Prepare your students to engage with this catastrophic period in human history in an academically rigorous, reflective, and compassionate way.
Prepare your students to engage with this catastrophic period in human history in an academically rigorous, reflective, and compassionate way.
In this Teaching Idea, students learn about the power of art as a tool for social change and explore how Black Lives Matter activists are using art in the fight for racial justice.
Three adults from different perspectives reflect on their experiences growing up in Germany under Hitler.
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) 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.
Help students to examine recent events and statistics about the rise of antisemitism in Europe and to consider how we can respond to hate.
This webinar provides ideas, inspiration, and resources to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.
Gain ideas and inspiration for how to mark Holocaust Memorial Day in your classroom.
"It's All a Swindle" (Alles Schwindel) by Mischa Spoliansky and Marcellus Schiffer is a Cabaret song from the Weimar Republic in Germany, 1931.
Commentary by Professor Lawrence Langer. Artwork by Samuel Bak. See full size artwork.