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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.
Curriculum Planning Begins with Self-Reflection
Dr. Kimberly Parker discusses the internal work that teachers need to do during the curriculum development process in order to engage and support students in their learning.
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.
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.
Caring for Survivors
Isaac Levy, a Rabbi who served as a chaplain in the British army during World War II, recalls the challenges he faced trying to assist survivors after the Holocaust.
Changes at School under the Nazis
Kurt Klein, who emigrated from Walldorf, Germany, to the United States in 1937, recalls how Nazi policies and propaganda affected his life at school.
Surviving Theresienstadt: The Michael Gruenbaum Collection
Photo archivist Judith Cohen describes how a scrapbook and memory book from Holocaust survivor Michael Gruenbaum provide a rare view into life in the Theresienstadt camp-ghetto.
Creating "We and They": Kwame Anthony Appiah
Kwame Anthony Appiah discusses how and why humans create a “we and they” distinction.
Day of Learning 2013 - Binna Kandola: Diffusing Bias
Binna Kandola delivers a talk as part of the Day of Learning “Reimagining Self and Other.”
Forced March to the Ghetto
Holocaust survivor Moshe Shamir recalls how he and his family were uprooted when the Nazis invaded and forced to relocate to a ghetto.
Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War Interviews-Catherine Chvany
Catherine Chvany, rescued from France, reflects on the Sharps’ decision to rescue Jews.
China and Japan: Neighbors, Friends, Enemies
Scholar Joshua A. Fogel discusses the history of interactions between Japan and China.