The Program
Program Summary
Students learn first-hand about the Holocaust through the production of their own oral history documentary.
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Students conduct oral history interviews
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Students preserve first hand testimonials
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Students form intergenerational connections
Curriculum
Preparation:
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Interviewing techniques
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Oral history
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Documentary film tools
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Internet research
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Editing
Advisors:
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Throughout the program, professionals - journalists, filmmakers and Holocaust survivors - advise, guide and prepare the students for the interviews.
Interviews:
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Each group of students conducts a one-hour interview with a Holocaust survivor or a World War II veteran
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These small segments of the history of WWII and its aftermath are preserved via digital media
The Documentary:
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In addition to the student-created documentary, the filmmaker produces a mini-documentary entitled Names, Not Numbers®: A Movie in the Making" that details the entire year-long program.
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A culminating event is organized, which honors the interviewees and showcases the students' work via the mini-documentary