June 3, 2025: Ms. Siena Townes, History Teacher, Bayonne High School Our virtual session with Simone was a profoundly moving experience—one that my students are still talking about weeks later. As a high school history teacher, it’s rare to see a room of teenagers so completely captivated and emotionally engaged,
October 12, 2015: Executive Director, Center for Diversity Education, Asheville, NC To whom it may concern: The video and accompanying 56-page study guide “Jehovah’s Witnesses Stand Firm Against Nazi Assault” is a valuable classroom tool for the study of the Holocaust in grades 6-12. While teachers and students are sometimes
February 21, 2014: Youth Services Director, Basalt Regional Library, Basalt, CO To whom it may concern: The Basalt Regional Library sponsored a special author visit for our community with Simone Arnold Liebster by Skype on Monday, January 20, 2014. It was a tremendous success with more than 80 people of
February 3, 2013: Sr. Adjunct Professor of History,Atlantic Cape Community College, Cape May Court House, NJ I have been a teacher of Holocaust/Genocide Studies for over 30 of my 37 years as an educator. I have always believed in the importance of helping my students to recognize the chronology of
October 24, 2012: Language Arts Teacher,Wawasee Middle School, Syracuse, IN I am an 8th grade language arts teacher in Syracuse, Indiana. My classes have recently had the incredible opportunity to meet with Simone Liebster via Skype. Prior to our “visit” with Simone, Mr. and Mrs. Keller visited the classrooms to
December 12, 2011: Social Studies Teacher, Thurgood Marshall Learning Center, Rock Island, Illinois Linda Golden, Rock Island, Illinois Dear Mrs. Liebster, I am writing to thank you for visiting our school via Skype. The excitement of going to France, if only vicariously, was quite an adventure. More importantly, your willingness
July 12, 2010: Senior Historian, Facing History and Ourselves, Brookline, Massachusetts Mary Johnson, Ph.D., Brookline, Massachusetts For several years I have worked with Diana Zientek at a summer institute for teachers at Columbia College in Columbia, South Carolina. Before this year Diana did a spectacular lesson on resistance and the
December 22, 2009: English Teacher, Northrop High School, Fort Wayne, Indiana Carrie Moden, Fort Wayne, Indiana In November, 2009, my English class was reading the book Night by Elie Wiesel. The students really enjoyed the book. After reading the book, I invited a friend, who is very knowledgeable about Jehovah
December 12, 2008: Rivermont Collegiate, Bettendorf, Iowa TECHNOLOGY LINKS STUDENTS TO HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR On Monday, December 1, Ms. Weber’s Holocaust class participated in a video conference using the Promethean board with Holocaust survivor Simone Arnold-Liebster. Mrs. Liebster resides in France and has written a book that the class read called