Reviews for Terrible Things: An Allegory of the Holocaust

The average rating for Terrible Things: An Allegory of the Holocaust based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2008-04-09 00:00:00 Rod Rogers In simple words and pictures author Bunting, and illustrator Gammell have created a picture book evocative of both of the following famous quotes: First They Came for the Jews First they came for the Jews and I did not speak out because I was not a Jew. Then they came for the Communists and I did not speak out because I was not a Communist. Then they came for the trade unionists and I did not speak out because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for me and there was no one left to speak out for me. Pastor Martin Niemöller If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am not for others, what am I? And if not now, when? Rabbi Hillel Jewish scholar & theologian (30 BC - 9 AD) Highly recommended.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-01-03 00:00:00 Stuart Bandman One of my favorite books to use with middleschoolers when teaching the Holocaust. We did this as a read aloud in all five of my classes today, and each time I finished, the room was silent- perfectly still in a very eerie but moving way. This is a book that when read to elementary students, they can explain that the bunny was trying to stand up for those being bullied, but 8th graders can take away so much more from it and explain the allegory itself. Definitely a book I'd recommend when wanting to get the message across of what happens when people don't stand up for others.