How To Understand The Holocaust

The International Shared Reading Project, a program of the Youngstown Area Jewish Federation,  is an exercise in international cooperative learning about the Shoah (Holocaust) and its meaning for youth today.  As participants in the program, students in Ms. Barbara Mudrak’s three sophomore Honors English classes were partnered with students in three different schools in Israel: Amakim Tavor Regional School in Kibbutz Mizra and Makif Gimmel and Makif Tet high schools, both in Rishon Lezion. Students on both sides of the world read the book “Night” by Elie Wiesel, then discussed it with their partners. The project lasted from October 2013 through February 2014. Their discussions took place on a secure website hosted by the Janusz Korczak International School.  This book contains their thoughts, reflections, letters and insights.  We hope you enjoy this book as much as we did making it.