Rescue and Resistance

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.

ADL Pays Tribute to ‘Mexican Schindler’ for helping save 40,000

jenniferg — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 11:37:15 -0600

The story "ADL Pays Tribute to ‘Mexican Schindler' for helping save 40,000" describes an event where the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) honored the former Mexican diplomat Gilberto Bosques Saldivar who saved over 40,000 Jews from the Holocaust.

America and the Holocaust Study Guide

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.

Anne Frank in the World Exhibit Study Guide

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.

Armenian Genocide Lesson Four: The Range of Choices

elisabeth — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:29:41 -0500

Elements of Time

rachel — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 12:20:01 -0500

Elements of Time serves as a companion to the Facing History video collection of Holocaust testimonies. The companion manual describes the context for and content of video testimonies dealing with a wide range of themes pertinent to the study of the Holocaust and human behavior.

Finding a Voice: Musicians in Terezin Study Guide

admin — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 17:52:08 -0600

Soon after Hitler and his Nazi party took over Germany in 1933, they began to isolate and then eliminate Jews and other "racial enemies." By the late 1930s, Jews could no longer own radios or record players.

Hiding and Seeking Lesson 2: Menachem's Challenge

admin — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 16:41:31 -0600

Hiding and Seeking Lesson 3: Reconciling with the Past

admin — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 16:42:57 -0600

Hiding and Seeking: Faith and Tolerance After the Holocaust

admin — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 16:35:03 -0600