tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3047768604497531498.post4094173202327110597..comments2023-11-02T05:05:46.010-07:00Comments on book, book, book: Artifacts from the WhirlwindElsKushnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08584616838165132885noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3047768604497531498.post-42927670682236902202007-04-18T02:33:00.000-07:002007-04-18T02:33:00.000-07:00I'm one who feels such topics are best introduced ...I'm one who feels such topics are best introduced when children are developmentally ready --- and in ample historical context. I've written about the Holocaust in particular (but think it applies to 9/11 too) in my book Seeking History and on my blog here:<BR/>http://medinger.wordpress.com/2007/03/26/the-holocaust-and-shoelaces/<BR/>and here:<BR/>http://medinger.wordpress.com/2006/11/11/the-holocaust-for-young-children/<BR/><BR/>BTW, I'm first generation American and my family on both sides is German Jewish (some were killed,some left, some made it through)and I live in NYC and experienced 9/11 and its still lingering aftermath firsthand.Monica Edingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03924540264341924291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3047768604497531498.post-16217247088272055612007-04-18T02:09:00.000-07:002007-04-18T02:09:00.000-07:00It's really a question of who you are reading the ...It's really a question of who you are reading the book to.If the child has questions and wants to know about why attrocities have taken place, maybe books like these will help. When I think of the holocaust, my skin crawls to this day. Books like the ones you described will do a better job than text books can.<BR/><BR/>I want to share a <A HREF="http://bluerectangle.com/" REL="nofollow">book site</A> with you. It will be a great resource for you. <BR/><BR/>Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3047768604497531498.post-49971654451188304532007-04-17T12:59:00.000-07:002007-04-17T12:59:00.000-07:00Thank you for this post. It's a topic I've worrie...Thank you for this post. It's a topic I've worried about. <BR/>I don't know when my first-grader (in public school, attending Hebrew School on Sunday mornings) will learn about the Holocaust in school. I'm thinking I will not introduce it as a topic unless he hears something about it and asks me for more information. I will keep these lists until needed.<BR/><BR/>Do you have any similar thoughts on when to tell children about the September 11 attacks, and any books that might be helpful? Since my son was a toddler when they happened, he doesn't remember it and we've never discussed it with him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3047768604497531498.post-64190214132592081352007-04-17T08:27:00.000-07:002007-04-17T08:27:00.000-07:00This is a lovely post. I enjoy reading about how y...This is a lovely post. I enjoy reading about how you shared these books and stories with your students. I posted a poem sent to me by a friend for celebrating Yom HaShoah. It just happened to come to me on the day I took a photo of one of my first dandilions, and the poem was about appreciating small beauties in a concentration camp. It was very touching.Andromeda Jazmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12355192738014962965noreply@blogger.com