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Human Rights

To honor the 60th anniversary of two milestones in human rights, the Genocide Convention and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, we are highlighting resources designed to bring this history alive in the classroom.
2008 Conference
An Interview with Mary Ann Glendon
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Read Francis Bok's memoir about the Sudan, Escape from Slavery.

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Explore the origin of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights with A World Made New: Human Rights After the Holocaust.

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Learn about the abuses of Guatemala's 30-year civil war through Discovering Dominga.

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Kristallnacht A German Dump Holds Shards of a Terrible Night
Researchers recently discovered that a dump 30 miles outside of Berlin contains physical evidence of what many Holocaust scholars believe was "the beginning of the end" for Jews in Germany. Learn more about Kristallnacht.

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Holocaust and Human Behavior

February 12, 2009

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Blessed is the Match
This guide includes classroom strategies and activities that will support students as they consider the significance of Hannah Senesh's life and the legacy that she leaves for young people today.

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