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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.
Resistances in Auschwitz
Holocaust survivor Anna Heilman recalls her part in a revolt at Auschwitz-Birkenau, where she was a prisoner, and describes the aftermath of the revolt.
Race: The Power of an Illusion (The Difference Between Us)
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The first episode in the three-part series Race: The Power of an Illusion explores if differences exist in biological variation on the basis of race.
Life in the Forest
Former Jewish partisan Frank Blaichman discusses how partisans persevered in the face of challenging weather, hunger, and suffering.
The New Latinos
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Part four of Latino Americans, this video highlights the swelling immigration from Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic that stretched from the post-World War II years into the early 1960s as the new arrivals sought economic opportunities.
The Rights of Refugees
Sasha Chanoff, Co-Founder and Executive Director of RefugePoint, explains the definition of the term “refugee” and illustrates how the international community has sought to address refugee issues since the end of World War II.
The Wooden Shoes
Cassania, a high school student in Boston who emigrated from Haiti, tells the story of a pair of wooden shoes her grandfather gave to her as a gift.
Triumph of the Will (Triumph des Willens)
Triumph of the Will is a Nazi propaganda film made by Leni Riefenstahl.
Warning the World
Jan Karski, a diplomat and member of the Polish resistance during World War II, describes his experience in the Warsaw Ghetto and his meeting with U.S. President Roosevelt.
Where Are You From From?
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Through the voices of ten young people living in Berlin, Germany; and New York, USA, Where Are You From From? highlights the insight of children of immigrants in two societies struggling with migration and national identity.
Who Will Write Our History
This educational version of the documentary tells the story of the Oyneg Shabes archive, created by a clandestine group in the Warsaw Ghetto who vowed to defeat Nazi lies and propaganda by detailing life in the ghetto from the Jewish perspective.
Testimony of Resistance at Auschwitz
Holocaust survivor Helen K. recalls an act of courageous resistance by inmates at Auschwitz.