Youth and Adolescence

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18 in 08 and Civic Participation Former Facing History student, David Burstein, directed the film 18 in 08 about the effort to mobilize young voters in the 2008 presidential election. This trailer offers brief explanations of why so many young people don't go to the polls to vote.	Facing Today	September 15, 2008
18 in 08 and Civic Participation Former Facing History student, David Burstein, directed the film 18 in 08 about the effort to mobilize young voters in the 2008 presidential election. This trailer offers brief explanations of why so many young people don't go to the polls to vote.	Facing Today	September 15, 2008
A Discussion with Elie Wiesel 30 minutes, color Source: Facing History and Ourselves Facing History and Ourselves students from Chicago area high schools share their thoughts and experiences as part of a panel discussion with Nobel Peace Prize winner and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel. There is a lesson created around this video, about Eve Shalen and the "in" group, on pages 29-31 of the Holocaust and Human Behavior resource book. Related lesson: Membership, Identity, and Traditional Jewish Texts	Library Resource	December 15, 2009
An American Love Story Study Guide This study guide complements the documentary, An American Love Story, a film that follows the everyday experiences of an interracial family who tries to figure out a way to overcome instances of racism.	Publication	February 23, 2008
Antisemitism: The Power of Myth - A Student Movement 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.	Facing Today	February 24, 2008
Antisemitism: The Power of Myth - Education in a Democracy Conversation, discussion, and debate are central not only to universities but also to democracies. Such exchanges depend on a free and independent press that takes its responsibilities seriously. They also depend on informed citizens willing to listen to and learn from one another.	Facing Today	February 24, 2008
Anton the Dove Fancier: and Other Tales of the Holocaust by Bernard Gotfryd (Washington Square Press) This collection of autobiographical true stories illuminates the experiences of a teenage Polish boy before World War II, through the gathering storm of Nazism, into the death camps, to poignant reunions many years later.	Library Resource	December 15, 2009
Armenian Genocide Lesson Two: We and They, the Armenians in the Ottoman Empire	Lesson Plan	March 19, 2008
Armenian Genocide Lesson Two: We and They, the Armenians in the Ottoman Empire	Lesson Plan	March 19, 2008
Au Revoir Les Enfants 103 minutes, color, subtitles Source: amazon.com	Library Resource	December 15, 2009

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