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Fragility of Freedom: Discussing Holocaust Memorial Day 2024 in the Classroom

Gain ideas and inspiration for how to mark Holocaust Memorial Day in your classroom.

January 11, 2024 | 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm GMT

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Our single professional learning sessions are designed to easily fit into your day. Typically one hour or less, these sessions explore timely and relevant topics including teaching strategies, current events, and more.

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This professional learning event will be led by Facing History staff. When you register, you will receive instructions for how to attend the event.

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Antisemitism Culture & Identity Genocide Human & Civil Rights Racism Resistance The Holocaust
Learning for School Leaders Social-Emotional Learning

Join us for a one-hour webinar to gain ideas, inspiration, and resources for how to mark Holocaust Memorial Day. This session will provide you with classroom-ready practical materials and teaching strategies that will support your students' intellectual and emotional engagement with the Holocaust and reflect on the theme of Holocaust Memorial Day 2024, ‘Fragility of Freedom’. 

In addition to engaging with historical case studies, the resources will enable your students to make connections to the world today and think about how they can be Upstanders against hate and injustice.

This event is aimed at teachers in the UK.

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