Spotlight on Grade 7
In 7th grade we've had some very emotionally moving classes in recent weeks. We completed the watching and discussion of Schindler's List and discussed the impact the holocaust had on sympathetic Germans at the time and their efforts to help the Jewish cause. The students have had some insightful comments and opinions.
We have now started our series about how the war crimes of the holocaust were treated. We've started our viewing of "Judgment at Nuremberg." After the end of World War II, the world gradually became aware of the full extent of the war crimes perpetrated by the Third Reich. In 1948, a series of trials were held in Nuremberg, Germany, by an international tribunal, headed by American legal and military officials, with the intent of bringing to justice those guilty of crimes against humanity. However, by that time most of the major figures of the Nazi regime were either dead or long missing, and in the resulting legal proceedings American judges often found themselves confronting the question of how much responsibility someone held who had "just followed orders."
Part of our discussions will be to discuss concept of guilt by association and how German's felt after the war.
- Eric Rubinoff, seventh grade instructor
Fourth Grade Mock Wedding is coming!
Our Fourth Grade Mock Wedding is scheduled for March 22 at 11:30 am. Auf Ruf was during the 3rd and 4t grade Shabbat Service on March 13 at 7:30 pm.
Parents and students are welcome to join us for the ketubah signing and wedding.
Temple Beth Or PTO Collection for African Refugees in Dayton
Temple Beth Or PTO is collecting new or gently used cleaning supplies (brooms, sponges, etc.) for the African refugees in Dayton.
During the month of March, please bring in what you can to the collection boxes in each classroom. Thank you!
Mitzvah Opportunity
Our friends at David’s Church are in need of childcare providers for their Easter Services on Sunday, April 12, 2009. There are two services, one at 9 am and one at 10:45 am. Volunteers would need to arrive 15 to 20 minutes before the service. We need between 4-6 individuals for each service.
If you can assist, please contact Marvin Miller at 641-5374 or by e-mail at srmmem@aol.com.
Check us out on Flickr!
There are lots of fun things going on at TBO Religious School on Sunday mornings. Don't miss a moment of it - view our photostream at Flickr today by clicking here.
Even better, why not join us next Sunday and linger over a cup of coffee and a bagel at Cafe Or, or some good study in Rabbi Chessin's Tanakh study group (10:30 am)?
