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Maggid, The Four Children
Use this reading to introduce students to the Four Children featured in the Maggid, the storytelling section of a Passover Seder.
Partisan Life
Former Jewish partisan Sonia Orbuch explains how she perceived life among the partisans as a "good life."
The Birthday Party: Outside the Magic Circle by Virginia Foster Durr
In her autobiography, Outside the Magic Circle, white southerner Virginia Foster Durr recalls how the customs of the Jim Crow South affected her seventh birthday party.
Passing the Torch of Memory: The Importance of Survivor Testimony
Holocaust survivors and their families talk about the importance of survivor testimony.
Peril and Promise (1980-2000)
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Part six of Latino Americans covers the years since 1980, when a second wave of Cubans arrived in Miami and hundreds of thousands of Salvadorans, Nicaraguans, and Guatemalans fleeing civil wars, death squads, and unrest migrated to the US.
Pigeon
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Set during World War II and based on a true story, Pigeon recounts a rare act of kindness.
Power and Responsibility
Former Jewish partisan Frank Blaichman reflects on how he managed the responsibility of carrying firearms.
Preconditions for the Holocaust: Prejudice in 20th Century Europe
Scholar Doris Bergen describes some of the preconditions that contributed to Nazi violence in World War II and the Holocaust.
From Reflection to Action: A Choosing to Participate Toolkit | For Educators in Canada
For educators in Canada, this guide contains activities, readings, lessons, and strategies to help you develop a meaningful civic education experience in your classroom.
Jewish Life before World War II
Historian Jeffrey Shandler describes Jewish life in Poland before World War II. Until 1933-1935 Polish Jews were not concerned by Europe’s changing political or social climate. Polish Jews believed they lived in post-war, not pre-war, Poland.
Religion in Colonial America: Trends, Regulations, and Beliefs
Learn about the religious landscape of colonial America to better understand religious freedom today.