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Never Again-Looking Back & Moving Forward: Holocaust Poems & Drawings Temple Beth Elohim 7th Grade 5773 2012-2013

Contributors: Jade Bacherman Owen Gavis Jacob Levine Anna Singer Gregory Baron Teddy Gelb Ben Gilarde Samantha Levy Noah Skelton Alex Barron Lidia Goldberg Emily Belt Rachel Gordon Tommy Lieberman Tara Snapper Noam Benjamin Hallie Gordon Margot Berman Sarah Gotbetter Emily London Sydney Soloway Jared Bo Lucas GrossmanHannah Bordenstein Ayla Rose Hadley Charles Lowell Norman Jack Spector Olivia Brasher Natalie Harder Chloe Braunstein Julia Herman Adrie Luster Tahlia Spiegel Jack Briney Mitchell Hernandez Jordan Briney Mattea Horne Allie Maltzman Jared Stier Jason Bussgang Adam Hurwitz Nina Collins Zoe Jackowitz Jon Marcus Noah Tanzman Jordan Cyker Julia Jesurum Noah Ente Julia Joseph Brooke Marks-Hackel Seth TurkAna-Natalia Epstein Asa Kaplan Noah Evantash Morgan Karger Sofia Mina Joshua Viktorov Hailey Feinzig Hannah Katzman Sophie Fennell Alexander Kinsella Alec Mitrokostas Kendra Wagner Olivia Fennell Samantha Komack Jason Fischman Ilana Koppel Kaylie Moskovit Ethan Weinhaus Jake Fischman Andrew Kreiss TK Fischman Ethan Krop Jessica Mulder Jake Wexelblatt Julia Forman Sophie Krop Emma Frank Nate Lanza Hannah Nesson Jacob Wolfson Jessica Friedman Zachary Levin Jonah Garnick Alexander Norman Danielle Yanoff Tyler Norris Roxanne Zalkind Madeline Olton Ben Zimmerman Sylvan Pappalardo Sydney Paul Avery Phillips Josh Poresky William Rosen Matthew Rosenblum Jillian Rothman Rachel Segel Kyle Shoulkin Evan Silver Danny Silverston The 7th grade students of BM3T were fortunate to hear Holocaust survivorDr. Maurice (Reis) Vanderpol speak about his experiences hiding in Holland duringWorld War II. Dr. Vanderpol spoke at TBE on both a Tuesday and Wednesday eveningso all students and their parents could learn from his story.TBE faculty, religious staff, and administrators are grateful that our 7th graders still havethe opportunity to hear Holocaust survivors recount their stories. This is the third yearthat Dr. Maurice (Reis) Vanderpol, age 91, a retired psychiatrist living in Needham andinvolved in Facing History and Ourselves, has spoken at TBE. For more than 30 years,Brookline based Facing History and Ourselves has been dedicated to combating racism,anti-Semitism, and prejudice, and nurtures democracy through educational programsworldwide.We thank Dr. Vanderpol for his time and insightful presentations and look forward tolearning from his experiences.

This innovative Holocaust Literary Project, entitled Never Again -_Looking Backand Moving Forward, is a culmination of the Temple Beth Elohim BM3T SeventhGrade Holocaust Curriculum. The students at TBE have worked hard this year tounderstand the enormity of what happened to the Jewish people and other minoritygroups during the time of the Holocaust. All the work in this book is original and comesout of meaningful discussion and reflection by both students and teachers in the eightHolocaust Classes at TBE, taught under the direction of teachers Anne Crystal, RobertaMolliver, Dale Norman, Penni Rochwerger, Mara Rubinstein, Ben Harris, HannahRichman, Rachel Rothschild & Rafi Spitzer. Topics of note that were explored in classincluded: not being a bystander, but rather an upstander; how does one deal with andrespond to issues of bullying, skape-goating, stereotyping, and racism; and how does oneensure that what happened in the Holocaust never happens again. The following quotation by Holocaust Survivor and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate,Elie Wiesel, sums up the lessons of the TBE Holocaust curriculum. We ask readers toplease consider his words below as they read the poems and artistic expression printed inthis book.“I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering andhumiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never thevictim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” - Elie WieselSpecial thanks go to TBE Limud and BM3T Director, Dr. Judy Avnery, who encouraged students to spendtime working, for the second year, on this in-class creative and thought-provoking project. We also thank TBEAdministrative Assistant, Heather Pellegrini, who helped us assemble Never Again -_Looking Back andMoving Forward. Most importantly, we thank and applaud our wonderful 7th grade students for all the workand though they put into this project. It is our hope they will keep this book safe, read it regularly, and live byits principles in the years to come. Teachers: Anne Crystal, Roberta Molliver, Dale Norman, Penni Rochwerger, Mara Rubinstein Assistant Teachers: Ben Harris, Hannah Richman, Rachel Rothschild, Rafi Spitzer

The Beginning Page of Reflection This is a page for you to express your thoughts about the Holocaust































































Journey Of Pain Page of Reflection This is a page for you to express your thoughts about the Holocaust















By: Julia Herman