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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
SUBJECTS — World/WW II & Germany; ELA (irony);
SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING — Human Rights; Friednship;
MORAL-ETHICAL EMPHASIS — Respect; Responsibility; Caring.
Age: 13+; MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some mature thematic material involving the Holocaust; Drama; 2008, 94 minutes; Color.
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas presents a child's point of view of the Holocaust and is as a valuable supplement for any study of Germany's effort to exterminate the Jews of Europe. The relationship between Bruno and Shmuel, both eight years of age, demonstrates the absurdity of judgments based on blood line. The innocence of childhood is a concept which dominates the movie and supports a perspective on the Holocaust that is important for a full understanding of German atrocities during the Second World War.
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Based on a novel by Irish writer John Boyne, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas makes the Holocaust personal for children.
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To give you a sense of how this film and its Learning Guide can help teachers supplement lesson plans for Holocaust studies, we have set out below the first paragraph of the Helpful Background section from the Guide to The Boy in the Striped Pajamas.
More than a million Jewish children below the age of 16 died in the Holocaust. Some historians estimate the loss at more than 1.5 million. Children from Gypsy communities and the mentally and physically disabled were also targeted for death by the Nazis. The death rate for children was higher than that for adults; it is estimated that 89 to 94 percent of the total population of Jewish children in German-occupied areas were murdered in Germany's effort to eliminate Jews from Europe whereas only two-thirds, or about 67 percent, of adult Jews died.
The Learning Guide to the film The Boy in the Striped Pajamas contains sections on Benefits of the Movie, Possible Problems, Helpful Background, Discussion Questions, Links to the Internet, and Bridges to Reading. The Discussion Questions are divided into three categories: Subject Matter, Social-Emotional Learning, and Moral-Ethical Emphasis.
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