Franz Goldberger/American Friends Service Committee Packet
This collection of primary sources tells the story of a Jewish refugee who attempted to flee to the United States and an American rescuer.
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Flora Hochsinger/Harriet Postman Packet
This collection of primary sources tells the story of a Jewish refugee who attempted to flee to the United States and an American rescuer.
Thomas Doeppner/American Friends Service Committee Packet
This collection of primary sources tells the story of a Jewish refugee who attempted to flee to the United States and an American rescuer.
![Four people pose for a photo in front of a large window.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/35_Winter_Medium_res.jpg?h=561852fb&itok=YfAD_ATi)
Personal Stories Worksheet
Students should complete the questions on this handout as a group as they learn about the story of a Jewish refugee and American rescuer.
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Bridging the Gap Between Sympathy and Action
Students should select a quotation from this handout that resonates with them and discuss with their classmates.
Socratic Seminar Stems
Use the sentence starters in this handout to help students participate in a Socratic Seminar.
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Rubric for RAFT Assessment
Share this rubric with students so that they are familiar with how their Role, Audient, Format, Topic (RAFT) assessment will be evaluated.
Herta Griffel / German Jewish Children’s Aid Packet
This collection of primary sources tells the story of a Jewish refugee who attempted to flee to the United States and an American rescuer.
Visual Essay: Free Expression in the Weimar Republic
Explore Weimar-era fine art, film, and ballet with this collection of images. Analyze the experimental styles and social commentary of German art in the 1920s.
![Blue Angel, directed by Josef von Sternberg, was Germany’s first full-length talkie, a motion picture with sound as opposed to a silent film. The film follows the story of college professor who is undone by his attraction to Lola-Lola, a cabaret dancer played by German-American Marlene Dietrich. The film made Dietrich an international film star, and she continued her acting career in the United States.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Ch04_Image09_Medium_res.jpg?h=ac1fc4d9&itok=W2CNh6u-)
Student Activities: Decorum and Sanctioning Representatives Jones, Pearson, and Zephyr
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These student-facing slides help students understand recent events in the Tennessee and Montana state legislatures and consider the implications of using rules of decorum to sanction state representatives.
![Expelled State Rep. Justin Pearson, D-Memphis, delivers remarks outside the state Capitol, in Nashville, Tenn., Monday, April 10, 2023. Pearson was sworn in, a week after he and state Rep. Justin Jones were banished for a gun control protest on the floor of the House, in the aftermath of a deadly school shooting.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-05/Pictures_of_the_Week_North_America_Photo_Gallery_23103817958784.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=QhGMyfDr)
Sanctions Against Representatives Pearson, Jones, and Zephyr
This reading contains information about the state representatives in Tennessee and Montana who were excluded from their legislatures.
![Expelled State Rep. Justin Pearson, D-Memphis, delivers remarks outside the state Capitol, in Nashville, Tenn., Monday, April 10, 2023. Pearson was sworn in, a week after he and state Rep. Justin Jones were banished for a gun control protest on the floor of the House, in the aftermath of a deadly school shooting.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-05/Pictures_of_the_Week_North_America_Photo_Gallery_23103817958784.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=QhGMyfDr)