Maximilian Harden, whose original last name was Witkowski, was an actor and also the writer and editor of Die Zukunft, a political, cultural, and theatrical weekly.
Maximilian Harden, whose original last name was Witkowski, was an actor and also the writer and editor of Die Zukunft, a political, cultural, and theatrical weekly.
Explore profiles of diplomats who played a major role in efforts to rescue thousands of Jews during the Holocaust.
Developed specifically for educators in Jewish settings, the webinar will explore five new lessons from Teaching Holocaust and Human Behavior which are designed to help you lead middle or high school students through an examination of the catastrophic period of the Holocaust from a historical perspective.
View images from photographer Sara Terry detailing the aftermath of the 1992–1995 war in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Explore how we can engage with our history, reflecting on how and who we choose to remember, and how we can make the lessons of history feel relevant today.
Ruth Fischer was a member of the creative Jewish Eisler family, which produced political activists and creative artists. She was a leader of the German Communist Party (KPD) during the 1920’s and fought battles both within the party and within the international communist movement to keep the KPD from falling under the control of Moscow.
The terms that are defined on this page appear frequently within our guide to Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness.
Dig deeper with readings from those affected by the rescuers: those who were rescued, family members of the rescuers, and history and psychology scholars.
Get the 5-week unit created for a 10th Grade English class using our Holocaust content and Literacy Design Collaborative’s task templates.
Browse videos of educators using Facing History's teaching strategies in the classroom while teaching Children of Willesden Lane.
Explore our lessons on Who Will Write Our History, learn about educational resources on the Warsaw ghetto at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, and listen to a discussion with the filmmaker on her visionary film.
Request one of our Witnesses to History to be a classroom speaker or stream testimony from our collection of testimony videos.