Genocide
Includes genocides in our case studies (Holocaust, Armenian Genocide) as well as other genocides.
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86-Year-Old SS Killer Faces Murder Charges(Der Speigel, April 14, 2008) The article, "86-Year-Old SS Killer Faces Murder Charges," reports on what could be the last war crimes trial to take place in Germany. In this case, an elderly SS soldier might be put on trial for shooting three unarmed Dutch civilians in 1944. | Facing Today | 05/14/2008 - 10:39 |
A Problem from Hell: A Conversation with Samantha Power, Part 1Samantha Power, Anna Lindh Professor of Practice Global Leadership and Public Policy at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, discusses crimes against humanity and the dynamic of generalized versus particular responses. | Video Clip | 03/13/2008 - 11:28 |
A Problem from Hell: A Conversation with Samantha Power, Part 2Samantha Power, Anna Lindh Professor of Practice Global Leadership and Public Policy at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, discusses the continuum of possible intervention by nations when observing genocide in the world. | Video Clip | 03/13/2008 - 11:24 |
A Problem from Hell: A Conversation with Samantha Power, Part 3Samantha Power, Anna Lindh Professor of Practice Global Leadership and Public Policy at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, describes the paralyzing nature of genocide and its effect on intervention. | Video Clip | 03/13/2008 - 11:30 |
A Problem from Hell: A Conversation with Samantha Power, Part 4Samantha Power, Anna Lindh Professor of Practice Global Leadership and Public Policy at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, discusses the Genocide Convention and the genesis of the term "genocide," coined by Rafael Lemkin in 1944. | Video Clip | 03/13/2008 - 11:16 |
A Protestant Town's Conspiracy of Good in Vichy France(Christian Science Monitor, May 14, 2008) The article, "A Protestant Town's Conspiracy of Good in Vichy France," tells the story of a Protestant community that saved thousands, most of them Jews, from persecution by the Nazis. | Facing Today | 05/14/2008 - 10:57 |
A Toolbox for Preventing GenocideDuring April 2004, commemorations across the world marked the 10th anniversary of the Rwandan Genocide in which more than 800,000 Tutsis and some Hutus were slaughtered in a bloody 100-day rampage. The commemorations were marked by solemn pledges from diplomats and human rights activists to never allow another "Rwanda. | Facing Today | 03/30/2008 - 10:28 |
American and German Students Take Cross-Ocean Class on the Holocaust(Christian Science Monitor, May 7, 2008) The article, "American and German students take cross-ocean class on the Holocaust" describes the experiences of Vassar and University of Potsdam students enrolled in a joint course on the Holocaust. | Facing Today | 05/14/2008 - 10:18 |
Armenian Genocide Lesson Eight: Denial and Free SpeechDuring the ninety-one years since the beginning of the Armenian Genocide, officials from the Ottoman government, and later from the Republic of Turkey have refused to acknowledge the mass murder and deportation of Armenians and others constituted genocide. | Lesson Plan | 03/19/2008 - 14:36 |
Armenian Genocide Lesson Five: American Responses to the Armenian GenocideAs American newspapers turned attention to the unfolding horrors within the Ottoman Empire at the beginning of the 20th century, leaders in the United States and other countries struggled to find an appropriate response to what was recognized as a massive violation provides an opportunity to recognize the ways people can work today to prevent neighbor from turning against neighbor. | Lesson Plan | 03/19/2008 - 13:52 |
