A short film adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut's Harrison Bergeron, 2081 depicts a dystopian future in which, thanks to the 212th Amendment to the Constitution and the unceasing vigilance of the United States Handicapper General.
Jewish identity has many facets. This film explores the complexity and contradiction inherent in a diverse community.
Students discuss their ancestral identities and what "Becoming American" means to them.
Kathy Reynolds describes the project for which she won a Margot Stern Strom Award.
This documentary looks at the struggles of Holocaust victims through their own eyes.
Former Jewish partisans reflect on women's participation in organized resistance groups during the Holocaust.
Novelists, as well as the actress Mary Badham, who played To Kill a Mockingbird's narrator, Scout, reflect on this character and the ways in which she addresses issues of gender, race relations, and growing up in the South.
James McBride and Rick Bragg read passages from To Kill a Mockingbird on how historical realities of Southern life affect the characters in the novel.
Oprah Winfrey, Tom Brokaw, and others recall their memories and impressions from reading To Kill a Mockingbird for the first time.
Novelists and Southerners discuss Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird and the bravery of the novel for addressing issues of segregation and racism in the South.
Students consider the impact of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, and share the scenes that resonate most with them.
Former Jewish partisan Aron Bell describes how weapons were essential to the life of a partisan.