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Introducing Our US History Curriculum Collection
Draw from this flexible curriculum collection as you plan any middle or high school US history course. Featuring units, C3-style inquiries, and case studies, the collection will help you explore themes of democracy and freedom with your students throughout the year.
Acting on Faith: Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Protest Against National Socialism - Victoria Barnett
Dr. Victoria Barnett speaks about Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German pastor who took a stand against the Nazis.
American Experience: America and the Holocaust
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This episode of The American Experience examines the role of the United States in the Holocaust, exploring such issues as American antisemitism and the deliberate suppression of information that European Jews were slated for genocide.
Antisemitism after Liberation
Howard Cwick, an American soldier during World War II, recalls a confrontation with a US Army sergeant over antisemitic slurs directed toward a recently liberated concentration camp survivor.
Antisemitism from the Enlightenment to World War I
Scholars describe the persistence of antisemitism in Europe from the Enlightenment through World War I and explain how new social, political, and pseudo-scientific justifications were created to perpetuate old prejudices.
Designing Destruction: The Holocaust in the German-Occupied Former Soviet Territory
Joshua Rubenstein, associate at Harvard's Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian studies, describes the gradual evolution of Hitler's master plan for the "Jews of Europe" and how this unfolded within German-occupied Soviet territory.
Introduction to the Jewish Partisans
Former Jewish partisans discuss the goals, challenges, and personal motives of the Jews who resisted the Germans.
Awakening Conscience: The Pastor Martin Niemoller Story - Victoria Barnett
Dr. Victoria Barnett speaks about German pastor and Nazi opponent Martin Niemoeller.
Bishop von Galen and the War against the Disabled
Scholar Doris Bergen discusses Bishop von Galen and his opposition to the Nazi T4 euthanasia program.
Importance of Arms
Former Jewish partisan Aron Bell describes how weapons were essential to the life of a partisan.
Will to Survive
Former Jewish partisan Aron Bell discusses the Bielski brothers' determination to save Jewish lives during the Holocaust.
Thwarting the Nazis
Former Jewish partisan Aron Bell discusses the various acts of sabotage that partisan groups performed against the Nazis.