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Audio Reading of FDR's "Four Freedoms"
In this audio recording, an actor reads President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s January 6, 1941 address to the nation, featured in the resource book "Fundamental Freedoms: Eleanor Roosevelt and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights." In the speech, Roosevelt presents a vision of a new world order founded on four essential freedoms: freedom of speech and expression, freedom of religion, freedom from want, and freedom from fear.
Believing in Britain
Ed Husain, author of The Islamist, grew up in a middle class immigrant family in London. In his memoir, he traces his path from primary school in the multicultural East End to his years in college as a religious extremist. After renouncing extremism, Husain moved to the Middle East, where, to his surprise, he felt stronger ties to the British society than ever before. Horrified by the July 7, 2005, terrorist attacks in London, Husain returned home to warn others about the dangers of religious extremism.
Belonging
Three adults from different perspectives reflect on their experiences growing up in Germany under Hitler.
Beyond the Stereotypes
James Luther Adams, a graduate of the Harvard Divinity School, recalls a moment of fear, and later kindness, while attending a Nazi rally in 1927.
Choosing to Rescue
Sociologist Nechama Tec explores the story of one woman, Stefa Dworek - a Polish Christian - and her motivation to shelter a Jewish woman during the Holocaust. If caught rescuing a Jew during this time, Stefa would have faced imprisonment or worse. Yet about 2 percent of the Polish Christian population chose to hide Jews in a nation known for its long history of antisemitism.
Chuck Out the Men (Raus mit den Männern)
"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 on Samuel Bak Painting Envelope
Commentary by Professor Lawrence Langer. Painting by Samuel Bak. See full size painting.
Commentary on Samuel Bak Painting Stronghold
Commentary by Professor Lawrence Langer. See full size painting.
Daniel Goldenhagen on Antisemitism
In this Facing History and Ourselves podcast, genocide scholar and author Daniel Jonah Goldhagen discusses the history of antisemitism and its relevance today. Goldhagen is the author of Worse than War, which considers the actions and motivations of the perpetrators of genocides.
Duration: 20 minutes
Eboo Patel on Collaborating across Differences
Interfaith leader Eboo Patel talks about what it takes to build a healthy, religiously diverse democracy.
Eric Liu on Citizen Power
Civic entrepreneur Eric Liu discusses how citizens learn to use their power to make positive change.
Following Orders
In December 1916, Lieutenant Said Ahmed Mukhtar al-Ba’aj, an Ottoman officer, and Arab Muslim soldier who defected to the Russian Army testified about his role in the deportation of Armenians from Trebizond and Erzerum.