Teachers are asked to perform many wondrous feats – and one of them is providing age-appropriate Holocaust education. Meaningful Encounters helps educators to grapple with the ethics, history, and pedagogy of Holocaust education. Drawing on their own experience as educators and learners, Paula Ressler and Becca Chase contextualize the literature historically, address important gender and other issues, and demonstrate effective classroom strategies. Educators working in a wide range of contexts will find inspiration and guidance in this highly readable book.

Elizabeth D. Heineman, professor, History and Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies, University of Iowa

As more states mandate the teaching of the Holocaust, it is imperative that teachers are prepared to correctly teach such lessons. Ressler and Chase thoughtfully present strong rationale and methodology for using Holocaust literature in the classroom. This book is essential for preservice and inservice teachers and teacher educators, especially those in English Language Arts. I wish this book had been available when I started teaching a Holocaust literature course!

Kimberly Klett, MA, English teacher, Dobson High School, Mesa, Arizona; Museum Teacher Fellow, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum; teacher trainer, Echoes and Reflections