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ing about how Jewish people overcame
antisemitism; watching movies or read-
ing stories about children like Anne
Frank, who experienced the Holocaust;
understanding hate speech; and visiting
a local Holocaust museum.
The Girl Scouts were
also asked to brain-
storm ways to create
social change,
paint a rock
with positive
images or words
to keep on a
desk or drawer
as a reminder
of being kind
to others, and
complete acts of
kindness for family
members or neighbors.
Each participant was given a
list of activities to choose from
and were required to complete
anywhere from four-to-eight activities,
depending on their grade.
“The Holocaust was started by blam-
ing a group of people,” Beach describes.
“I thought that could be used as a les-
son and applied to discrimination in
our current society.”
In addition to winning an award for
her program, Beach says she received
an overwhelmingly positive response
from participants.
“A lot of people said that they learned
things that they didn’t know,” she
recalls.
TEACHING THE YOUNGEST
GENERATIONS
It’s a topic that’s especially important
for her age group, Beach says, because
she feels the Holocaust is not under-
stood in detail.
“They know something, but they
don’t,” she says of youth in her gener-
ation. “They know what is taught in
their history classes, rather than
how it started and the facts
about what people went
through, how they felt
and what they expe-
rienced.”
To research her
project, Beach read
numerous books
to better under-
stand the moment
in time. Rosenberg
also helped her
gather informa-
tion and find the right
resources.
“It’s something that’s import-
ant to me,” Beach says about the
Holocaust. “I want people to
know about it, too.”
Teaching the lessons of the
Holocaust, however, was the core build-
ing block of the Girl Scouts project.
“We decided to make it more generic
than just about the Holocaust because
we’re seeing so much hate going on,”
Rosenberg says of the recent rise in
antisemitism and hate against the Asian
community, among others. “I was very
excited to work with Emma.”
SOLVING ANTISEMITISM AND
RACISM IS A GROUP EFFORT
Experiencing the “Stop Hate! Lessons to
Learn from the Holocaust” presentation
left participants moved, particularly
Rosenberg. “I was so impressed with
this 14-year-old,” she recalls. “She ran
a Zoom [meeting] all by herself, pre-
senting this to other Girl Scouts. It was
amazing.”
Even the Anti-Defamation League,
or ADL, was “blown away” by the pre-
sentation, continues Rosenberg, who
shared the project with people in her
network. “They were beyond them-
selves.”
Though Rosenberg helped guide
Beach through the project, she gives all
credit to the teen.
“This is really Emma’s work,”
Rosenberg says. “To think that a
14-year-old girl wants to utilize the
Holocaust to stop hate … that’s so
important.”
The biggest lesson to learn from
the project, Rosenberg believes, is the
power of working together. “I want the
Jewish community to know that we
can’t solve antisemitism ourselves.”
Brenda Rosenberg
Project