Education

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

October 3, 2007: Holocaust Studies Program Planner, The School District of Palm Beach County, Florida Dear Mr. & Mrs. Liebster: I want to thank you and your foundation for creating the Who Am I? exhibit. As it travels through our district from school to school, I’m getting only positive feedback