Arch Oboler’s 1938 radio play, performed by Katharine Hepburn, pleaded with American audiences to offer more aid to Jewish refugee children. It aired as the country debated over the Wagner-Rogers Bill (Joint Resolution 64).
Dr. Richard Hovannisian, professor of Near Eastern Studies at UCLA, speaks about the radicalization of the Young Turks in the Ottoman Empire from 1908-1914.
Scholar Beth Van Schaack discusses General Matsui Iwane’s involvement in the Nanjing atrocities.
In this clip, The Honorable Albie Sachs addresses questions from San Francisco Bay Area Facing History student Abigail B. at the 2014 San Francisco Bay Area Benefit Dinner.
This brief film provides an introduction to Facing History's suite of videos exploring the history of the Armenian Genocide.
Jonathan Petropoulos discusses the importance of the German 1937 Degenerate Art exhibit.
The first of a 3-part series explores the early years of Chinese immigration to the U.S.
Scholar Joshua A. Fogel discusses the history of interactions between Japan and China.
"Chuck Out the Men" (Raus mit den Männern) is a Cabaret song composed by Friedrich Hollaender in 1926 during the Weimar Republic in Germany.
Commentary by Professor Lawrence Langer. Painting by Samuel Bak. See full size painting.
Commentary by Professor Lawrence Langer. See full size painting.
Scholar Donna-Lee Frieze chronicles the life and work of Raphael Lemkin.