It's a wonderful idea. I would suggest that written messages be sent on postcards. Something I learned from a previous outreach campaign (it was a "thank you" campaign in that instance) is that letters in envelopes should/must be screened (sadly). Using postcards simplifies that process; it's also less costly.
Best, healing wishes to all, Erika Dreifus On Mon, Oct 29, 2018 at 11:01 AM Shirazi, Gail via Hasafran < hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote: > Dear Safranim, > > > > Wanted to share this letter with you from my dear friend and amazing > educator from Pittsburgh, Dr. Tsipy Gur. Among other things, she is > encouraging teachers to have their student write to Tree of Life synagogue. > As she states below : Have students ” write to Tree of Life and reach > out to the Jewish community to express their condolences and solidarity. > This exercise can be part of the educational experience – to teach our > students that they have the responsibility not to remain as bystanders, and > they have the ability to make a difference. “ > > > > Gail > > > > *From:* Zipora Gur <t...@classroomswithoutborders.org> > *Sent:* Sunday, October 28, 2018 4:51 PM > *To:* Shirazi, Gail <g...@loc.gov> > *Subject:* An open letter in response to the synagogue shooting in > Pittsburgh. > Dear Classrooms Without Borders' (CWB) Educators and Friends: > > We ache for the families and friends of: > Joyce Feinberg, Rich Gotfried, Rose Malinger, Jerry Rabinowitz, Cecil > Rosenthal, David Rosenthal, Bernice Simon, Sylvan Simon, Daniel Stein, > Melvin Wax, and Irving Youngner. > > Eleven people gunned down in a house of worship simply because of their > faith. > > We ache for the wounded, the people who witnessed this massacre and all of > those present (and not) whose lives have been changed in an instant because > of this senseless act of hate. > > Almost immediately after the shooting our extended CWB family began > reaching out to show their support, offer help, and simply send their love. > We heard from hundreds of educators, students, scholars, supporters and > colleagues from all over the United States, Poland, Spain, Greece, Germany > and Israel. Their messages were all similar, echoing our heartache and > the feeling that we have all been attacked. Our sense of security and hope > for the future has been rattled or dimmed. > > When our teachers asked what they can do to help our answer was > simple. They should continue to teach students to fight bigotry and hate. > They should continue to pave a pathway for peace. > > At CWB we know that educators are our hope for a better future. As > teachers and educators we have a responsibility to ensure that our students > and our peers learn from the tragedies we have endured. We teach that the > Holocaust is not only Jewish history it is *Human History*. We teach that > bigotry and discrimination against any minority is bigotry and hate against > *all* minorities. We connect people to cultures and history, so they may > not only learn but also become personally invested in respecting and > protecting humanity. > > Educators: As part of the classroom discussions and lessons that will > occur tomorrow, please encourage your students to write to Tree of Life and > reach out to the Jewish community to express their condolences and > solidarity. This exercise can be part of the educational experience – to > teach our students that they have the responsibility not to remain as > bystanders, and they have the ability to make a difference. > > Through the darkness that has spread over us in the past twenty-four hours > some rays of light have emerged. People of all walks of life in > Pittsburgh are gathering in solidarity with the victims, their families and > the Jewish community. Yesterday, Mayor Peduto voiced our sentiments when he > said, “Pittsburgh is a small city where people know each other and each > other’s families. When someone is hurt here, everyone is hurt.” Now, the > day after the tragedy we realize that many communities, even beyond > Pittsburgh, are standing with us in solidarity. We hope they will use the > lessons of our tragedy to prevent future hate crimes and senseless loss of > life. In the words of Mayor Peduto this morning: "Let this horrific > episode be another mark in the march of humanity towards recognizing that > we are all one." > > In the memory of the eleven community members we lost yesterday, and the > countless victims of hate, we will continue empowering our educators and > students to fight bigotry and discrimination. We will continue paving the > pathway to peace. > > With gratitude for your support and dedication to our shared mission- > Dr. Zipora Gur and the Classrooms Without Borders' leadership and staff > > > > > __ > Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual > author > and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries > (AJL) > ================================== > Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: > hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu > To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: > https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu > Ha-Safran Archives: > Current: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > Earlier Listserver: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org > -- > Hasafran mailing list > Hasafran@lists.osu.edu > https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > -- *Erika Dreifus* | Writer. 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