ASHAR Launches Names, Not Numbers
01/20/2022 08:29:01 AM
ASHAR eighth-graders have begun work on the school's annual Names, Not Numbers Holocaust studies curriculum. Names, Not Numbers is a project which bequeaths the memories, stories, and lessons of the Holocaust to students. On Thursday, January 13, Malka Millman, senior editor of the Monsey Mevaser, shared interview techniques with the students as an introduction to the program. Students gained an understanding of the importance of asking open-ended questions and allowing the interview to be guided by the interviewee instead of the assumptions an interviewer might go into the process with.
Over the course of the year, students will research, interview, film, edit, and produce their own documentaries with Holocaust survivors. At the end of the unit of study, eighth-graders will work together to produce a professional-grade documentary of interviews with survivors telling their individual stories.
