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Teaching the Holocaust and other Genocides
 
Created in collaboration with the Holocaust & Human Rights Center, the NYS Education Department, and the NYS Archives Partnership Trust.

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This project is the result of a collaboration of a dedicated team of educators – active and retired – who contributed their knowledge and experience in the social studies or English Language Arts classroom to assemble lessons, readings and engaging activities from which teachers can build their Holocaust and other genocides units of instruction.   

The Research, Writing and Editing Team: 

Project Manager 
Steven A. Goldberg 
Director of Education 
Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center 
White Plains, New York 

Laurie Alfonso 
English Language Arts teacher 
Briarcliff High School 
Briarcliff Manor, New York 

Seth Altman 
Social Studies teacher 
Yorktown High School 
Yorktown Heights, New York  

Eileen Angelini, PhD 
Visiting Professor of French 
Lemoyne College 
Syracuse, New York 

Martin Billig 
Social Studies teacher (retired) 
New Rochelle High School 
New Rochelle, New York 

Christine Bonarrigo 
English teacher (retired) 
New Canaan High School 
New Canaan, Connecticut 

Gerrit Book 
Principal Agent 
Agency for Culture, Education and Travel 
Berlin, Germany 

Daniel P. Browne 
Librarian 
Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center 
White Plains, New York 

Debra Cerbini  
Assistant to the Executive Director 
Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center 
White Plains, New York 

Susan Chester 
Director of Humanities 
Eastchester Public Schools 
Eastchester, New York  

Jeanne Claire Cotnoir 
Coordinator of Student Programming 
Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center 
White Plains, New York 

Mary Devane 
Coordinator of Social Studies k-12 
Chappaqua Central School District 
Chappaqua, New York 

Jeremy Goldstein 
Social Studies teacher 
Great Neck North High School 
Great Neck, New York 

Becky Henderson-Howie 
English Language Arts teacher 
Colton-Pierrepont Central School 
Colton, New York 

Joel Jensen 
History teacher 
Archbishop Stepinac High School 
White Plains, New York 

Alyse LaPadula 
Social Studies and Special Education teacher 
New Rochelle High School 
New Rochelle, New York 

Laurie Lichtenstein 
Social Studies and ELA teacher 
Seven Bridges Middle School 
Chappaqua, New York 

Deborah Minchin 
Social Studies teacher (retired) 
New Rochelle High School 
New Rochelle, New York 

Nica Petraccione 
Social Studies teacher and Department Chair (retired) 
Bethlehem Central School District 
Delmar, New York 

Megan Rice 
Social Studies teacher 
Pelham Memorial High School 
Pelham, New York 

Justin Riggi 
Student 
Scarsdale High School 
Scarsdale, New York 

Lisa Rubins 
Jewish Life Coordinator 
Leffel Lower School 
White Plains, New York 

Lisa Salko 
Property Manager 
Benerofe Properties Corporation 
Armonk, New York 

Francisco Sandoval 
Social Studies teacher 
New Rochelle High School 
New Rochelle, New York 

Bette Keesing Sparago 
World Language teacher and Department Chair (retired) 
North Salem Middle-High School 
North Salem, New York 

Susan Tornatore 
Social Studies teacher 
Carmel High School 
Carmel, New York 

Allison Weller 
Social Studies teacher and Department Chair 
Copiague Public Schools 
Copiague, New York 

Daniel Wolfe 
Social Studies teacher 
Denzel Washington School for the Arts 
Mount Vernon, New York 

Tahl Ziegler 
Student 
Scarsdale High School 
Scarsdale, New York 

William Zimmerman 
Mathematics instructor 
SUNY Purchase 

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Special Thanks to the following individuals who provided us with materials or services for this project:  

Kevin Feinberg 
Senior Program Director 
Facing History & Ourselves 
New York, New York 

Jennifer Goss 
Project Director  
Echoes and Reflections 
Staunton, Virginia  

Millie Jasper 
Executive Director \
Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center 
White Plains, New York 

Susan Kerner and Steve McCarthy 
Producers, Eva’s Promise 

Vincent Marmarole 
President 
Italy and the Holocaust Foundation 
Rockville Center, New York 

Catherine McGrath 
Finance Manager 
Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center 
White Plains, New York 

Leif Milliken 
University of Nebraska Press 
Lincoln, Nebraska 

Laurie Pasler 
Project Director 
Courtroom 600 
Chicago, Illinois 

Stacey Saiontz 
Co-Chair, Town of North Castle Holocaust & Human Rights Committee 
Chappaqua, New York