New Holocaust Studies
Class Offered at Trinity
Pictured: Mrs. Lucy Thrasher and Mrs. Lisa Lawrence
A new Holocaust Studies Class is now being offered at Trinity School.
World History teacher Lucy Thrasher, who has taught at Trinity for
over 20 years, and English teacher Lisa Lawrence are teaching the class.
Thrasher will cover the historical aspects while Lawrence will teach
complementary literature. Awarded the prestigious Alfred Lerner
Fellowship by the Birmingham Holocaust Education Center and the
Jewish Foundation for the Righteous, Thrasher attended the Summer
Institute at Columbia University. Only twenty-eight participants were
selected to attend, five from abroad and twenty-five from all across the
United States.
This hybrid course provides the student with an in-depth study of
the Holocaust focusing on decisions that led individuals, groups, and
nations to act or not to act, which also presents insight into history and
human nature. Both Thrasher and Lawrence are eager to implement
the skills and incorporate the information learned this summer into the
classroom.
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