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SHELLI DORFMAN
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sensed by students, is a volunteer
endeavor. The committee meets during
lunch, after school and on weekends,
n 1994, Berkley High School
for no academic credit, Maples says.
sophomore Joshua Hearshen
As a founder of the Holocaust edu-
confronted his history teacher
cation program, Maples was accepted
with a serious concern. Mary Jo
to be a Mandel Teacher Fellow of the
Maples remembers him
U.S. Holocaust
telling her, "There is not
Memorial Museum in
Clockwise from top left:
enough Holocaust educa-
Washington, D.C. —
tion here, and we need to Rene Lichtman: Berkley High a teacher-education
School Holocaust Museum
do more."
program that helped
donor
and program speaker.
Maples, now retired,
her prepare to oversee
Collected letters and photos
was then chairwoman of
the Berkley program.
from Berkley High School's
the school's history
She retired in 1996,
Holocaust Museum.
department as well as a
after 37 years at
World Studies teacher.
Berkley High, but
Samantha Ashley of
She took her student's
returned to the school
Huntington Woods works
words to heart.
with adviser Mary Jo Maples. this year to once again
"Normally, it takes
advise the committee.
Dayna Frenkel of Oak Park,
more than five students
Next week, the
Shira Stoorman of
and a teacher to develop a
Berkley
High School
Huntington Woods and Lia
program," she says, but
Holocaust
education
Wolock of Royal Oak work
the Berkley High School
committee will lead a
on museum items.
Holocaust education pro-
series of student-orga-
gram, now in its fifth
nized and student-cre-
year, has become part of the school's
ated educational events for freshmen
regular curriculum.
U.S. History classes; each of the daily
The program, organized and pre-
events will run an hour.
Committee chairwoman Samantha
Shelli Dorfman can be reached at
Ashley, 18, of Huntington Woods says
(248) 354-6060, ext. 246, or by e-mail
Holocaust education has become "part
at sdorfman@thejewishnews.com
of the required curriculum so every-

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