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In rural Whitwell, Tennessee, all 1,600 residents are alike, "white, Anglo-Saxon, and Protestant."
When the community middle school decided to teach diversity by focusing on the Holocaust, the students did not believe that the Nazis had killed six million Jews and five million others.... read more
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Characters/People edit
- David Allen Smith: Vice principal of Whitwell Middle School and co-director of the Holocaust Group, has been teaching for 11 years. He serves also as athletic director and head coach for the school's football, baseball, and track teams.
- Dagmar Schroeder-Hildebrand: Born in 1943 in Germany, Dagmar is a psychologist. She was editor in chief of a magazine for parents of handicapped children. She also worked as a diplomatic correspondent in different parts of the world. She is the author of several biographies of Holocaust survivors.
- Sandra Roberts: Co-director of the Holocaust group, is an eighth-grade teacher and the cheerleading coach at Whitwell, the school she attended herself. Sandra has taught all of the Holocaust classes.
- Linda M. Hooper: Has been principal of Whitwell Middle School for 10 years and a public school teacher for 30 years.
- Peter W. Schroeder: Born in 1942 in Germany, Peter is an economist. He worked as a diplomatic correspondent in Europe, Asia, Israel, and for the last 24 years in North America. His books deal mostly with German history, tolerance, the Holocaust and European-American relations.
- Members of the Holocaust Group of Whitwell Middle School: The group started out with fifteen 8th graders.
Quotes edit
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“The I realized that what we were doing was not very different from what a lot of Germans did. In Germany, 'not caring' made the Holocaust possible, and we had to care about our fellow students.”
Student at Whitwell Middle School
Setting & Locations edit
Whitwell, Tennessee
First Sentence edit
Strange things are going on at Whitwell Middle School.
Table of Contents edit
Introduction
1. Teaching Diversity
2. Collecting Paper Clips
3. The Link to Germany
4. Planning the Memorial
5. Searching for a Railcar
6. The Car is Found
7. The Community Pitches In
8. The Journey Begins
9. The Survivors Visit Whitwell
10. Crossing the Atlantic
11. The Railcar Comes Home
12. Dedicating the Memorial
13. The Project Continues
Members of the Holocaust Group of Whitwell Middle School
About the Teachers
About the Authors
Index
Glossary edit
- Bar Mitzvah: Hebrew for "son of the commandment." At age 13, Jewish boys become adults in terms of their obligations and privileges in the eyes of the Jewish community. This milestone is usually celebrated at a synagogue service followed by a party.
Series & Lists edit
Authors & Contributors edit
- Peter W. Schroeder (Author)
- Dagmar Schroeder-Hildebrand (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 940.5318071276879
Subjects edit
- Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Social Issues › Prejudice & Racism › Nonfiction
- Books › History › World › Jewish › Holocaust
- Books › Teens › History & Historical Fiction › Holocaust
- Books › Children's Books › History & Historical Fiction › Holocaust
- Books › Children's Books › Religions › Judaism
- Books › Children's Books › Ages 9-12
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