Second Year
Suspend Judgement is the greatest thing I've ever been a part of. Under every module, I've found teachings of compassion, humility, and love that have not only shaped my understanding of history, but helped me reflect on what my role in the world is right now. In the program, we've been taught to question everything, to delve into the confronting parts of Holocaust education that we want to hide away from, and to suspend our judgement so we can explore what being a messenger requires from us.
- A student’s reflections
Module 6
Choices
Students are confronted with the idea that the perpertrators of the Holocaust made a conscious choice to do so, as well as the Jewish people themselves, choosing to live.
Module 7
Denial
Students discuss the confronting fact that Holocaust Denial is a real thing, and discuss how a human being could deny such an event that impacted and continues to impact millions of people’s lives.
Module 8
Resistance
Students learn about the hope in the Holocaust; the Resistance movements that inspired young people to speak out and act against the Nazi regime, despite facing severe punishment for doing so.
Module 9
Trials
Students explore the challenge of prosecuting the people responsible for the mass crimes committed against the Jewish identity, as well as the wider world during the implementation of Hitler’s Final Solution.
Module 10
Life
Students discuss the liberation of the camps, and the challenge of facing the ‘return to normal life’ for Jewish people. Students hear stories and listen to survivor’s experiences and life after the Holocaust.