My Pecha Kucha Presentation
Eli This week in class be used pecha kuchas to do our presentations. These are a unique method of presentations where there is a select number of slides, in this case…
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Letters in the Summer
After over a month of this class, the themes of letter writing can be applied in my personal life. Letter writing has a huge importance to me as that is…
A Brave Resistance
Upon the formation of the Warsaw Ghetto, many Jews believed this would be the last phase of the increasing antisemitism in Europe. They believed the Warsaw ghetto and others were…
Nazi Censorship of Mail
This week in class we read the last letters from Jews towards their loved ones during the Holocaust. While some letters gave details of the horrible acts of anti-semitism some…
Free Write 9/19/24
A theme I was thinking about was how aware the Jewish people were to the events happening around them. Maybe they were hiding the dangers of what was happening in…
Japanese Internment Camps during WW2: Truthful Conditions revealed through Letters
Throughout this week’s classes we discussed the Japanese internment camps that took place in the United States during World War II through letters. These letters were from Japanese teenagers and…
Can Propaganda be for Good?
In class this week, we split up into three groups and read World War II related essays. My group’s essay was about the use of propaganda. The article, described many…