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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.
The Intersections of Gay and Jewish Life
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In this clip from Paragraph 175, Gad Beck describes the day that his lover was arrested and sent to Auschwitz.
Heinz F. and the Fate of the Survivors
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In this clip from Paragraph 175, Heinz F. discusses his life after incarceration, and viewers learn the fate of the other survivors as of the year 2000.
Not In Our Town: Billings, Montana
This short excerpt from the film “Not In Our Town” shows how ordinary citizens in Billings, Montana joined together to stand up to hate when their neighbors were under attack by white supremacists.
Nuremberg and Tokyo: Foundations of International Law
Scholar Beth Van Schaack discusses the origins of the international justice system.
Nuremberg Remembered
This film explores the Nuremberg Trials using both archival footage and recent interviews.
On the Roots of Good and Evil
Ervin Staub reflects on what factors might lead someone to become empathic and altruistic.
Joining the Partisans
Former Jewish partisan Sonia Orbuch recalls the moment she and her family joined a group of Russian partisans.
Joining the Resistance
Holocaust survivor Vera Laska describes her teenage experience as part of the resistance against the Nazis in Czechoslovakia.
Killed as a Fighter, Not Because I Am a Jew
Former Jewish partisan Sonia Orbuch describes how she approached the dangers of life as a partisan.
Life on the Front Lines
Former Jewish partisan Sonia Orbuch describes providing medical care to sick and wounded partisans.
Life or Death in the Netherlands
Marion Pritchard, a member of the Dutch resistance who hid a Jewish family during the Nazi occupation of Holland, describes what happened when a Dutch Nazi policeman investigated her house.