The Holocaust and North Africa: Resistance in the Camps
Students learn the importance of teaching the history of the Holocaust’s impacts on North African communities with a focus on ways in which they resisted oppression.
![A group of boys gather in the Los Arenas camp. One boy stands in the middle holding a rock over his head while others look at him.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-06/788748_lesson3_banner.jpg?h=4c30fefe&itok=NwdVNZXU)
Contextualizing a Found Poem
Students will apply the lessons they have learned about the intersecting histories of wartime North Africa and the Holocaust as they create an artifact that explains the context of the found poems they wrote in Lesson 3.
![An educator leans over a desk speaking with four middle school students.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-06/SL_190523_0921.jpg?h=a49d782d&itok=k-AkPkUV)
Teaching for Equity and Justice in the Context of Jewish Education
Self-Paced Course
Virtual
This self-paced online workshop has been tailored specifically for educators in Jewish settings as they move to more equitable practices that enable all students to find their voice and civic agency, become critical thinkers, and be fully engaged in their education.
![Picture of students teamwork.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-03/09282018_Facing_History_Youth_Summit_%C2%A9Focht_236.jpg?h=c9f93661&itok=wmIhOYhd)
Exploring Borders and Belonging in Young Adult Literature
On-Demand
Virtual
In this webinar, Malaka Gharib and Randy Ribay discussed the complexity of belonging, and the tangible and intangible borders that can shape it.
![Student sits at table, participating in a class discussion.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-02/facing-history-sf-drew-bird-a-096.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=Wup6qdp2)
Literature and Identity: Our Team’s Book Recommendations on World Book Day
This World Book Day we spoke to the staff at Facing History to find out which books had a profound effect on them as young adults.
![House On Mango Street book cover.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-02/House_On_Mango_Street_FH2188156.jpg?h=a1bf1f1e&itok=yDhFk755)
Echoes of the Holocaust: Eugenics and Disability in the Time of the Holocaust
On-Demand
Virtual
This webinar featured Dr. Patricia Heberer Rice, senior historian at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, and explored how the Nazis used eugenics in their pursuit of “Aryan genetic purity”.
![Teacher and Students](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Facing-History_SJLA_033.jpg?h=f2fcf546&itok=6k0Syi0f)
Celebrating Our Communities, Languages and Cultures on World Poetry Day (UK)
On World Poetry Day we are highlighting UK poets who use poetry to represent their communities, promote their cultures and respond to current events.
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Preparing to Journey to the Mississippi Delta
Consider the talk Mamie Till-Mobley had with her son Emmett before he traveled to Jim Crow-era Mississippi in 1955 and the dangers that prompted her concern.
![Southbound Illinois Central Railroad "Seminole" passenger train crosses main line of West Point Route at station in Opelika, Alabama in August 1955. Absence of interlocker required crew member to flag crossing.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-03/Lamb_Passenger_train.jpg?h=c30f0a0d&itok=68xyDm2T)
The Long Journey to Establish a Women’s History Museum
As the National Women's History Museum launches its first physical exhibit, we consider what it means to make space for underrepresented stories.
![Graphic of multi-ethnic women](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-03/Multi_Ethnic_Women_Stock_FH2187287.jpg?h=0cd817c1&itok=LNEwyccZ)
Contextualizing Emmett Till’s Murder
Students explore the importance of context and learn about Emmett Till’s murder in Jim Crow-era Mississippi.
![July 1939: An African-American man drinking at a segregated drinking fountain in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-03/Getty-3428944.jpg?h=8222eea2&itok=zXOp_aoz)
The Art of Listening – Video Testimony and the Study of History
On-Demand
Virtual
Join Facing History and the Fortunoff Video Archive to explore ways to use archival testimony to connect students to the lived experiences of survivors.
![Teacher and Students](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Facing-History_SJLA_033.jpg?h=f2fcf546&itok=6k0Syi0f)