We are starting Night today in the 10th grade.One of the students‘ tasks is to explain what they think the quotes on this Preface Work paper, as well as chose their own quote.
My choice to explain: “‘The opposite of love is not hate, it‘s indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it‘s indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it‘s indifference. And the opposite of life, is mot death, it‘s i difference.”‘ Timely read. #resistance
pick#OffMyShelf “Banned book”
In 2022 A Tennessee school district banned this Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic memoir about the Holocaust due to “inappropriate language” and an illustration of a nude woman.
Spiegelman‘s parents were both survivors of Auschwitz. This memoir is his father‘s story and also coming to terms with their relationship; a child of survivors. I‘m not a fan of graphic novels, I find them hard to parse. But this was powerful.
#Bookrelated
Today‘s section in our #TreeADay reading. My question to you is if you have read the tagged book, any factual history or historical fiction set during WWII how you cannot see the parallels from that time to this? What is keeping you from recognizing how our freedoms are being taken away piece by piece? It is happening again and you are not only cheering for it you are praising God for it. God help us all.
pick4.25⭐️ Really liked the book. While the book read a bit simplistic, it was very well written. The story flowed well and I enjoyed the story as well. #2025 #biographicalfiction #historicalfiction #fiction #wwii #holocaust #bookclub
pickNot only recounting an experience in Monowitz-Buna, a work camp in the Auschwitz complex, but an examination of the dehumanization that we are capable of...both from the peretrator and the victim.
“In every part of the world, wherever you begin by denying the fundamental liberties of mankind, and equality among people, you move towards the concentration-camp system, and it is a road on which it is difficult to halt.“ - Primo Levi
pickIt‘s surprising to me this was only recently translated to English given what an important addition it is to Holocaust history and memoirs. Debreczeni not only provides more insight into the concentration camps, he sheds light on the hierarchical structure that was present there. A difficult read but one I am glad I did as I continue to educate myself on the past.
#holocaust #hungary #wwii
This is my current read. My husband asked me if it‘s not too depressing to read. I replied that it‘s deeply sad, but what depresses me now is the current situation in my country (USA). I‘m reading this book as the history it is.
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― Elie Wiesel 2d