Torchlight Parade Celebrating Hitler
On the night of January 30, 1933, SA men paraded with torches through Berlin to celebrate Hitler’s appointment as chancellor.
![Men parade through the street at night carrying torches.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/Torchlight_Parade_Celebrating_Hitler_FH229432.jpg?h=cb9047e7&itok=mXY3FzXB)
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Memorial, Western Side
Sculptural detail of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Memorial
![This memorial was designed by Leon Suzin and sculpted by Nathan Rapoport. Its western side depicts Jewish partisans who fought in the Warsaw ghetto uprising of 1943.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Ch11_image11_Medium_res.jpg?h=56c1b3d1&itok=aRUjcwT3)
Weaving Workshop at a Yeshiva
Students in a weaving workshop at a yeshiva, or rabbinical academy, in Sighet before the war.
![Boys standing beside weaving machines posing for a photo.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/Weaving_Workshop_at_a_Yeshiva_FH260053_1.jpg?h=99aae415&itok=So2RGhwX)
Witness to a Massacre
Barbara Turkeltaub, a Jewish girl who was hidden by Catholic nuns during the war, describes witnessing a Nazi massacre.
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Finding One's Voice (En Español)
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Julius Lester describes finding his identity in an unexpected place as an African American teenager living in the segregated South (Spanish available).
Church Mouse to the White House (excerpted)
This reading excerpt from Martha Sharp's unpublished memoir explores in greater detail why she and her husband traveled to Czechoslovakia to engage in aid work.
![Formal portrait of the Sharp Family](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-09/Formal_portrait_of_the_Sharp_family_for_Web_or_Office_Use.jpg?h=5fa81f83&itok=jCHdObjE)
Gender and Identity
Read the personal reflections of a mother whose young son has challenged her assumptions and expectations about gender identity.
![Sample identity chart.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Sample%20Identity%20Chart.jpg?h=73950368&itok=I6qebs7v)
Gender and Identity (en español)
Read the personal reflections of a mother whose young son has challenged her assumptions and expectations about gender identity. This resource is in Spanish.
![Sample identity chart.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Sample%20Identity%20Chart.jpg?h=73950368&itok=I6qebs7v)
Martha’s Letter to Helen
Read Martha Sharp's letter to Helen Lowrie written in Lisbon, Portugal, describing her daring journey from France.
![Martha and Waitstill Sharp wave to a crowd before leaving New York City for Europe. Martha wears a corsage of flowers on her coat and holds a bouquet of flowers in her left hand. Stamped in ink on verso: "Photo by William T. Hoff, New York Municipal Airport"](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-09/Martha_and_Waitstill_Sharp_waving_for_Web_or_Office_Use.jpg?h=a9a611f7&itok=ld5w1FcD)
Martha's Letter to Hastings
Read Martha Sharp's letter to her son explaining her reasons for remaining in France while her husband returned back to the United States.
![Letter from Martha Sharp to her son Hastings](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-09/Martha_to_.jpeg?h=cfefdc4d&itok=9UTlsSb8)