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What Is Power? Anticipation Guide (en español)
In Spanish, this handout helps students reflect on concept of power.
![Students work on a written assignment.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-07/Chicago_Classroom_2019_FH2101405.jpg?h=56d0ca2e&itok=ZngYEard)
Rena Ferber Finder 1929 - 2023
Rena Finder, a Schindler's list survivor, was committed to sharing her story in the hope of keeping the lessons of the Holocaust alive.
![Rena Finder Speaks with Attendee](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/2019_Facing_History_Gala130.jpg?h=69649e47&itok=90qOfzgn)
Mandela's Strategic Decision
Examine Nelson Mandela’s emotional rejection of a 1985 offer by the South African government to free him if he renounced violence and abstained from politics.
!["A young Nelson Mandela poses for a photograph in Umtata shortly before moving to Fort Beaufort to attend Healdtown Comprehensive School. "](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Nelson_Mandela_Medium_res.jpg?h=623540e1&itok=0V950_BY)
Ava Kadishson Schieber
Ava Kadishson Schieber was a Holocaust survivor, an artist, poet, and philosopher.
![Holocaust survivor Ava Kadishson Schieber.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/Ava_and_Yitzek-two_photos.jpeg?h=2b0ff96a&itok=5QBQkupS)
Rita Lurie
Rena Laurie, a Holocaust survivor, has shared her journey of courage and healing in a multi-genreational memoir co-written with her daughter.
![Image of Rita and Mikaela](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/Mikaela%2C_Rita_5125296918_o.jpg?h=e7c891e8&itok=4z7YUEsv)
As You Were
Bethany Morrow's short story, "As You Were," tells the tale of a harrowing night for one young marching band member.
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As You Were (en español)
In Spanish, Bethany Morrow's short story, "As You Were," tells the tale of a harrowing night for one young marching band member.
![Two female students engage in classroom discussion.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/LosAngeles_Classroom_2019_FH2109001.jpg?h=06ac0d8c&itok=JuO9VB0P)
Speaker Visit Checklist
This checklist provides guidance for thoughtfully hosting a witness-to-history guest speaker in your classroom.
The Nanjing Atrocities Timeline
A timeline of selected dates and events that align with the content explored in our resources on the Nanjing atrocities.
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Posters from the Freedom Struggle in the 1980s
Look at a selection of anti-apartheid posters that show the diverse range of messages and issues covered within the movement.
![The Durban strikes of 1973, and the subsequent formation of new trade unions, were instrumental in causing the first seams of apartheid to break apart.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Democracy_1973_DurbanStrikes_FH282023.jpg?h=ae1281eb&itok=_wD8vdVT)
Introducing Agency
Students use this reading to learn about the concept of individual and collective agency.
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