Explore the motives, pressures, and fears that shaped Americans’ responses to Nazism and the humanitarian refugee crisis it provoked during the 1930s and 1940s.
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Holocaust
Interpreting the Works of Samuel Bak
In this unit students experience how art can serve as a tool to understanding history by analyzing paintings by renowned artist and Holocaust survivor Samuel Bak.
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Holocaust
Resistance during the Holocaust: An Exploration of the Jewish Partisans
Deepen students’ understanding of resistance with these lessons that bring together the firsthand accounts of former Jewish partisans and historical context on the partisan movement.
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Holocaust
Resistance
Legacy
Teaching Who Will Write Our History
Invite students to reflect on why it matters who tells our stories as they view a documentary film about the profound courage and resistance of the Oyneg Shabes in the Warsaw ghetto.
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Holocaust
The Armenian Genocide
Teaching the Holocaust and Armenian Genocide: For California Educators
Designed for California 10th grade world history courses, this unit guides students through a study of the Holocaust and the Armenian Genocide that focuses on choices and human behavior.
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Genocide & Mass Violence
The Nanjing Atrocities
Teaching the Nanjing Atrocities
Lead students through a study of the Nanjing atrocities, beginning with an examination of imperialism in East Asia and ending with reflection on justice in the aftermath of mass violence.
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Holocaust
A Conversation with Steven Spielberg: Using Schindler’s List in the Classroom
How can we apply the lessons of the film Schindler’s List toward standing up to hatred in our own communities? How do you engage students in conversations around racism, antisemitism and other forms of hatred? Watch this webinar to hear Mr. Spielberg discuss the legacy of Schindler’s List, its impact on Holocaust education, and the importance of responding to hatred in our communities today.
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Genocide & Mass Violence
A Story Only Partially Told
View photos by Rodrigo Abd depicting the aftermath of the Guatemalan Civil war.
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Genocide & Mass Violence
Additional Resources from Carlos Javier Ortiz
Interviews
Photographer Carlos J. Ortiz: Too Young to Die Interview with WBEZ
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Genocide & Mass Violence
The Armenian Genocide
Additional Resources from Kathryn Cook
See more resources on The Armenian Genocide.
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Genocide & Mass Violence
Additional Resources from Rodrigo Abd
See more resources on the Guatemalan Civil War and its aftermath.
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Genocide & Mass Violence
Additional Resources from Sara Terry
See more resources on the civil war in Sierra Leone that took place from 1991 to 2002.
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