Children’s Emigration Project
Students discover the complexities of Martha Sharp's rescue project by analyzing historical correspondences.
Teaching About the Holocaust in Middle School Classrooms: Teaching the Rise of the Nazis through Images
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This webinar examines how to use images to support middle school students’ understanding of key themes in the history of the rise of the Nazis and models teaching strategies geared toward helping middle school students analyze historical images.
Holocaust Memorial Day in the Classroom
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This webinar provides ideas, inspiration, and resources to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.
Holocaust Memorial Day: Remembering Resistance and Courage
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Gain ideas and inspiration for how to mark Holocaust Memorial Day in your classroom.
Holocaust Remembrance Day: Exploring Memory and Legacy
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Join us as we consider short films, lesson ideas, and poetry through which students can learn about the Holocaust.
Remembering Past Conflicts: Whose Experiences Do We Honour?
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Explore how we can engage with the history of armed conflict, reflecting on how and who we choose to remember, and how we can make the lessons of history feel relevant today.
Holocaust Memorial Day: Reflections on One Day
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Gain ideas and inspiration for how to mark Holocaust Memorial Day in your classroom.
The Sharps’ Dilemmas
Students are introduced to upstanders Waitstill and Martha Sharp, an American minister and his wife who undertook a rescue mission to help save Jews and refugees fleeing Nazi occupation.
The Refugee Crisis and 1930s America
Students are introduced to the many factors that influenced Americans’ will and ability to respond to the Jewish refugee crisis, including isolationism, racism, xenophobia, and antisemitism.
Refugees and Rescuers: The Courage to Act
Students explore the intertwined personal stories of Jewish refugees who attempted to flee to the United States and the American rescuers who intervened on their behalf.
Confronting Genocide Denial
Students will explore some of the causes and consequences of denying the Armenian Genocide and reflect on the role of public art to commemorate difficult histories.