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David Rapaport
Founder-Finding Sources
 
Rapaport is a US History teacher at Palo Alto High School.  Along with his students, he has published several books and sites based on primary sources:  
 
Julius Deetken: Pioneer Druggist
Keep At It: The Political Legacy of Millie Jeffrey
A Soldier's Scrapbook
Justice For Dina: Protesting The Auschwitz Museum's Response to Dina Babbitt
 
and various websites;
 

 

Signatures of War website

     

The Political Legacy of Millie Jeffrey website

     

Justice For Dina: Protesting the Auschwitz Museum's Response to Dina Babbitt

     

OTHER LINKS

Link to article describing publication called "A Soldier's Scrapbook." This project was based on a large collection of papers found in a garbage dumpster and forwarded to the webmaster when he was an instructor in San Jose.

     

Link to publication on instructional design model used as basis for the project called Julius Deetken: Pioneer Druggist

     

PDF of original article Julius Deetken: Pioneer Druggist (with illustrations) as it appeared in journal, Gifted Child Today

     

Photos from SF Chronicle article on project called, Julius Deetken: Pioneer Druggist

     

June 25, 2004 Article from the San Francisco Chronicle on student efforts producing book called Julius Deetken: Pioneer Druggist

     

PDF of 2002 Project published by the Abraham Lincoln Association on regional differences noted in schools named after Lincoln. This project was done by 150 8th grade students from Bret Harte Middle School in San Jose, California

     

Pat Tillman's mother, Mary Tillman, visited Palo Alto High School in 2006 and forcefully spoke about the controversy surrounding her son's tragic death.

     

Stanford Professor Barton Bernstein came to Palo Alto High to discuss whether Harry Truman's decision to drop atomic weapons on Japan should be revisited. He appeared on April 7th, 2010

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You may contact Dr. Rapaport directly at drapaport@pausd.org