Invite students to reflect on why it matters who tells our stories as they view a documentary film about the profound courage and resistance of the Oyneg Shabes in the Warsaw ghetto.
Invite students to reflect on why it matters who tells our stories as they view a documentary film about the profound courage and resistance of the Oyneg Shabes in the Warsaw ghetto.
Students explore the historical basis for the modern human rights movement by examining the codes of ancient societies.
Students connect themes from the film to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's concept of “single stories," and then consider what it would take to tell more equitable and accurate narratives.
Consider how Christian churches confronted their legacy of antisemitism in the years following the Holocaust.
Consider the reverberations that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights has made in the years since it was adopted.
Consider the connection between science and human values, and reflect on how the Nazis used their beliefs to justify making mass murder as efficient as possible.
Learn about how Poland has dealt with its painful and complex past in the years after World War II and the Holocaust.
Consider the connection between the refugee crisis facing Europe in 2016 and the aftermath of World War II and the Holocaust.
Learn about lawyer and activist Raphael Lemkin's efforts to make the world recognize mass murder as an international crime.
Read this poem by Wislawa Szymborska and reflect on the aftermath of war.
Reflect on the legacies of the Holocaust and the implications of a "never again" promise.
Learn about the establishment of the International Criminal Court and the challenges it faces in upholding justice around the world.