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Over the years, we have worked with amazing people. Whether they are educators, students or survivors, their actions have had a significant impact throughout the world.

Alumna Jayanni Webster: Ask Questions, Stand Up, Speak Out, and Move ForwardWooddale High School and Facing History and Ourselves alumna Jayanni Webster spoke to educators, students, donors, and community members last night at the 2012 San Francisco Bay Area Benefit Dinner about her “Facing History journey.” She passionately describes her participation in the 2011 student Freedom Rides and why she “chose to get on the bus.”
Alumna Nikki Jarvis: "I hope to inspire my students as Facing History has inspired me."Facing History and Ourselves alumna Nikki Jarvis was a featured speaker at last night's 21st Annual Chicago Benefit Dinner and Choosing to Participate Kick-Off. Currently a freshman at Loyola University, Jarvis told the audiences about her experiences as a Facing History student at Deerfield High School and how those experiences have inspired her day-to-day choices and long-term goals.
Chicago Student Jacques A. Brings Challenges of LGBTQ Community to LightEighth grade student Jacques A. from Stockton School in Chicago spoke to a diverse audience at last night's 21st Annual Chicago Benefit Dinner and Choosing to Pariticpate Kick-Off. Jacques spoke of his experience researching challenges that the LGBTQ community face every day and what he and his fellow classmates decided to do about it.
Albert R. Grace, Jr. Addresses Audiences in Chicago, IllinoisThe following remarks were given by co-founder and President of Loop Capital Markets Albert R. Grace, Jr., the co-chair of Facing History and Ourselves' 21st Annual Benefit Dinner and Choosing to Participate Kick-Off. He spoke about the importance of the Facing History's upcoming Choosing to Participate initiative and how the community will benefit from such an initiative.
Greg Baldwin & Meredith Gavrin New Haven Academy: Infusing Facing History Throughout a Small SchoolGreg Baldwin & Meredith Gavrin at New Haven Academy
student artwork Artists Bring History Lessons to Toronto ClassroomsSix Facing History and Ourselves classrooms from four different schools in Toronto are taking part in a pilot project that connects professional artists with students. The topic: using art to understand and memorialize history.
Peter Balakian Poet, Scholar Reflects on Legacy of Armenian GenocideHistory classes have come a long way since poet, writer, and academic Peter Balakian was in middle school in 1960s New Jersey.
Artemis Joukowsky III Filmmaker Tells Tale of American Rescue During HolocaustBROOKLINE, MASSACHUSETTS - It all started with a school assignment.“Interview someone of moral courage,” filmmaker Artemis Joukowsky III said during a recent conversation at the Facing History and Ourselves international headquarters in Brookline, Massachusetts, as he recounted the inspiration for his recent film, The Minister’s War. “I was in the ninth grade.”
Erik Larson Best-selling Author Erik Larson to Keynote Chicago Benefit DinnerErik Larson is quick to point out that he is not a historian.The award-winning author of bestselling books including In the Garden of Beasts and The Devil in the White City, Larson views himself more as an usher on a time machine.
Radio Rookies Facing History and WNYC Team Up to Produce Teen JournalistsRadio Rookies pose with their diplomas and WNYC's Sanda Htyte (right)NEW YORK CITY – At the heart of many Facing History and Ourselves lessons is one thing: an individual story.
Skype Connects Holocaust Survivor with Facing History Classroom“Come take this giant leap with me…” – from "For Yom Ha'Shoah" by Sonia WeitzSometimes Skyping in class is a good thing.
Dr. Bernard Lafayette Civil Rights Veterans to Bring History to Life at New York City Panel"The lesson of the Freedom Rides is that great change can come from a few small steps taken by courageous people. And that sometimes to do any great thing, it's important that we step out alone." - Stanley Nelson, award-winning filmmaker of Freedom Riders
Dan Braunfield The Facing History Journey: One Educator's PathNew York – It almost seems as though fate had a hand in bringing Daniel Braunfeld to Facing History and Ourselves.
Janine Kaptein On the Ground in South Africa: Inside a Facing History ClassroomThis month, Facing History and Ourselves’ International Director Karen Murphy is traveling through South Africa. Facing History—through the Facing the Past program in partnership with Shikaya and the Western Cape Education Department—has had a presence in South Africa since 2003. Over 275 teachers and curriculum advisors working in 60 schools have been trained in weeklong Facing History seminars. During Karen’s three-week trip, she will co-facilitate educator workshops and visit classrooms.
Making a Difference in Race Relations: Memphis Director Receives Top AwardThe director of the Facing History and Ourselves office in Memphis, Tennessee, was honored over the weekend for her significant contributions to the city in the area of race relations. Rachel Shankman was one of seven women to receive the 2012 Ruby R.
Josh Otlin Josh Otlin: Promoting Ethical Thinking about Race and HistoryThis month, Facing History and Ourselves will present $40,000 to educators around the world as part of its annual Margot Stern Strom Teaching Awards. Facing History board members David and Nina Fialkow founded the awards in 2006. “The crux of it for us is the teachers,” Mrs. Fialkow said recently. “Teachers really are unsung heroes too often.”
Meredith and Nadya Meredith Louria: California Teacher Makes Connections with Russian Classroom Using Conversation, Digital ToolsThis month, Facing History and Ourselves will present $40,000 to educators around the world as part of its annual Margot Stern Strom Teaching Awards. Facing History board members David and Nina Fialkow founded the awards in 2006. “The crux of it for us is the teachers,” Mrs. Fialkow said recently. “Teachers really are unsung heroes too often.”
Jeff Krieger & Class Jeff Krieger: Building an Inspired Classroom Library for StudentsThis month, Facing History and Ourselves will present $40,000 to educators around the world as part of its annual Margot Stern Strom Teaching Awards. Facing History board members David and Nina Fialkow founded the awards in 2006. “The crux of it for us is the teachers,” Mrs. Fialkow said recently. “Teachers really are unsung heroes too often.”
Susan Levitan Susan Levitan: Ohio Teacher Rebuilds an English Curriculum with Lessons from Facing HistoryThis month, Facing History and Ourselves will present $40,000 to educators around the world as part of its annual Margot Stern Strom Teaching Awards. Facing History board members David and Nina Fialkow founded the awards in 2006. “The crux of it for us is the teachers,” Mrs. Fialkow said recently. “Teachers really are unsung heroes too often.”
Dr. Allida Black Fundamental Freedoms: Dr. Allida Black on Human Rights in Our Time“[T]he advent of a world in which human beings shall enjoy freedom of speech and belief, and freedom from fear and want, has been proclaimed as the highest aspiration of the common people.” – preamble to the “Universal Declaration of Human Rights,” 1948Scholar and social activist Dr. Allida M. Black does not hesitate when asked what the most pressing issue of our time is.