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Holocaust and Human Behavior

Holocaust and Human Behavior is a program for middle and high school that engages students and teachers in a study of the Holocaust through the lens of human behavior. Students make the essential connection between history, themselves, and the world they are living in today.
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Holocaust and Human Behavior is Facing History’s seminal work used by millions of students worldwide. Originally published over 40 years ago, it was updated in 2016 to reflect the latest scholarship on the Holocaust.

Our Holocaust and Human Behavior program helps students and teachers make the essential connection between history and themselves. By using the readings, primary sources, short documentaries, and through support from professional learning, teachers take students on a journey through profound questions about history and human behavior.

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“I have never been so invested and intrigued in a professional development seminar as much as this one. I learned new strategies for engagement as well as such an authentic rich complex history of events I "thought" I knew a lot about. I am excited to facilitate these deep discussions with my students, and thanks to Facing History, I now have so many skills to safely enter and exit the heavy conversations along with resources that are top tier.”

Holocaust and Human Behavior Seminar Participant, July 2021

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This self-paced workshop is for educators who want a brief introduction to Holocaust and Human Behavior and don’t want to wait for a live workshop or seminar.

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The latest edition of Holocaust and Human Behavior is dedicated to Richard and Susan Smith. This work is sponsored by the Richard and Susan Smith Family Foundation.

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