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Kelly Feinstein-Johnson replied to the topic Pearl and Krug in the forum Looking at Perl & Krug: due JUNE 15 (or earlier) 1 year, 2 months ago
I would love to hear more about your experiences with these exchange programs!
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Kelly Feinstein-Johnson replied to the topic Perl and Krug in the forum Looking at Perl & Krug: due JUNE 15 (or earlier) 1 year, 2 months ago
I had very similar reactions to both authors, too. Operating in the changing political and educational landscape in the US, I was struck by Perl’s comment that silence was the worst part of fascism (can’t find the page). What I feel like I face in my community is that empowerment to do harm to others w/o few consequences is the worst part of fascism.
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Kelly Feinstein-Johnson replied to the topic Comparing Pearl and Krug in the forum Looking at Perl & Krug: due JUNE 15 (or earlier) 1 year, 2 months ago
I’m also interested in the difference of perspectives between the authors and see it as related to their positions as 2nd generation vs. 3rd generation. Although the Holocaust is personal for both authors, their historical relationship to it is strikingly different. Characteristic of 2nd generation accounts who face the silence of parents and grew…[Read more]
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Kelly Feinstein-Johnson started the topic 5 Chimneys and Gender and the Holocaust in the forum Five Chimneys 2023 Summer Seminar Responses – OPTIONAL 1 year, 2 months ago
This was my first time reading “5 Chimneys” and I was deeply touched by Lengyel’s account. I am interested in how gender shaped peoples’ experiences before, during, and after the Holocaust. Lengyel’s position as an upper middle class, assimilated Jewish woman, daughter, mother, and medical professional deeply affected the challenges she…[Read more]
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Kelly Feinstein-Johnson started the topic I think I am Margaret – reflections on "On Austrian Soil" in the forum On Austrian Soil 2023 Summer Seminar Responses: due MAY 30 1 year, 2 months ago
This is my first time reading anything like “On Austrian Soil”. As a historian, I have tended to focus on historical (cultural, social) approaches to the Holocaust and am only now turning more to the pedagogy and experiences teaching about the Holocaust. It was an honest account that drew back the curtain of who we are as professional educators to…[Read more]
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Kelly Feinstein-Johnson replied to the topic "On Austrian Soil" in the forum On Austrian Soil 2023 Summer Seminar Responses: due MAY 30 1 year, 2 months ago
Lisa – Your response really stuck with me. I’m also teaching in an environment where a chunk of the students/parents have been actively targeting my school, our admin, and teachers like myself. I look forward to talking more with you about your experiences. – Kelly
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Kelly Feinstein-Johnson started the topic Response to "Belonging" in the forum Belonging 2023 Summer Seminar Responses: due JUNE 8 (or earlier) 1 year, 3 months ago
I was deeply impressed with Nora Krug’s Belonging on several different levels.
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I’m a huge fan of graphic novels and Belonging effectively utilizes the format to create a unique and intimate narrative. Small choices like the use of graphite font and elements of a scrapbook create a more inviting and intimate memoir than a text-only ver…[Read more] -
Kelly Feinstein-Johnson started the topic Cheers from the Mile High in the forum 2023 Summer Seminar Participant Introductions: due MAY 15 1 year, 4 months ago
Greetings! My name is Kelly Feinstein-Johnson and I hail from just outside of Denver/Boulder, Colorado. I’m looking forward to meeting everyone in person and getting to spend sometime on the lower east side. My family settled there when they immigrated in 1905 and opened a grocery on 59 Sheriff St, near East River Park.
I have a PhD in European…[Read more]
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