Commemorating UK Holocaust Memorial Day 2023
Resources, activities and events to support you in commemorating Holocaust Memorial Day 2023: Ordinary People.
![Berlin Holocaust Memorial](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-01/holocaust-memorial-3710509.jpg?h=b1301626&itok=seE0ziLH)
George Takei on Standing Up to Racism, Then and Now
George Takei speaks to the Facing History community about his childhood experience in an incarceration camp and anti-Asian racism on the rise today.
![A black and white photo of George Takei](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-09/George%20Takei%20_v2.png?h=9a1378d6&itok=sRJKlDnn)
Celebrating Black History Drop Down Day
Virtual
Through participation in this off-timetable day, young people will consider the importance of Black history and learn about important Black British figures. This event is for teachers in the UK.
![Two students talking at the Supporter Event, UCL Institute Of Education.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-09/We_are_Facing_History-_Creating_a_More_Inclusive_Society_-_13_July_2023_-_Supporter_Event%2C_UCL_Institute_of_Education-4038.jpg?h=7fb2964e&itok=3sB7oaNe)
All Community Read: George Takei’s They Called Us Enemy
Use this list of recommended resources to join in our All Community Read of George Takei's graphic memoir, They Called Us Enemy.
![Profile of George Takei alongside his Book "They Called Us Enemy"](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-10/FY24%20ACR%20Header_v2.png?h=e9403ca4&itok=juRPIBQr)
What's Wrong with Jojo Rabbit?
Taika Waititi's film Jojo Rabbit polarized both critics and audiences. This review considers the limits of its perspective on WWII and antisemitism.
![A group of Hitler Youth marching through a field](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-09/Hitler_Youth_Hiking_FH229449.jpg?h=359ead47&itok=-lq1BuTl)
Using Survivor Testimony in the Classroom, in Partnership with Generation 2 Generation
On-Demand
Virtual
Support your students’ intellectual and emotional engagement with survivor testimony in the classroom.
![Students working on an assignment in class](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-02/sedgehillY13-021115-nk-HR-36.jpg?h=c6cb2754&itok=u6lbuOF0)
The Afterdeath of the Holocaust: A Conversation with Dr. Lawrence L. Langer
Eminent Holocaust scholar Lawrence L. Langer raises critical questions about the narratives and languages used to characterize the Holocaust.
![A lit candle shines against a dark background](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-10/david-tomaseti-AaZlf5FgUws-unsplash_0.jpg?h=6acbff97&itok=yVR4YQYg)
Holocaust Education through Curriculum and Ceremony with the Hartman Institute
On-Demand
Virtual
In this workshop, participants explored the Shalom Hartman Institute’s Hitkansut L’Yom HaShoah, a powerful collection of resources designed to help structure Holocaust learning and remembrance.
![Picture of educators at the Memphis 2018 workshop sitting around a table.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-11/Educators%20at%20the%20Memphis%202018%20workshop%20%28FH288965%29.jpg?h=c9f93661&itok=7NCDSAPJ)
Teaching Holocaust and Human Behaviour Manchester Workshop
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Manchester, UK
Explore our Teaching Holocaust and Human Behaviour unit and learn how to help your students wrestle with profound moral questions raised by this catastrophic period of history. This event is in-person and for teachers in the UK.
![Abstract blue painting. Teaser image for a unit on Teaching about the Holocaust and Human Behavior for middle and high school students.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/2022_TeachingHolocaustandHumanBehaviorcover%28clip%29_FH2174520.jpg?h=ec4f9743&itok=Q5-JOorz)
Fragility of Freedom: Discussing Holocaust Memorial Day 2024 in the Classroom
On-Demand
Virtual
Watch this 1 hour webinar to gain ideas and inspiration for how to mark Holocaust Memorial Day in your classroom.
![Picture of Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, Berlin, Germany.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-11/Berlin-_German_Jewish_Holocaust_Memorial_-_3212.jpg?h=c4842d71&itok=hzfRcYQM)
Jewish Resistance During the Holocaust: A Conversation with Dr. Wolf Gruner
On-Demand
Virtual
In this webinar, Dr. Wolf Gruner discussed Jewish resistance during the Holocaust.
![Kate Angier amongst a group of people.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-05/MF3A3774.jpg?h=c9f93661&itok=pFx_8vqX)