EntertainerandtheDybbuk_Cover
This year I plan to read all the GA Book Award Nominees and provide a “one stop” resource for teachers who would like to use these books in their classrooms. I will be posting links to author Web sites, teacher’s guides, and related Web links. I hope to make this an unbiased resource, so I will not be providing my own review of the books–other than recommending it as a read aloud (or not).
The Entertainer and the Dybbuk
by: Sid Fleischman
Summary: A struggling American ventriloquist in post-World War II Europe is possessed by the mischievous spirit of a young Jewish boy killed in the Holocaust. (Includes author’s note which details the murder of over one million children by the Nazis during the 1930s and 1940s.)
Author Web Site: http://sidfleischman.com
Related Resources: Children During the Holocaust
Anne Frank Museum, Amsterdam
Online exhibits, Photos, and Information about Anne Frank and her World-Famous Diary including a 3-D Tour of Anne’s Hiding Place (The Secret Annex)
Holocaust Cybrary @ remember.org
Powerful Art by Children and Survivors as well as a Virtual Tour of Auschwitz
Teacher’s Guide to the Holocaust: Children
Produced by the FL Center for Instructional Technology (Lots of Web Resources for Teaching About the Holocaust and Children)
United States Holocaust Museum: Anne Frank
Informational Articles, Photos, and Web Links
United States Holocaust Museum: Children During the Holocaust
Informational Articles, Photos, Videos, and Web Links
Related Resources: Vaudeville
American Studies @ The University of Virginia: Vaudeville
Information about Vaudeville Performers, Audio, and Video Footage from Actual Performances, and Web Links
Library of Congress’ American Memory: American Variety Stage
Collection of Materials About American Variety Stage from 1870-1920 Including Theater Bills, Photos, Sound Recordings, and Video
Vaudeville: A History
Short Articles About Vaudeville
Related Resources: Ventriloquism
Ventriloquism During the Vaudeville Era
Historic Information and Photos of Ventriloquists from 1900-1930
Ventriloquist Video (YouTube Version)
Description: YouTube Video of Terry Fator Performance on Letterman
Please view this version of the video, as it is from the original source, if possible.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bPmwzhqEgw
Ventriloquist Video
(Version for Schools Who Cannot Access YouTube)
Description: YouTube Video of Terry Fator on Letterman
This posting of the same video is for schools who cannot access YouTube due to content filtering. Please view the video from the original source if possible.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bPmwzhqEgw
Related Resources: War Crimes Prosecution
Famous War Trials: Nuremberg Trials (Faculty Project of University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law)
Account of Trial, Chart of Defendants, Diagram of Courtroom, Transcripts and More in Easy to Read Format
Nuremberg Trials: Wikipedia
Great Article with Lots of Photos and Links
United States Holocaust Museum: War Crimes Trial
Information, Photos, Videos of Personal Narratives, Historical Film Footage and More
Read Aloud Recommendation:
Students love a good ghost story and this is no exception! Teachers will find this to be a good read aloud to use as part of a study of the Holocaust and War Crimes Trials that followed World War II.