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      When Never  Again Starts to Feel Like Again...



      MorseLife “Next Generations Holocaust Living


      Learning Experience” Teaches Resonating Lessons




         This year, three-                                                                                 promoting the importance of social justice and tolerance
      quarters of a century                                                                                through the lessons learned from the Holocaust. Available
      after the Holocaust, The                                                                             to 5th through 12th-grade classrooms, universities and
      United Nations General                                                                               youth organizations, programs feature diverse interactive
      Assembly adopted a                                                                                   lessons with Holocaust Survivors and their descendants
      resolution that condemns                                                                             sharing their experiences. Participants learn the effects of
      the denial and distortion                                                                            hate speech and “real-life” tools on how to quickly identify
      of  the  Holocaust.  Co-                                                                             and help reset inflammatory judgments and narratives, so
      authored by 71 countries                                                                             that kindness, empathy, respect and unity prevail locally,
      a r o u n d  t h e   g l o b e                                                                       nationally and globally.
      and passed without                                                                                      Studying the Holocaust provides opportunities to inspire
      opposition or abstention,                         MorseLife NEXT GENERATIONS Holocaust Living Learning   students with stories of courage, overcoming adversity,
      this validated that the                           Experience brings Holocaust Survivors into the classroom to   resilience, and honorable behavior. These lessons illustrate
      failure to recognize and                          share their own experiences to bear witness to this watershed   the precious advantages of living in a diverse and cohesive
      understand the tragic                             moment in world history.                           society, free of bigotry, hate, and intolerance. The MorseLife
      scope of this genocide is                                                                            NEXT  GENERATIONS  Holocaust  Living  Learning
      dangerous to all humanity.  Keith Myers and Nancy                                                    Experience curriculum topics may include:
      As the current example in  Dershaw of the MorseLife NEXT                                             • The dangers of bullying;
      Ukraine continues to play  GENERATIONS Holocaust                                                     • How to manage peer pressure;
      out on television and is  Living Learning Experience,                                                • The importance of active listening skills;
      discussed at dinner tables,  professional staff and docents                                          • Diversity and embracing our differences;
      at social and spiritual  draw on the context of history,                                             • Appropriate responses to the language of hate;
      gatherings, complaisance  its signature age-appropriate                                              • How much is six million?
      is now understood as an  curriculum model and                                                        • Decisive moments in history, such as Kristallnacht;
      affront to humanity–our  “compassion-based” activities                                               • The importance of annual remembrance days;
      own, and others.      help to mitigate hate, bigotry,                                                • Keeping the promise to Never Forget.
         Sadly, as confirmed by  and bullying while promoting                                                 To learn more or request programming, contact Leigh
      the Conference on Jewish  the importance of social justice                                           Routman, Director, MorseLife NEXT GENERATIONS
      Material Claims Against  and tolerance.                                                              Holocaust  Living  Learning  Experience,  Lroutman@
                                                         Learning history, empathy and compassion through first-  morselife.org, (561) 668-5961.
                                                         hand storytelling and an arts curriculum were at the core of
                                                         MorseLife NEXT GENERATIONS Holocaust Living Learning
                                                         Experience Butterfly Project during which 8,000 tiles were
                                                         painted by children in the District of Palm Beach County
                                                         Schools from January to May.



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      student participating in the MorseLife NEXT GENERATIONS
      Holocaust Living Learning Experience Butterfly Project in
      grades 5-12 was given a story of a child lost before the student                                        Editor ........................................................................   Nils  A. Shapiro
      began a tile in their memory.                                                                         Photography By ........................................................   Jon Ricco

      Germany, “If these trends continue for another generation,
      the crucial lessons from this terrible part of history will be   Lessons learned from the Holocaust and those who bear   Editorial copy appearing herewith is not necessarily the viewpoint of
      lost.” Governments, survivors, historians and educators   witness cultivates generations of up-standers to bullying,   Seabreeze Publications of Central Florida. Most editorial copy is created by
      have made extraordinary efforts to document history. Yet,   hate and bigotry.                         the homeowners and is edited by their appointed editor.
      despite this, the reframing of the Holocaust is gaining
      traction, the percentage of Holocaust deniers growing, and   to MorseLife’s NOW for Holocaust Survivors Initiative
      the number of anti-Semitic attacks is increasing.  that  supports  Holocaust  survivors  and  their  families
         Through  a  professional  staff,  trained  and  qualified   with needed services to ensure their dignity and optimal
      Holocaust  Living  Learning  Experience  docents,  and  a   independence,” explains President and CEO of MorseLife
      speakers bureau of Holocaust survivors and children of   Keith A. Myers. “In our efforts to eradicate bigotry, hatred,
      Holocaust survivors, the MorseLife NEXT GENERATIONS   and Antisemitism, we gain valuable perspective and draw   Seabreeze Publications
      Holocaust  Living  Learning  Experience  (LLE)  presents   inspiration from the testimonies, insights and resilience
      life-changing  lessons  learned  from  the  Holocaust.  By   of those who survived and in the memory of those who        Publisher
      sharing the unfiltered experiences of those persecuted, the   perished.”                                                 M. Sean Reid
      programing profoundly impacts those who may be hearing      The NOW Initiative, which began in 2020, provides             J. Reid
      stories of the Holocaust for the first time or correct damaging   Holocaust Survivors with in-home healthcare services,
      misperceptions  gained  through  inaccurate  information.   nutritious meals, medical assessment, care management,         Sales
      As the benchmark, skilled-based program in Palm Beach   medication management and skilled nursing.           Tom English, Laura Berrio, Bret McCormick
      County, the LLE teaches the effects of hate speech and the      “The Holocaust Living Learning Experience, featuring
      importance of social justice and tolerance.       its NEXT GENERATIONS signature educational model,           Production Manager   Lee Nostrant
       Encouraging and Empowering All to be Up-Standers  offers a legacy promise to Survivors and their families.
         The  MorseLife  NEXT  GENERATIONS  Holocaust   This model grows, imbeds and perpetuates critical, candid         Production Department
      Living Learning Experience presents a variety of educational   education that can transform conversations for generations   Elaine Donholt • Ruth Nekoranec • Katie Heystek
      programs and formats that are personal, accessible,   to  come,”  shared  Nancy  Dershaw,  founder  of  NEXT   Sherry Whalon • Dianne Strout •  Karen Kalisz
      informative and inspiring to schools, universities, summer   GENERATIONS, who is the daughter of two Holocaust
      camp programs, associations, nonprofit organizations,   survivors. “By sharing the resonating lessons learned     All rights reserved. Reproduction or utilization of these contents in any
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      that encourages and empowers each to become effective up-  memory and honor… one that eradicates bigotry and
      standers instead of bystanders. In addition, the LLE provides   prevents man’s inhumanity to man from happening again.”  www.seabreezepublications.com
      a showcase of events that are virtual and live throughout      Age-Appropriate Lessons Available to Public/Private   1102 W. Indiantown Rd., Suite 5, Jupiter, FL 33458
      the year. These events are presented by experts, authors and   Schools, Summer Camps, Youth Organizations. Using the
      artists, and are available to the general public.   context of history, the MorseLife NEXT GENERATIONS           (561) 746-3244
         “The classroom and university education, and the   age-appropriate curriculum and “compassion-based”          FAX (561) 746-2509
      showcase programming components, are ideal complements   activities help to mitigate hate, bigotry and bullying while
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