Revised in 2018, this one-week curriculum introduces students to the history of the Holocaust and the choices of individuals, groups, and nations that contributed to genocide.
View images of Franz Stangl, the commandant from Treblinka.
Divyesh describes how upstanding Hindu monks bridged religious differences and reached out to a community in need following a devastating hurricane in Hawai'i.
Emma and her classmates learns how to better empathize and listen to each other following the untimely passing of a fellow student.
With help from a Margot Stern Strom Innovation Grant, a teacher turns a dream into reality.
These posters represent six distinct aspects of the anti-apartheid movement's struggle for democracy in South Africa during the 1980s.
This is a visual gallery of headlines from the New York Times during the Armenian Genocide. Click on the headlines to view the full articles.
Read a winning essay from Facing History's 2017 "Making Choices in Today's World" by student author Kaitlin. Kaitlin highlights her grandmother's experiences and choices during and after her time in a Japanese American internment camp.
Read Cicada's scholarship-winning essay from Facing History's 2017 "Making Choices in Today's World" student essay contest. Cicada explores themes of gender and exclusion in their own life and To Kill a Mockingbird.
The beginning of the Nanjing Atrocities occurred with the Imperial Japanese Army’s occupation of the then capital city of China, Nanjing. These images capture the early days of the military occupation as well as offer a geographic orientation to the city confines.
View images of an anonymous writer's diary from the Łódź ghetto.