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I Never Saw Another Butterfly
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I Never Saw Another Butterfly
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Outline
I. Experience
1. Attending a Play
2. Trimble Tech TAPS Program
3. The Scott Theater
II. Introduction
1. I Never Saw Another Butterfly
2. Director, Cast & Crew Bios
III. Enrichment
1. History of World War II
2. World War II & the United States
3. The United States Declaration of Independence
IV. Projects
1. Poem to Play
2. Time Capsule
3. Celebrate the Positive
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Experience: Attending a Play
A Theatrical Production
A play is a dramatic composition written for performance by actors on a stage, radio
or on television. The play you are going to see through Imagination For Worth is a
drama. A theatrical production is the production of a drama on the stage.
dra·ma
noun
1. a. A prose or verse composition, especially one telling
a serious story, that is intended for representation by
actors impersonating the characters and performing the
dialogue and action.
b. A serious narrative work or program for television,
radio, or the cinema.
2. Theatrical plays of a particular kind or period:
Elizabethan drama.
3. The art or practice of writing or producing dramatic
works.
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Experience: Attending a Play
What to Expect During Your Experience at the Play
• Your play will last approximately 45 minutes.
• You will be seated by ushers as you arrive at the theater.
• You will see actual FWISD student artwork on the set of the play, made
by some of the students attending “I Never Saw Another Butterfly.”
• There will be a brief question and answer session with some of the
student actors at the end of the show, so be thinking of a question you
might like to ask them.
• You will be dismissed by school to get back on your bus and return to
school after the performance.
We hope you enjoy your Imagination Fort Worth experience!
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Experience: Attending a Play
Theatre Audience Etiquette
Going to a play is a special experience, one that you will remember for a long time. A
production team puts in many long hours and a lot of hard work to present a performance for
an audience. If you keep in mind common courtesy for the performers as well as your fellow
audience members, everyone’s theatre experience will be wonderful.
A few reminders for attending the theatre:
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Stay with your group at all times and wait for the ushers to help you find your seat.
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Gum, food, drinks, or candy, are never allowed in the theatre.
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Please go to the bathroom before seating for the performance.
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TURN OFF ALL cell phones, pagers, alarms, or anything that can disturb the production.
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Lights will dim just before a performance and then go dark. Show your knowledge by
sitting quietly and calmly.
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Experience: Attending a Play
Theatre Audience Etiquette
A few reminders for attending the theatre:
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Do not talk or whisper during the performance. The actors on stage can hear you which is
why you can hear them so well.
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Keep body movements to a minimum. You can't get up and move around during the
performance.
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No taking of pictures or video recording is allowed.
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Don't leave your seat until the cast has taken their curtain call at the end. When the
performance ends, wait patiently for your group to be called upon to exit.
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Show your appreciation by clapping. The actors love to hear applause. This shows how
much you enjoyed the performance!
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Introduction: Trimble Tech TAPS Program
Trimble Tech High School
Theatre Arts Gold Seal Program Of Choice
Students from the Theatre Arts Gold Seal Program of Choice at Trimble Tech High
School will be presenting our play to you. They are students in 9th – 12th grade with a
love for theater. Trimble Tech has a special program at their school designed for the
student who seeks training in the various theatre disciplines at the high school level
in preparation for professional training in the post-secondary environment. While
general population students have an opportunity to participate in various theatre
class, productions, and activities, the Gold Seal student will have increased
opportunity for experience and contact with professionals offering them a path to a
lucrative career.
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Trimble Tech High School
Theatre Arts Gold Seal Program Of Choice
Performance studies and technical training, taught through rigorous hands on
instruction and application, offer an avenue directed towards BFA and MFA studies
once in college, leading to careers in theatre, film, television, live production, worship
production, and event development. Students will also gain a general knowledge of
the art and technology involved in the world of theatre production which can lead to
entry level positions in a wide variety of theatres, production companies, event
venues, and corporate settings.
Check out all of the Programs of Choice available at Trimble Tech
High School, including a video detailing their offerings!
http://trimbletech.fwisd.org/pages/TrimbleTech/Programs_of_Choice/Programs_of_Choice
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Trimble Tech High School
Theatre Arts Gold Seal Program Of Choice
Trimble Tech High School is uniquely positioned to offer this program. With our
location in the heart of Fort Worth, the campus hosts many events using technical
and performance students in a production capacity. Also, the campus boasts a
number of locally and nationally recognized alumni in the TV/Film/Theatre industry,
providing a host of opportunities to learn about the actual career fields studied.
Trimble Tech High School was chosen in 2012 as a featured school in the
NBC/iTheatrics “ Smash: Make a Musical” project, garnering national recognition and
our facility houses a state of the art sound and light system supporting one of the
most beautiful, classical auditoriums in Fort Worth.
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Trimble Tech High School
Theatre Arts Gold Seal Program Of Choice
Students enroll in basic classes or basic technical classes and can then choose to
follow those paths while being exposed to every facet of the world of theatre and the
exciting careers available to them. If “All the world’s a stage and all the men and
women merely players,” then you should play your “part” in the finest program
available which is located at Trimble Tech High School!
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Experience: The Scott Theater
William Edrington Scott Theater
The W. E. Scott Theatre is a public events theatre located in the Fort Worth
Community Arts Center, designed to serve Fort Worth’s performing groups. It is
named for W. E. Scott, a member of one of Tarrant County’s founding families. Upon
entering the lobby, visitors encounter a beautiful Italian chandelier eight feet in
diameter and weighing approximately 575 pounds. Highlighting the interior lobby
walls is a mural depicting the history of theatre architecture featuring Greek and
Roman theatres.
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Experience: The Scott Theater
William Edrington Scott Theater
The W. E. Scott Theatre holds up to 488 theater-goers per show. When you
enter the theater, you will find rows of seats leading all of the way down the
steps to the stage. The wonderful lay-out of this theater allows wonderful views
of the stage from any seat in the house.
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I NEVER SAW ANOTHER BUTTERFLY
-a play by Celeste Raspanti
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Play Synopsis
Based upon a true story, the play follows Raja
Englanderova’s experience as a young girl living in the
Jewish ghetto of Terezin during the Holocaust. During
this time of despair, there is a small beacon of hope for
all of the children trapped in Terezin. Her name is
Irena Synkova, and she has dedicated her life to being
a teacher for the children. She encourages them to
creatively express their feelings through drawings and
poems. The real-life compilation of the artwork from
the children of Terezin is featured in the book I Never
Saw another Butterfly, edited by Hana Volavková..
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Play Synopsis
Meanwhile, Raja also befriends a young man living in
the ghetto, Honza. Their friendship blooms despite the
danger of the Nazis discovering their relationship.
Together they unite the segregated boys’ and girls’
houses, in the form of a secret newspaper. Although
Raja’s story is permeated with loss and aguish, it is
also infused with love and hope. Journey with Raja as
she learns the only way to survive is through the
companionship forged out of this shared experience..
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“I remember Mrs. Brandeis [Irena] as a tender,
highly intelligent woman, who managed for
some hours every week to create a fairy world
for us in Terezin… a world that made us forget all
the surrounding hardships that we were not
spared despite our young ages.”
-Raja Englanderova
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The Setting of the Story
The audience will be transported back more than 60 years to Czechoslovakia, where they will
meet Irena Synkova, a devoted teacher who reached out to the children of the Terezin camp and
gave them hope. She taught them how to draw, how to read, how to add and subtract, how to
recite their alphabet and write poetry, how to laugh and sing.
After her transport number to Auschwitz was called, she wrapped her students' artwork in her
shawl and had it buried beneath the barracks for safekeeping. After the war, that artwork was
unearthed. Much of it is on display at the Holocaust Museum.
Auschwitz Concentration Camp
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The Setting of the Story
One of her students lived, Raja Englanderova. She was 12 when she entered the camp. She
watched her family and friends get deported, until nearly everyone she knew and loved died in
the camps. Her parents. Her brother. Her aunt and friends. Even the first boy she ever loved.
Our play is Raja's true story. How she learned to live day by day with the suffering of the camp.
How she learned to part with those she loved. How she strove to endure a life of poverty and
abuse. How she taught the children when her beloved teacher was sent to the extermination
camp.
During World War II, 15,000 Jewish children were sent by the Nazi Gestapo to Theresienstadt, a
former military camp also known as Terezin. This concentration camp was a stopping place for
children and adults on their way to the gas chambers in Auschwitz. When Terezin was liberated
in 1945, there were only about 100 surviving children left there. These surviving few gathered
the writings and artwork created by them, as well as others who had lived at the camp, to put
together a published book entitled I Never Saw Another Butterfly.
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The Book
Imagination Fort Worth has sent
each school attending the I Never Saw
Another Butterfly play a copy of the
book. Please share this book with all
of your 5th grade classes. Many of you
have already worked with your
students to create beautiful artwork,
poetry and stories to be included in
the set design of the play you will be
attending on October 6th and 7th.
Thank you to all who have contributed,
and we hope everyone will utilize the
book in their classroom teaching.
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Important People/Terms
Auschwitz: Concentration camp
Concentration camp: type of prison where large numbers of
people who were not soldiers were kept during World War II.
These prisoners were usually forced to live in bad conditions..
Discrimination: Treatment against a person based on the
group they belong to
The gates leading into Auschwitz
Experiment: Operation carried out under controlled
conditions
Extermination: The act of destroying
Friedl Dicker-Brandeis: [Irena] Self-designated art teacher
of the children at Terezin
Genocide: Extermination of a racial/cultural group
Ghetto: originally, a section of a city in which Jews lived; it
has come to mean a section of a city where members of any
racial group are segregated.
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Important People/Terms
Holocaust: The killing of millions of Jewish people by the Nazis
during World War II. Adolph Hitler believed that the Jewish race was
responsible for the losing of World War I, which was untrue. His
solution was to banish the Jews from society by committing
genocide.
Liberation: Gaining equal rights for a particular group
Memory Play: A play that focuses on the past as narrated by the
main character. Usually, the play is a dramatic representation of the
playwright's life -- or at least loosely based upon the playwright's
experiences. Some memory plays involve narration throughout
(such as the play adaptation of I Never Saw Another Butterfly.) Other
memory plays begin with a recollection made by the narrator and
then shifts into a play without an interrupting narrator
Liberation of a Concentration
Camp by U.S. Soldiers at the
end of WW II.
Pavel Friedman: Author of the poem “I Never Saw Another
Butterfly”
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Important People/Terms
Prague: Most of the children of Terezin were originally from this
European country
Prejudice: an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or
without knowledge, thought, or reason.
Rabbi: A Jewish scholar or teacher, especially one who studies or
teaches Jewish law; a person appointed as a Jewish religious leader.
Raja Englanderova: A child from the Terezin camp who survived
and returned to Prague; the play is an imaginative creation of her
story.
Resistance: The act of opposition
Sabboth: A day of religious observance and abstinence from work,
kept by Jews from Friday evening to Saturday evening, and by most
Christians on Sunday.
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Star of David: The shield of David is the symbol most
commonly associated with Judaism; during WWII, Nazis forced
Jews to wear a yellow star on their clothing at all times to
identify them as Jews
Terezin: Jewish ghetto in former Bohemia
Vedem: A secret newspaper created by a group of teenage boys
who were prisoners at Terezin concentration camp. They risked
death in order to distribute the newspaper to other prisoners in
order to keep creativity and self-expression alive.
Vedem Terezin
Newspaper
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About the Playwright
Celeste Raspanti is an American playwright residing in St. Paul, Minnesota. Raspanti has both
published and produced several full-length and one-act plays. Many of her plays center around
the topic of the Holocaust. After her first play based on the Terezin concentration camp, “I
Never Saw Another Butterfly”, Raspanti created two subsequent plays. “No Fading Star” and
“The Terezin Promise” also originates from real-life stories during the Holocaust. The creation
of these plays was based upon the collection of children’s artwork from Terezin featured in the
book ...I never saw another butterfly..., edited by Hana Volavková. In addition to her writing
career, Raspanti is a former nun and a retired college professor. She has been published in
many academic and professional journals.
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Children and the War
Exact statistics cannot be found as to how many
children were murdered during WWII. Some
estimates are as high as 1.5 million, 1.2 million
of whom were Jews. Thousands of
institutionalized handicapped children were also
murdered by the Nazis, as were tens of
thousands of Gypsy children throughout Europe.
Remember the 1.2 million Jewish children who
died during WWII.
Because we must remember them.
Painting by a child held in the
Terezin camp.
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Cast Biographies
Director – Cheryl Penland has called Trimble Tech High School her home since 1994,
when she began the school’s first Theatre Arts program. After graduating from Texas
Wesleyan University in 1988, she taught for 5 years at a private high school for the
performing arts. At Tech, she has twice been named Outstanding Teacher of the Year.
She was the recipient of the Live Theatre League of Tarrant County’s Theatre Arts
Educator of the Year in 2007-2009 and Drama Teacher of the Year by the Texas Film
Institute in 2009. While working as an actress, she built film credits such as JFK,
directed by Oliver Stone, Positive ID, directed by Andy Anderson, and TV credits for
Relatively Speaking, Breaking Home Ties, and Storming Home. Her favorite on-stage
roles include Olive in Odd Couple: Female Version, Truvy in Steel Magnolias and Sister
Robert Anne in Nunsense. She has directed more than 100 plays and is very proud of
the hundreds of former students she has guided on the journey to successful careers in
the entertainment industry.
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Technical Director – David Ruffin has been working in Theatre for 40 years. He has
acted, written, produced, directed, designed, and built shows for education and
community theatres and films across the nation. Besides teaching Technical Theatre,
he has worked with several theatrical organizations, most recently directing at On
Stage in Bedford. He and his wife, Sarah, were founding members of the Popcorn
Players. David is also a member of the musical-comedy pirate show the Bilge Pumps.
He is a vital part of the DVA Productions technical team. He also sponsors the GSA club
at Trimble Tech. He stays very busy with his Theatre work and spending time with his
5 kids and 8 grandchildren.
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Irena Synkova - Zulema Juarez is a senior at Trimble Tech. She began with small roles
at McLean middle school such as Wizard of Oz, Annie and Alice in Wonderland. Her
roles at Trimble Tech H.S. has been involved in productions of Dearly Departed, Crimes
of the Heart, Zombie Prom, Thanks, Edith Stein, Addict, Chamber Music, and Sometimes I
Wake Up In The Middle of The Night. Not only is Zulema interested in acting but she
enjoys being a technician as well. She operated the lights and served as Stage Manager.
She has won three Honorable Mention All Star Cast Awards and a Best Actress award
in UIL One Act Play. She was also named Best Actress in The Trimble Tech Theatre Arts
Department. She wants to continue theatre in the future.
Honza- Ulises Orozco is a 4 year theater student and current Drama club president. He
has been involved in various productions throughout his high school years both as an
actor and technician. He has won the Outstanding Technician award at UIL one act play
competition.
Rabbi – Hugo Morales Saldana is a second year Theatre student who also excels in
mathematics. I Never Saw Another Butterfly is his Trimble Tech debut, but he looks
forward to being a part of future productions.
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Aunt Vera - Alyxsis Cisneros, is a junior at Trimble Tech High School. This is her third
year participating in the Theatre Arts Program. She is the Treasurer of the Drama Club,
an AP student, and teaches Church School at All Saints Catholic Church. She would like
to major in Theatre but also pursue her life goal of joining the United States Air Force
and become a commanding pilot.
Child of Terezin - Marsela Torres is a junior. She is secretary of the Drama Club. She's
been in theater for 3 years. She enjoys acting and has been in 3 plays.
Child of Terezin - Cyera Miles is proud to be part of the cast of I NEVER SAW ANOTHER
BUTTERFLY. She is in the 10th grade, and her hobbies include Praise dancing and
miming at church and swimming.
Child of Terezin- Miguel Martinez Villagomez is a freshman Theatre major at Trimble
Tech. He began acting in middle school and hopes to pursue a career in the
entertainment industry.
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Child of Terezin - Jakeline Valencia has been inspired to pursue her dream to become
an actress and perform. In middle school she became interested in Theater Arts. At
Trimble Tech she has been featured in two school productions. She is a junior in high
school and divides her time between Performing Arts and Cosmetology. She hopes to
become known as an actress in the future.
Child of Terezin - Melony Madrigal is a sophomore at Trimble Tech High school. She
has done Theatre for two years now at Trimble Tech. Melony enjoys acting very much
and hopes to pursue a profession in the arts. She is also a 2nd baseman for the tech
softball team, an AP student and in the Drama Club.
Child of Terezin - Broderick Tanksley has been performing for 4 years now. He
became a DVA Productions Young Artist back in 2011 with Sheran Keyton. He's happy
to be on stage with new and wonderful people. This show is his first endeavor with the
Trimble Tech Theatre program and has been a wonderful experience for him.
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Child of Terezin – Liliana Leos has been involved in Theatre at Trimble Tech for two
years now but also performed at Rose Marine Theatre when she was 8 years old.
Liliana enjoys more of the dramatic side of Theatre but no matter what, she is
committed to the art. She is also a member of Natural Helpers, Drama club, and the
Rachel's Club at Trimble Tech.
Video Designer/ Operator – Briana Gonzalez is a second year Theatre student.
Although she is a talented actress, her real love is technical Theatre. She stays very
busy with Theatre and as a member of the Trimble Tech Softball team.
Tech Crew- Jennifer Reyes is a second year Theatre student at Trimble Tech. She
enjoys the time she works on the production with her cast mates and has discovered
that her involvement in Theatre has helped her overcome her fear of speaking in front
of people.
Spotlight Operator- Liza Sherrod is a sophomore and this is her second year in
Theatre Arts. She is Health Science Technology major but really enjoys her work with
the Theatre Department.
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Raja - Karla Porras is happy to be playing her second leading role in a Trimble Tech
production. She is a Junior Theatre Arts student. She won an Honorable Mention All
Star Cast award for her portrayal of Mrs. Mozart in last year’s UIL One Act Play,
Chamber Music. She plans on majoring in Theatre in college so that can continue to
pursue her dream of becoming a professional actor.
Child of Terezin- Alexandra Amaro, is a second year Theatre student. She is a member
of the Drama Club, on the student council, and majors in Health Science Technology.
She is looking forward to being a part of future Theatre productions at Trimble Tech.
Child of Terezin - Julia Gonzalez is making her stage debut in I Never Saw Another
Butterfly. She is very excited about being a part of the Theatre program at Trimble
Tech High School and looks forward to many more productions.
Pepicek – Enrique Alvarez is a sophomore, but he is new to Trimble Tech this year.
While attending the Applied Learning Academy he worked as a technician on several
of their plays, but plans to make his mark in future productions at Tech.
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Child of Terezin- Larissa Garcia is making her stage debut in I Never Saw Another
Butterfly. She is a sophomore and looks forward to being a part of the Theatre
programs.
Father- Mario Murillo is a junior at Trimble Tech. He is in Theatre and plays the
Clarinet and Bass Clarinet in the band. He placed 3rd in UIL Poetry Interpretation at
district and qualified for Region. He’s also competed in UIL One Act Play, which
advanced to the Area level of competition. This is his 6th play with the Theatre Arts
Department.
Renka- Lauren Campbell is 16 and a 3rd year Theatre student. She is a member of the
Trimble Tech dance team and hopes to major in Theatre one day at the University of
Houston or the University of North Texas.
Irca - Kassandra Torres is a sophomore student in the Trimble Tech Theatre program.
Last year she traveled with the UIL One Act play, Chamber Music, as an understudy.
She performed in the spring production of Sometimes I Wake Up in the Middle of the
Night. She has also worked backstage and a sound operator and a stage hand.
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Enrichment: History of World War II
World War II was fought from 1939 until 1945 in Europe and the Pacific
Ocean. It began in 1939 when German troops invaded Poland. Germany wanted
to control more territory in order to become more powerful. Important events
during World War II include D-Day, VE Day, VJ Day, the Japanese bombing of
Pearl Harbor, and the dropping of the atomic bombs over Japan.
World War II Powers
Many different countries and their leaders were involved in World War II. The
United States, The United Kingdom, France, and the Soviet Union worked
together and were known as the Allied Powers.
Germany, Italy, and Japan were on the other side of the conflict and were known
as the Axis Powers. Adolf Hitler, Winston Churchill, and Franklin Roosevelt were
some of the most famous leaders of World War II.
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World War II Leaders
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler came to power in 1933 when he became the Chancellor of Germany. He was
the head of the Nazi Party and controlled Germany until his death in 1945. Nazi Germany
had many anti-Jewish policies which led directly to the Holocaust, in which over 6 million
Jewish people were killed. Hitler was also responsible for starting World War II because
of the invasion of Poland by German troops.
Joseph Stalin
Joseph Stalin was the leader of the U.S.S.R., also known as the Soviet Union, from 1922
until his death in 1953. Due to the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact, the Soviet Union
was at peace with Nazi Germany when World War II began. This changed in 1941 when
Germany invaded, betraying the pact.
Adolph Hitler
Joseph Stalin
Leader of the Soviet Union
Chancellor of Germany
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World War II Leaders
Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during World War II.
Churchill is known for always saying that Hitler was a threat though many people did
not want to believe him. He worked closely with President Franklin D. Roosevelt to ensure the Allies won the war.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt was President of the United States from 1933 until his death in
1945. He worked closely with Winston Churchill and the United Kingdom during WW
II. He was responsible for the declaration of war on Japan after the Japanese bombing
of Pearl Harbor in December, 1941. He is the only president who has served more than
two terms.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
32nd
Winston Churchill
Prime Minister of the U.K.
U.S. President
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World War II Leaders
Benito Mussolini
Benito Mussolini was the Prime Minister of Italy beginning in 1922. He was the head of
the National Fascist Party and is thought to be the father of fascism. Mussolini was an
ally of Nazi Germany in World War II, and he declared war on the United Kingdom and
France in 1940.
Hirohito
Hirohito was the emperor of Japan from 1926 until his death in 1989. During the early
years of his time in power, he is known for allowing Japanese aggression in China, as
well as the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Japan was a military ally with Nazi Germany
during World War II. The bombing of Pearl Harbor forced the United States to enter
World War II in 1941.
Benito Mussolini
Hirohito
Emperor of Japan
Prime Minister of Italy
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World War II Leaders
Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman took over as President of the United States when Franklin D. Roosevelt
died in April of 1945. Truman served as president from 1945 until 1953. He is probably
most well known for his decision to drop atomic bombs on two Japanese cities: Nagasaki
and Hiroshima. He did this in hopes of ending the war with Japan as quickly as
possible. Japan surrendered a few days after the bombs were dropped.
Harry S. Truman
33rd U.S. President
Truman’s speech after dropping of the atomic bomb
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3Ib4wTq0jY
Truman announces surrender of Germany in WW II
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFt2Rrt6-5Q
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Before the Holocaust: Historical Anti-Semitism & Hitler’s Rise to
Power
Anti-Semitism in Europe did not begin with Adolf Hitler. Though use of
the term itself dates only to the 1870s, there is evidence of hostility
toward Jews long before the Holocaust–even as far back as the ancient
world, when Roman authorities destroyed the Jewish temple in
Jerusalem and forced Jews to leave Palestine. The Enlightenment, during
the 17th and 18th centuries, emphasized religious toleration, and in the
19th century Napoleon and other European rulers enacted legislation
that ended long-standing restrictions on Jews. Anti-Semitic feeling
endured, however, in many cases taking on a racial character rather than
a religious one.
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Hitler’s Final Solution
The word “Holocaust,” from the Greek words “holos” (whole) and
“kaustos” (burned), was historically used to describe a sacrificial offering
burned on an altar. Since 1945, the word has taken on a new and horrible
meaning: the mass murder of some 6 million European Jews (as well as
members of some other persecuted groups, such as Gypsies, by the
German Nazi regime during World War II.
To the anti-Semitic Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, Jews were an inferior race, a
threat to German racial purity and community. After years of Nazi rule in
Germany, during which Jews were consistently persecuted, Hitler’s “final
solution”– now known as the Holocaust – came to fruition under the
cover of this world war, with mass killing centers constructed in the
concentration camps of occupied Poland.
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How WW II Influenced the United States
World War II had a big impact on the United States. The United Nations was
created, women went into the workforce, and the first African Americans became
pilots.
The United Nations
The United Nations (UN) was formed in 1945 as a response to World War II. The
countries of the world believed that international problems needed to be solved
without going to war. The United States led the way in the creation of the UN and
members committed themselves to settling problems between countries in a
peaceful way. The U.N. headquarters is in New York City.
Take a tour of the United Nations!
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=united+nations&FORM=H
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Rosie the Riveter
The picture below is a famous image from World War II called "Rosie the
Riveter". The picture was meant to encourage women to enter the workforce
while men were fighting in the war. It is also a symbol of the millions of women
who worked in heavy industry during this time. Women were needed in heavy
industry because production in factories needed to increase. The factories also
had to change from production of consumer goods to production of military
goods.
Meet the REAL Rosie’s of WW II here:
http://www.anb.org/articles/20/20-01920.html
Rosie the Riveter is a cultural icon of the United States,
representing the American women who worked in factories and
shipyards during World War II.
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Rationing: When a good becomes scarce, a
country will control how much of the good
each person can get. This idea is known as
rationing and is necessary to make the good
last as long as possible. During a war, a
country will ration items that are directly
needed to fight the war. For example, the
United States rationed things like rubber and
gas in World War II because those things were
needed by the military.
Learn about many of the products rationed
in the U.S. during World War II to help
the war effort:
www.ameshistory.org/exhibits/events/rationing.htm
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Tuskegee Airmen
The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of famous African American pilots who flew many
missions during World War II. They were the first group of African Americans to ever be
pilots in the United States and earned much recognition because of their skills.
In
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opportunities, African Americans have played
a significant role in U.S. military history over
the past 300 years. They were denied military
leadership roles and skilled training because many
believed they lacked qualifications for combat duty.
Before 1940, African Americans were barred from
flying for the U.S. military. Civil rights organizations
and the black press exerted pressure that resulted in
the formation of an all African-American pursuit
squadron based in Tuskegee, Alabama, in 1941.
They became known as the Tuskegee Airmen.
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Tuskegee Airmen
Flight Officer John Lyle, a
member of the famed
Tuskegee Airmen
Watch an interview with Tuskegee Airman Luther Smith
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William B. Ellis helped
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of the Tuskegee Airmen
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Tuskegee Airmen
What is the historical significance of the Tuskegee Airmen?
The historical significance of the Tuskegee Airmen is that they were the first black pilots in American
military history, and by performing well in combat, proved that they fully deserved the same
opportunities offered to white pilots and servicemen. Their record encouraged the Air Force to
integrate before the other services, and they were role models for others, demonstrating how
determination and persistence can overcome many obstacles. They risked their lives for their
country even at a time when they were denied equal opportunities, and their actions helped open the
door of equal opportunity to others of their race.
Brief History of the Tuskegee Airmen
http://newsite.tuskegeeairmen.org/wpcontent/uploads/Summary_of_Tuskegee_Airmen_History.pdf
Tuskegee Airmen – Questions & Answers
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The U.S. Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence, penned by
Thomas Jefferson in 1776, severed the political
connections between the thirteen original American
colonies and Great Britain. By declaring themselves
an independent nation, the American colonists were
able to forge an official alliance with and obtain
French government assistance in the war against
Great Britain.
Equality, especially, was the foundation for our new
government, in that it pointed to government by
consent. There can be no claim to legitimate rule by
a man over his fellow men if all are equal in their
rights. These founding principles implied a certain
kind of relationship between rulers and ruled.
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The U.S. Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence states that:
"We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are
endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life,
Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness -- That to secure these Rights, Governments are
instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed."
Our country was founded on the principles of equality for all, no man can rule over all
men if there are equal rights. There must be government by consent.
When Hitler and the Nazis came to power, his beliefs in racial "purity" and in the
superiority of the "Germanic race"—what he called an Aryan "master race“ - became
the government ideology and were spread in publicly displayed posters, on the radio,
in movies, in classrooms, and in newspapers. The Nazis began to put their ideology
into practice through the extermination of those they thought inferior, namely the
Jewish people, Gypsies and the disabled.
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The U.S. Declaration of Independence
Millions of innocent people lost their lives in World War II because of the ideology that some humans
are superior. We must always fight for human equality, a founding principle of our country, as stated in
the U.S. Declaration of Independence.
Food for Thought
“In Germany, the Nazis came for the Communists, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Communist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Jew.
Then they came for the trade unionist, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn’t speak up because I was a Protestant.
Then they came for me, and by that time, there was no one left to speak up for me.”
Was there ever a time you witnessed discrimination and should have spoken up about it?
What should you do if you or someone you know is a target of intolerance and prejudice?
Rewrite your own version of the poem above describing what you should do in these circumstances.
Make the situations applicable to your own life.
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The Butterfly
Projects: Poem to Play
The last, the very last,
So richly, brightly, dazzlingly yellow.
Perhaps if the sun's tears would sing
against a white stone. . . .
Such, such a yellow
Is carried lightly 'way up high.
It went away I'm sure because it wished to
kiss the world good-bye.
For seven weeks I've lived in here,
Penned up inside this ghetto.
But I have found what I love here.
The dandelions call to me
And the white chestnut branches in the court.
Only I never saw another butterfly.
That butterfly was the last one.
Butterflies don't live in here,
in the ghetto.
- by Pavel Friedman
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Discuss how the play you are going to see / have seen is based upon poems and
drawings from children living in the ghetto of Terezin during the Holocaust.
Have your class read Pavel Friedman’s poem and discuss how the play’s title
originated from this poem.
Have your students reflect upon the poem in a short free response writing
assignment.
How do Pavel’s words make you feel?
What are/were you expecting from a show titled I Never Saw Another Butterfly?
Have you or someone you know ever experienced intolerance
(due to race, religion, gender, appearance, etc.)?
Encourage your students to share their
responses with their peers.
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Projects: Time Capsule
Raja’s and her fellow peers’ artwork provides major insight into the life of the children
living in Terezin during the Holocaust. Have your students create their own sort of “Time
Capsule” to showcase their own lives. Each student should write a poem about a
significant event in their life. Drawings or paintings should accompany the poems. Make
sure to emphasize that their writing and art should display who they are as a person at
this time and place. After sharing their work with the class, have each student place the
piece in a small box. Have them write a letter to themselves containing 5 things they hope
to accomplish by the time they are 18 years old, and place that in the box, as well, along
with 5 small personal items representing some of their favorite things.
This is their personal time capsule, an exhibit
of their lives, frozen in time. Have them write
the date of their 18th birthday on the box.
They will have fun experiencing this slice of
their past when they open it on their 18th birthday.
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Projects: Celebrate The Positive
Form a big circle with one student in the center.
Have all the students in the group, one by one, say
one positive thing they can about the person in the
middle.
Encourage comments that focus on
personality and behavior rather than physical
characteristics, and every comment must be
positive.
Continue this activity until all students have had a
chance to stand in the center. Also, you can have one
student be the recorder of the activity. He or she can
hand out the separate lists of compliments to each
student at the end of the activity or post them on
the bulletin board of your room.
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WEB RESOURCES
Here are some websites that provide more ideas for your classroom activities:
http://www.tolerance.org/classroom-resources
http://www.ushmm.org/education/foreducators/
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About Us: Imagination Fort Worth
Imagination Fort Worth sparks the imaginations of
Texas kids through transformational experiences. Over
the past 25 years, more than five million students have
participated in our programs—programs that combine
the creative thrill of the arts with the critical
educational goals outlined by local and state guidelines.
Through art, dance, music, and theater, students
engage with history, science, math, and language in
ways that enhance learning and awaken creativity.
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About Us: Imagination Fort Worth
Imagination Fort Worth is an independent
non-profit organization. We partner with
local schools to create field trips and
in-school programs that target specific
educational needs, as well as with local
arts and cultural institutions to introduce
students to a diversity of mind-opening experiences.
Visit us at: http://imaginationfortworth.org/
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Imagination Fort Worth would like to thank
the following for their continued support.
Armstrong Foundation
Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant County
ARTS Council Northeast
Bates Container
Ben E. Keith
Birdies for Charity
Amon G. Carter Foundation
City of Fort Worth
Colonial Country Club Charity
Community Foundation of North Texas
Communities Foundation of Texas
Dallas Hearing Foundation
Deaf Action Center
Fash Foundation
Fifth Avenue Foundation
Fort Worth Convention and Visitors Bureau
Frost Bank
Garvey Texas Foundation
Edith Winther Grace Charitable Trust
Hired Hands, Inc.
Mary Potishman Lard Trust
Edward and Ellison Lasater Trust
Mollie and Garland Lasater Charitable Trust
Livingston Hearing Aid Centers, Inc.
Gary Patterson Foundation
Rhodes Charitable Trust
Rosenthal Charitable Trust
Rotary Club of Fort Worth
Rozell Sprayer Manufacturing Company
Ryan Foundation
William E. Scott Foundation
Sertoma Club of Fort Worth
Sid W. Richardson Foundation
Helen Gertrude Sparks Trust
Starkey Hearing Foundation
Texas Association of Parents & Educators of the Deaf
Texas Commission for the Arts
Texas Education Agency
Texas Instruments
Texas Women for the Arts
Tyler Metro Association for the Deaf
A Special Thanks to our Individual Donors
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