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See video “My Facing History Teacher Inspired Me”: Geraldine Mande

In her journey from childhood in a camp war-torn Congo to enrollment at Brandeis University, Geraldine struggled to find her way.  Encouraged by her Facing History and Ourselves teacher at Brookline (MA) High School, Geraldine wrote an essay comparing and contrasting her experiences in The Congo with the Holocaust experiences Elie Wiesel recounts in Night; the essay was one of 50 winners in Oprah Winfrey’s national essay contest. Facing History inspired her to share her story, and set her on a path to improve the lives of young people in the country of her birth.
See video "Moral Education through the Lessons of History": Florence Sloan

Florence Stone explains why the work of Facing History and Ourselves resonates with her. As a native of Malaysia, she witnessed firsthand the 1969 riots in Kuala Lumpur that erupted between Malays and Chinese because of hatred, intolerance, bigotry, and prejudice--the same reasons that underlie the Holocaust and other histories Facing History explores. Facing History teaches students compassion, integrity, tolerance and social responsibility, providing essential moral education through the lessons of history.
See video "We are Our Brother's Keeper": Principal Jose Navarro

Jose Navarro, Principal of Social Justice Humanitas Academy in San Fernando, California, explains how the lessons he has learned in life motivated him to become an educator. A Facing History and Ourselves workshop taught him to be an advocate for his students and to give them the tools to advocate for themselves. "It is the part of our job that feeds our souls," he tells the audience at the 2011 Los Angeles Facing History dinner. "Ultimately we are our brother’s keeper. And only by accepting that fact, by learning to stand up for ourselves and others, do we have a chance to become better people."
See video "Constructing Lasting Change in Society": Nicolette Tiberio

Nicolette Tiberio connects the understanding she gained as a Facing History and Ourselves student at Roosevelt High School in Los Angeles to her vision as a teacher bringing Facing History to her new school, the Social Justice Leadership Academy in East Los Angeles. Tiberio spoke at a Facing History benefit dinner on October 27, 2010.
See video Student Kaley L.: Facing History Taught Me About Myself

Kaley L. a senior at Wildwood School in Los Angeles, talks about studying the Little Rock Nine in her Facing History class last year, and the "first time in my scholastic career when I was asked to push myself to think about what I would have done in someone else’s shoes in an honest way."
See video Leslie Gilbert-Lurie: "As a Result of Facing History, I Have Become More Human"

Leslie Gilbert-Lurie, an educator, author and children's advocate, speaks about the Facing History and Ourselves class she teaches at Sierra Canyon School in Chatsworth, CA, and the impact the program has made on her life. "As a result of Facing History, I have become more human. Throughout my adult life I have been involved in so many amazing organizations that create so much positive change. But Facing History actually changed me, a little bit, and the way I view the world. I truly believe that if everyone were lucky enough to be a Facing History teacher, or study with a teacher who has been exposed to Facing History, we would have a more peaceful world."
See video Gizelle C. Talks About Facing History's Immigration Project

Gizelle C. from Carson High School speaks at the 2009 Los Angeles Benefit Dinner about participating in Facing History's student leadership project and about creating the photography exhibit "The Way We See It: L.A. Teens on Immigration."
See video The Way We See It

At a Community Conversation presented in partnership with the Allstate Foundation, Facing History and Ourselves students discussed their photography exhibit on immigration that was on display at the Skirball Cultural Center from December 2008-January 2009.
See video Heschel School Students Interview Holocaust Survivors
8th graders at Abraham Joshua Heschel Day School in Northridge, CA, create a lasting legacy by keeping alive the stories of Holocaust survivors.
See video Dr. Terrence Roberts Speaks at the Facing History and Ourselves 2009 Los Angeles Benefit Dinner

Dr. Terrence Roberts of the Little Rock Nine speaks at the 2009 Los Angeles Benefit Dinner about his experience integrating Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957 and reflects about the election of an African American president.