parents in 1938 and how much her life was affected by nazi -ism, but in such a different way then ellie giselle. i think history provides structure in which we can then go in depth into individual experience. i think one thing one does not want to do in teaching something as complex as the holocaust and other similar topics whether you talk about what occurred in darfur or wherever is to overwhelm with the magnitude of it. i think we look at a screen and we see the bodies as the footage that came out of from bougainville men and other camps and often our first response is to say, that is horrible and there's nothing i can do about it. i think what we really want to do is teach in a way that connects into the jewel and experience that makes you feel that by being a dedicated, involved citizen of the world you can make a difference. i see my role as an educator, it is to try to mentor students so when possible they can connect with silver -- survivors. they not only learn all the norms of different stories that make up the hc