I love the way you handle these questions with so much grace and honesty and integrity. May the students --- and all of us! --- continue to learn and grow
Amazing story. I hear from my husband who is a non-Jew of German descent (and loves the Jewish culture) his empathy for the young German soldiers that were forced to fight in WWII.
I am reminded of the need for those soldiers to get drunk as a skunk at night to survive what they were mandated to do by their Nazi bosses. I see there is a need to empathize with both sides , as abhorrent as that may seem, as we see the young people of the world , empathizing with the plight of young Gaza children. The biggest existential threat we are all experiencing is winning the hearts and minds of the young generation. Sinwar wanted this war on video, he got it, to demonize Israel. I think including/framing current events into your presentation, is likely the most challenging, but clearly the most important part of your job. With all my respect and support, Jody
I really believe that spending time interrogating the experiences of those German soldiers is critical right now. They have insight and a warning for us that we all need to sit with.
I love the way you handle these questions with so much grace and honesty and integrity. May the students --- and all of us! --- continue to learn and grow
Yes -- and may us adults always remember that we remain students for our whole lives to those younger and older than us.
Amazing story. I hear from my husband who is a non-Jew of German descent (and loves the Jewish culture) his empathy for the young German soldiers that were forced to fight in WWII.
I am reminded of the need for those soldiers to get drunk as a skunk at night to survive what they were mandated to do by their Nazi bosses. I see there is a need to empathize with both sides , as abhorrent as that may seem, as we see the young people of the world , empathizing with the plight of young Gaza children. The biggest existential threat we are all experiencing is winning the hearts and minds of the young generation. Sinwar wanted this war on video, he got it, to demonize Israel. I think including/framing current events into your presentation, is likely the most challenging, but clearly the most important part of your job. With all my respect and support, Jody
I really believe that spending time interrogating the experiences of those German soldiers is critical right now. They have insight and a warning for us that we all need to sit with.