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==== // "We are all different; because of that, each of us has something different and special to offer and each and every one of us can make a difference by not being indifferent." // - Henry Friedman Chairman of the Holocaust Education Centre ==== 

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** Looking to the Past for Hope in the Fut ure ** ====== A Project of Landisville Middle School Based Upon //The Boy in the Striped Pajamas// by John Boyne
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Project Description
8th grade students at Landisville Middle School, Hempfield School District, are reading //The Boy in the Striped Pajamas// by John Boyne, a "cautionary tale about two boys, one the son of a commandant in Hitler’s army and the other a Jew, who come face-to-face at a barbed wire fence that separates, and eventually intertwines their lives." The outcome of this project is three fold: 1)To attempt to understand and appreciate the plight of children who were victims of the Holocaust, 2) to compare experiences of children throughout the world whose lives today are disrupted by genocide and 3) have our students prepare a statement pledging how they will work toward harmony and peace, and against prejudice and discrimination.
 * While reading the book our students will use this wiki as a forum for discussion, to post individual reactions and comments to discussion questions.
 * Our students will participate in two videoconferences during this project: 1. with the United States Holocaust Museum, exploring the relationships between the Holocaust and the perpetuation of genocide practices in the world today, and 2) interview a Holocaust survivor hosted by the [|Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center of Nassau County] Glen Cove, NY.
 * Students will reflect upon their experiences during this project, submitting their pledge on how, as an individual, they will speak up and act against all forms of bigotry and prejudice. The Pledge will be submitted to the United States Holocaust Museum's Pledge Wall.

Photograph from the Main Commission for the Investigation of Nazi War Crimes, courtesy of USHMM Photo Archives.