The Upstander Ripple Effect with Julie Dellecave and students from Winton Hills Academy

Thousands of students come through our doors every year here at the Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center. One special class wrote books about being upstanders. 

“You have to know not to judge the book by his cover, you have to actually go in depth to their into their character, into their heart.” - McKenzie Williams, Winton Hills Academy student 

Julie Dellecave brought her class of 6th graders to visit us, and learn more about upstanders. Upstanders are people who stand up for themselves and others against injustice. After their visit, the class took the lesson a step further and formed small groups to write books based on their experiences. 

In the book My Kind a boy travels the world to find people like him. He realizes everyone can be "his kind" if he accepts them.  Watch the students narrate My Kind  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RIOVTwSecaMrMi3ihv-qRGz0YhiuMiNt/view  In the book Human the main character is a nameless human who reflects on how people often harm each other. The authors remind us to lift each other up.  Watch the students narrate Human https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UfH5CSjnmv2dkz-tyeIvDOFzy31h5Zh_/view   

This episode is part of the Cynthia & Harold Guttman Center for Storytelling. Subscribe so you don’t miss an episode. https://www.youtube.com/@holocaustandhumanity  

Our thanks to the Mayerson Family Foundation and the VIA Institute on Character for their support of this series.   
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