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Introducing Our US History Curriculum Collection
Draw from this flexible curriculum collection as you plan any middle or high school US history course. Featuring units, C3-style inquiries, and case studies, the collection will help you explore themes of democracy and freedom with your students throughout the year.
Lesson 4 PowerPoint: Understanding Gendered Islamophobia
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This PowerPoint for Lesson 4 of the Discussing Contemporary Islamophobia unit comes complete with student-facing slides and teaching notes, and is ready to use in the classroom.
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Lesson 5 PowerPoint: Standing Up Against Contemporary Islamophobia
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This PowerPoint for Lesson 5 of the Discussing Contemporary Islamophobia unit comes complete with student-facing slides and teaching notes, and is ready to use in the classroom.
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Facing History Scholar Reflections: The Holocaust
In this video, Dr. Paul Bookbinder gives a short overview of the Holocaust.
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Facing History & Ourselves Civic Knowledge Research Project
This guide provides prompts and strategies for the written Research Project component of New York State’s Seal of Civic Readiness.
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“A Jewish Adolescent Ponders her Identity (1939)” by Marie Abravanel
A teenage girl in Libya named Marie Abravanel reflects on her Jewish identity.
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Jewish Resistance in Algeria
This reading provides historical context about the Jews in Algeria and their resistance to antisemitic attacks.
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Joining the Partisans
Former Jewish partisan Sonia Orbuch recalls the moment she and her family joined a group of Russian partisans.
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Joining the Resistance
Holocaust survivor Vera Laska describes her teenage experience as part of the resistance against the Nazis in Czechoslovakia.
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Killed as a Fighter, Not Because I Am a Jew
Former Jewish partisan Sonia Orbuch describes how she approached the dangers of life as a partisan.
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Life in the Forest
Former Jewish partisan Frank Blaichman discusses how partisans persevered in the face of challenging weather, hunger, and suffering.
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Partisan Life
Former Jewish partisan Sonia Orbuch explains how she perceived life among the partisans as a "good life."
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