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Teaching About the Holocaust in Middle School Classrooms: Explore the Legacy of the Holocaust Today

In this webinar, we explore some of the immediate and long-term legacies in the lives of individuals, in the course of nations, and in the policies developed in response to the death and destruction of WWII.

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In this webinar, we explore some of the immediate and long-term legacies in the lives of individuals, in the course of nations, and in the policies developed in response to the death and destruction of WWII.

We are grateful to The Hammer Family for supporting the development of our on-demand learning and teaching resources.

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