St. Francis of Assisi eighth graders in front of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, joined by their teacher Fred Whittaker, back row left; front row, left, Fred Gross and Cantor David Lipp and Principal Steve Frommeyer, back row, right.
I tell my story in the museum’s white room, the three empty canvases behind the students making a powerful statement about what was lost.
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School visits USHMM
This video is part of a larger work which was created by middle school students from St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School, Louisville, Kentucky.
At right, Fred Whittaker prepares
students for their visit to the
museum. He challenges his
students to strive for excellence
and inspires them to act with
compassion in every aspect of
their lives. His mantra to his
students: Be a witness.
Be peace. Be change.
Mr. Whittaker created a
Holocaust studies curriculum
covering the destructive power
of hate, and the events leading to
the Holocaust, with a yearly visit to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum accompanied by Holocaust survivors.
