Author: Dede Harris

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2011-06-01

Total Pages: 30

ISBN-13: 9781463656256

"In sharing your personal testimony as survivor of the Holocaust you have granted future generations the opportunity to experience a personal connection with history. Thanks you for your invaluable contribution, your strength and your generosity of Spirit" -Steven Spielberg, Director of Shindler's List. "This gripping first person account of a child caught in the horror of the Holocaust is a testament to the enduring resilience of faith and the ability of the human spirit to rebound from tremendous adversity. I highly recommend Sammy: Child Survivor of the Holocaust to educators who are look ing for material that will have impact with middle-age students."-Dr.Cozette Buckney, Chief Education Officer. Chicago Public Schools. "A story of hope and courage." - Ernest W. Michel, World Gathering Jewish Holocaust Survivors, and author of "Promises To Keep: One Man's Journey Against Incredible Odds. "I can't tell you how important your talk to our students was to me! The art of your stories and power of their depth from within you was a permanent gift to me" - Dr. Henry Shreibman, Board of Jewish Education of Chicago. "Sam book completes a circle filled with love and pain, triumph, memories, and lessons for the future-Susan Stamberg, National Public Radio and author of Talk: NPR's Susan Stamberg Considers All Things. "I believe that all of us have something tremendously important to learn from his story. The language is clean and simple, and the story of survivor against all odds is one that resonates through the ages. On behalf of generations of school-children to come, thank you, Sam Harris for the gift of this gripping story" - Dr. Glen W. McGee Illinois State Superintendent of Education. "Sam, I wept with you, I rejoiced with you. I rallied behind your positive, can do attitude" - Richard Gillis, President of Capital Programs Advisory Group. Listening to someone who experienced such as significant historical event is a powerful teaching tool" - Alan R. Church, Principal This Teacher's Guide is divided into chapters corresponding to the chapters in SAMMY: Child Survivor Of the Holocaust. Each segment includes a brief synopsis of the chapter; suggested questions for classroom discussion and exercises suitable for in-class work or for homework. SAMMY: Child Survivor of the Holocaust and the accompany Teacher's Guide are suitable for children in sixth through ninth grade.