Where It All Began...

In January of 1997, she made the journey again. By March 1997, an article written by Dr. Levy was published in “The Legislature,” the official form of the WVSBA, explaining the need for Holocaust Education on the basis of creating understanding for diversity. In June, Dr. Levy, accompanied by Jina Moore (a high school student from Wheeling), addressed the Legislative Oversight Committee on Educational Accountability. Jina, following Dr. Levy’s appeal, spoke eloquently on the absence of, and need for, Holocaust education in her school. Several legislators later offered their support to introduce or support a bill for the creation of a Holocaust commission.