Stones of Remembrance
The Stones of Remembrance Project is an annual activity, sponsored by The Breman, the Lillian and Al Weinberg Center for Holocaust Education, Eternal-Life Hemshech, and the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta that memorializes the 1.5 million Jewish children who were killed during the Holocaust. Students from public and private elementary, middle, and high schools in metro Atlanta are invited to participate. They are given an actual murdered child’s first and last name, the date and place of birth, and the date and place of death. They write this information on a specially-prepared stone, and decorate it using permanent markers. The stone then becomes a unique memorial to that child’s life. Once the stone is completed, students are encouraged to write a short reflection to help them process their participation in the project. Their reflection can be open-ended or more guided using four questions they are provided. The stones are then either displayed as a Holocaust memorial on their school grounds, at The Breman, or each student can take their stone home and place it in a special location of their choosing.
This year a total of fifteen schools participated in the project. Of this number, the following schools and teachers opted to share their students’ reflections. Atlanta Jewish Academy (AJA) grades 5-8, Teachers: Ron Einhorn, Tamar Baba Kraus, Topaz Goren, Tysha Morris, and Shivi Speilman. Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School (HIES) grade 7, Teacher: Maureen Danzig. The Lovett School grade 6, Teachers: Kelly Lecceardone and Symphony Romaine. Temple Sinai grade 6, Teacher: Shana Wilons.
Reflections committee members, Charles Hacker, Ann Podber, and Jeannette Zukor are pleased to share with you some selected examples of both the open-ended and guided responses available to download below.
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