Antisemitism from the Enlightenment to World War I
Scholars describe the persistence of antisemitism in Europe from the Enlightenment through World War I and explain how new social, political, and pseudo-scientific justifications were created to perpetuate old prejudices.
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How Anti-Semitism Rises on the Left and Right
An interview with David Nirenberg, the dean of the Divinity School at the University of Chicago, about antisemitism and the rise of anti-Jewish violence.
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Kroger Shooting Suspect Tried to Enter Black Church Before Killing 2 in Kentucky, Police Say
This New York Times article reports on an attack that is being investigated as a hate crime.
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Dogma Makes Obedient Ghosts
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.
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Student Activities: When Online Hate Speech Has Real World Consequences
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These slides help students explore celebrity influence and online hate, specifically antisemitism.
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Building Support on the Home Front
Explore the role of propaganda in World War I, and take a closer look at one of the most successful British propaganda campaigns featuring nurse Edith Cavell.
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Changes at School under the Nazis
Kurt Klein, who emigrated from Walldorf, Germany, to the United States in 1937, recalls how Nazi policies and propaganda affected his life at school.
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Introduction to the Jewish Partisans
Former Jewish partisans discuss the goals, challenges, and personal motives of the Jews who resisted the Germans.
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Art as Propaganda: The Nazi Degenerate Art Exhibit
Jonathan Petropoulos discusses the importance of the German 1937 Degenerate Art exhibit.
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Unite the Right Rally in Charlottesville Timeline
Helps students understand the chronology of events surrounding 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville.
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1939 German American Bund Rally
Have students analyze a photograph of a pro-Nazi rally in New York City in the 1930s as part of a jigsaw activity.