Legacy and Memory

A World Made New: Human Rights After the Holocaust

admin — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 22:52:06 -0500

Anne Frank Exhibit in Church Aims for Message of Tolerance

jenniferg — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:10:35 -0500

(January 5, 2008, The Boston Globe) In Liverpool, England, an exhibit of a recreation of the bedroom where Anne Frank wrote her diary recently opened. In "Anne Frank exhibit in church aims for message of tolerance," the city hopes that this exhibit will help build tolerance among rival gangs in the community.

Antisemitism: The Power of Myth - More than a Lie

admin — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 08:50:46 -0600

The Introduction described some slanders as not merely lies but "malignant new myths" that link "classic anti-Jewish slanders with contemporary anti-Israel politics." How do such myths become weapons in a war of words? What power do words have to turn neighbor against neighbor? Nowhere have these questions been more heatedly debated than on college campuses, places where young people traditionally encounter new ideas and are encouraged to challenge old truths.

Armenian Genocide Lesson Eight: Denial and Free Speech

elisabeth — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:36:30 -0500

Arn Chorn Pond: Everyone Has a Story

eva — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 09:36:20 -0500

Building a "Toolbox for Difference"

admin — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:59:27 -0600

Cambodian Justice Moves Forward

jenniferg — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:08:03 -0500

(Christian Science Monitor, November 21, 2007) The article, "Cambodian justice moves forward," describes the war crimes tribunals in Cambodia, the first legal proceeding in Cambodia's history where Cambodians themselves controlled the majority of judges.

Educator Leon Bass Speaks at the 2008 Facing History Benefit Dinner

eva — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:45:23 -0500

Emmett Till Lesson 4: Choosing to Remember

admin — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 12:24:52 -0600

Family Name

admin — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 17:23:51 -0600

Family Name, the documentary, traces the efforts of filmmaker Macky Alston to uncover the history that unites three present-day families that share his last name-two are black and one is white. In the film, Alston shares the journey he took to learn more about his name, his family history, and ultimately, himself.