Ruth Busalacchi lives in Waukesha, Wis., with her husband, Rick. She has two sons: one who lives in Whitewater, Wis., and another, who resides in Nashville, Tenn. She has been an educator for more than 30 years, mainly at the middle-school level, in the Germantown and Menomonee Falls school districts (Southeastern Wisconsin). She currently teaches sixth grade students, in her World Geography class. Her goal, as a teacher, has always been to immerse and engage her students, to help them understand, and appreciate the world around them. 

Last spring, she was unknowingly presented with the “teaching moment of a lifetime”, and was afforded an opportunity to collaborate with Holocaust survivor, Peter Feigl. The entire experience highlighted the “power” of first-person resources, but more importantly, emphasized the depth that “one story” can have on the mind and souls of a new generation of students.

Ruth wishes to share her resources, strategies, and insight, that helped make this “gift of hope” a reality.