Antisemitism

The Jewish Americans

cathy — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:44:16 -0500

The film series The Jewish Americans touches on themes including immigration, assimilation, antisemitism and community. The PBS website for the film provides many useful resources for teachers, including video clips from the series, lesson plans, and historical background.

86-Year-Old SS Killer Faces Murder Charges

jenniferg — Wed, 14 May 2008 09:39:09 -0500

(Der Speigel, April 14, 2008) The article, "86-Year-Old SS Killer Faces Murder Charges," reports on what could be the last war crimes trial to take place in Germany. In this case, an elderly SS soldier might be put on trial for shooting three unarmed Dutch civilians in 1944.

A Protestant Town's Conspiracy of Good in Vichy France

jenniferg — Wed, 14 May 2008 09:57:58 -0500

(Christian Science Monitor, May 14, 2008) The article, "A Protestant Town's Conspiracy of Good in Vichy France," tells the story of a Protestant community that saved thousands, most of them Jews, from persecution by the Nazis.

America and the Holocaust

admin — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:49:11 -0600

This study guide accompanies the documentary America and the Holocaust: Deceit and Indifference and offers a disturbing look at the choices Americans made at a time when the Germans were labeling, isolating, humiliating, and eventually murdering European Jews and others they considered "undesirable.

American and German Students Take Cross-Ocean Class on the Holocaust

jenniferg — Wed, 14 May 2008 09:18:30 -0500

(Christian Science Monitor, May 7, 2008) The article, "American and German students take cross-ocean class on the Holocaust" describes the experiences of Vassar and University of Potsdam students enrolled in a joint course on the Holocaust.

Anne Frank in the World Exhibit

admin — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 16:56:57 -0600

The purpose of this guide is to prepare teachers and students to view the exhibition, Anne Frank in the World, 1929-1945, while incorporating perspectives and themes highlighted in the Facing History and Ourselves program.

Antisemitism: The Power of Myth

admin — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 08:31:20 -0600

"A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanging; it is the skin of living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used."-Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., 1918 Antisemitism is on the rise.

Antisemitism: The Power of Myth - A Student Movement

admin — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 08:59:08 -0600

Universities have long been places where ideas, theories, and even long-held truths are scrutinized and often hotly debated with each side mustering proof in support of its position. Such debates are central to the work of a university-the advancement of knowledge and the search for truth.

Antisemitism: The Power of Myth - Academic Freedom

admin — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 09:01:30 -0600

In the television series The Ascent of Man, Jacob Bronowski, a scientist and humanist, describes universities as places where individuals come together not "to worship what is known but to question it.

Antisemitism: The Power of Myth - Confronting Antisemitism

admin — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 08:48:17 -0600

What responsibilities does a society have to protect everyone in the community or nation? To what extent is a crime against one group in a community a crime against the community as a whole? In the foreword to a report on antisemitism in Europe published by the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights, Executive Director Michael Posner reflected on those questions: A year ago the United Nations convened the third World Conference on Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance in Durban, South Africa.