30
Passover Around the World Seder
5th and 6th grade families will participate in a Seder Around the World!
Click Here to RSVP by April 10th
Noah Aronson Concert
Following our Passover seder, join artist in residence, Noah Aronson, for a special family-friendly performance at 11:45. Free and open to all!
Havdalah Hootenanny Celebrating Sarah Grabiner
Saturday April 13, 5:30-7:30
Sing, learn, and say thanks to Sarah Grabiner for her 2 years of dedicated service as CBE’s cantorial intern! A brilliant, multi-talented teacher and prayer leader, Sarah has endeared herself to the Brooklyn Jews community; to Gan Shabbat families; to teen Torah chanters; and especially to our 2018 b’nei mitzvah, whose preparation she oversaw during Cantor Josh Breitzer’s sabbatical. Sarah recently accompanied many of those former b’nei mitzvah students to Israel as part of CBE’s largest-ever annual 8th grade trip. Following her ordination from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in May, Sarah will relocate back to her native United Kingdom to serve Radlett Reform Synagogue. Join the clergy team, together with artist-in-residence Noah Aronson and musical members of all ages, as we send Sarah off with singing, stories and profound gratitude!