In celebration of JW3’s Bar Mitzvah year, join acclaimed educator and author Angela Gluck as she explores how, just like the early teen years in the life of an individual, those living through the Holocaust were confronted with new chances, new choices, and new challenges.
What You’ll Learn
Participants attending this engaging course:
- Gain insight into the varied forms of resistance during the Holocaust, including spiritual, intellectual, and physical acts by individuals of all backgrounds.
- Explore moral and ethical dilemmas faced by those under Nazi rule, and reflect on the question: Can a bad action be justified by a good intention?
- Understand the role of young people in Holocaust resistance and how coming-of-age experiences were shaped by crisis.
- Appreciate the courage and creativity — the “chutzpah” — shown by those who defied oppression.
- Reflect on legacy and responsibility, and how these stories inform contemporary discussions about justice, resilience, and moral action.
Who delivers it?
Angela Gluck has worked as a teacher, trainer and consultant to schools and local authorities. She has written over 40 books on aspects of religion and history and broadcasted on these subjects. She devotes part of her work to teaching children, young people and adults in cross-communal settings. She is an active trustee of The Separated Child Foundation.