World History
Remembering Herbert Zipper
Herbert Zipper was a Holocaust survivor who became a renowned music educator. There are several good sites about him on the web.
These include:
In Memoriam: Herbert Zipper - This is an article from the
USC Trojan Family Magazine. It is in memory of Herbert Zipper who was a
USC School of Performing Arts faculty member. It includes comments on the Oscar-nominated documentary
Never Give Up: The 20th Century Odyssey of Herbert Zipper.
Herbert Zipper Biography - This is a biography of the conductor Herbert Zipper, a Holocaust survivor known for organizing a clandestine orchestra while jailed in a concentration camp. It features details on his life in the USA as he advocated for community arts and music education.
Crossroads School: The Herbert Zipper Archive - This site contains the personal papers, letters, books, pictures, music scores, recordings, artworks, and memorabilia of Herbert Zipper. Archive materials include the original manuscript of Dachau Song.
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Presidential Approval
Presidential Approval. I have been subscribing to The Week for several months now. It is a weekly magazine which collects news reports and editorials from around the world. It is similar to many sites on the Web except it lacks Google Adsense ads and...
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The Center For Holocaust And Genocide Studies At The University Of Minnesota
The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at the University of Minnesota - A database of relevant books and articles that can be searched by author or subject related to the study of the holocaust and contemporary genocide and teaching about the subject....
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'i Helped Goering Escape Hangman'
'I helped Goering escape hangman.' Has the mysterious death of infamous Nazi war criminal Goering been solved? How did he get the cyanide that allowed him to cheat the gallows hours before his scheduled execution? This report from the Times of...
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"remember Our Faces"--teaching About The Holocaust.
"Remember Our Faces"--Teaching about the Holocaust. This is an essay which looks at ways the Holocaust can be taught in classrooms.
From the site:
A Holocaust survivor recently implored social studies teachers to "remember our faces." This becomes...
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George H. W. Bush
George H. W. Bush This is a nice biography of the first President Bush. From the site: George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12 , 1924 ) was the 41st President of the United States ( 1989 - 1993 ). Previously, he served as director of the CIA in 1976...
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