SCRUB AND JOE: EYEWITNESSES TO HISTORY

This lesson explores the question of what it means to be an eyewitness to history. It centers on a letter that Major Joseph Fox sent from Austria to his mother in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, several weeks after the surrender of Nazi Germany. In his letter, Fox reflects on the immediate aftermath of the war in Europe. That experience includes meeting a young Holocaust survivor, whom Fox calls Scrub.

We recommend that students have basic knowledge of the Holocaust and how it connects to the history of World War II before this lesson.