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One of the joys of a volunteer-driven Web site is getting overwhelmed. While I attempt to answer as many emails as possible, the mixture of challenges and feedback has been amazing. My apologies to any I have not gotten back to. I want you all to know that your responses, your input, is what gives shape to this Cybrary. This Web site shows that, from Harold Gordon's amazing story to Stuart Nichol's visual visit to Auschwitz. I am truly grateful for all your support. Any interested in learning how to publish on the Web and contribute are also encouraged to reply.
The call for Online Education ideas has brought numerous responses, both for things to add to the Cybrary and for opportunities on the Web. We will list several exciting ones here and in our Links section. But for now let me share some ideas that have been requested.
This course will cover the ideas and events leading up to the Holocaust (the Nazi war against theJews, 1933-1945), as well as a chronology of the Holocaust itself. Be prepared for a course carrying significant intellectual and emotional weight. The Internet/Web will be used to "visit" relevant libraries, museums, and databases all over the world. You can find full information about these courses ( and on-line enrollment) by going to: http://www.umassd.edu/cybered/theholocaust.html
This section was suggested (and soon will be online) by Harold Gordon, a survivor and author of The Last Sunrise and visitor to the Cybrary who has become a dear friend. I urge you all to read his work and purchase his book; Harold's efforts to share the knowledge are important and we have had several contacts for doing online educational sessions with him. Please let us know on the form below if you are interested in this or other ideas.
We are about to put up excerpts from our second book by a survivor; called Abe's Story, the book is a Holocaust memoir written by Abram Korn, a survivor, and edited by his son Joseph Korn. Joey has been a tremendous asset to the Cybrary, providing access to an intriguing mix of writing, interactive maps, and pictures. Watch for this section to grow in the coming months. We have another survivor who may put a book up as well. We cannot put up the entire books, but urge you to help spread the knowledge by contacting the authors and reading their works. They are amazing people dedicated to preserving the memory of what happened and preventing it from happening again.
This section grew out of several emails requesting stories, ideas, articles, and any materials about the children of survivors. What is their experience? We hope this section gives a voice, a place of expression to this important viewpoint. Joey Korn is the first contributor, but we urge any interested to share their own threads. Return to the Cybrary and look for Children of Survivors to view the first effort.
I worked on a wonderful project in the Bay Area called the Acts of Reconciliation Project; Armand Volkas, a theatre director and son of survivors, put an amazing amount of energy into bringing Germans and Jews together to discuss their experiences, to promote the healing process. Through storytelling and dramatic workshops, he developed a theatre presentation presented by his community theatre troupe. It was a powerful experience based on sharing, not pointing fingers, on exploring community and the issues people faced on both sides. I'm not interested in promoting controversy as much as dialogue. Is this something we should do here? Feel free to respond on the form below.
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