Calling all library books . . . come home, we need you! Do you have a CEEBJ library book that hasn’t made its way back? Please return it at your earliest convenience so that we can ensure that all congregants have the opportunity to enjoy the materials that our resource center has to offer. Questions? Feel free to contact the Lifelong Learning Office at 228-7545, ext. 11. Thanks!
Purpose of the Project
6 Million Pages is a project designed to promote the integration of Holocaust Education and
Literacy.
It is a project created to demonstrate the power of reading for understanding an era in history challenged by war, economic unrest, and intolerance of diversity.
It is a project to foster an awareness of quality literature for children and adults.
It is a project to encourage REMEMBRANCE.
Note From the Project Developer
After teaching many courses on aspects of the Holocaust centered on using literature as a guide for understanding aspects of the Holocaust, I discovered the work of students and teachers at Whitwell Middle School in Tennessee. The result of their studies was the building of a Children's Holocaust Museum, which I visited on a steamy August morning. Standing and looking at their butterfly mosaics I challenged myself to do something that would promote Holocaust education, develop literacy in children, and encourage reading for all ages. While taking pictures around Whitwell the idea of reading 6 Million Pages came to me. I pitched the idea to a few people, and let the project come to life. I cannot predict when the 6 Million Page mark will be reached. I only hope that it is so all readers may pause to whisper: “Never Again.”
Dr. Susie JANS-THOMAS
Professor of Education
Mount Mary College
2900 N. Menomonee River Pkwy
Milwaukee, WI 53222
Phone: 414.258.4810 ext.- 315 Fax: 414.256.0172
Email: jansthos@mtmary.edu
Suggested Readings to Start Your Involvement
If you would like a comprehensive bibliography please contact Dr. Susie Jans-Thomas.
- The Book Thief, Markus Zusak
- The Boy In Stpiped Pajamas, James Boyne
- Night, Elie Wiesel
- The Cracow Ghetto Pharmacy, Tadeusz Pankiewicz
- Rena's Promise, Rena Kornreich Gellissen
- All But My Life, Gerda Weissman Klein
- In My Brother's Image, Eugene L. Pogany
- Hana's Suitcase, Karen Levine
- Milkweed, Jerry Spinelli
- In the Mouth of the Wolf, Rose Zar
- I Have Lived a Thousand Years, Livia Bitton- Jackson
How to Participate
- Begin by reading anything related to the Holocaust. Even a one-page newspaper article will assist In meeting the goal.
- Submit your Name, Title of Reading Material, and the Number of pages read to: Dr. Susie Jans-Thomas via email - jansthos@mtmary.edu or use the land mail address provided on this brochure.
- You will be assigned a Reader Number and all additional submissions will be added to the ledger using your assigned Reader Number.
- Once you have made an initial entry, you may then submit pages from any previous readings you have completed related to the Holocaust. For example, if you have taken a course on the Holocaust you may submit all book titles and pages you were required to read. Further, each time you complete an additional reading simply submit the Title and Page Count using your Reader Number, and the pages will be recorded to the cumulative total.
Classroom Teachers
If you would like your class to participate, you may submit the total number of pages read by everyone.
OR
You may submit the first names of each student with the Titles and Page Numbers. Each student will be assigned a Reader Number and may continue submitting on an individual basis.