Genocide

Protectors of Warsaw’s Children By Charlene Foose Geyer

By Jackie Golblum / Tuesday, June 20, 2023 / Comments Off on Protectors of Warsaw’s Children By Charlene Foose Geyer

I have held an extreme interest in WWII and the Holocaust for many years, educating myself throughreading, researching, and watching documentaries; but nothing I have ever done could even come […]

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The Power of Literature By Maddie O’Donnell

By Jackie Golblum / Tuesday, June 20, 2023 / Comments Off on The Power of Literature By Maddie O’Donnell

On the first full day of our trip we visited the Polin museum. As our guide said, “we traveled through 1000 years of history in an hour and a half.” […]

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Poland Personally Blog By Sarah Grand

By Jackie Golblum / Monday, June 19, 2023 / Comments Off on Poland Personally Blog By Sarah Grand

We arrived in Poland on Sunday, June 18, and opened with a lovely dinner in our hotel. We were greeted by Tsipy, then heard from the local Chabad Rabbi and […]

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Poem from Okopowa St. Jewish Cemetery By Jacki Weaver

By Jackie Golblum / Monday, June 19, 2023 / Comments Off on Poem from Okopowa St. Jewish Cemetery By Jacki Weaver

They arrived to this land at the calling of birds. Polin, polin, rest here. Here, enclosed beneath the trees,  row after row the headstones stand silent,  angled this way and that […]

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Poland Personally – First Day Blog By Anna Yonas

By Jackie Golblum / Monday, June 19, 2023 / Comments Off on Poland Personally – First Day Blog By Anna Yonas

Today’s tour had a consistent theme: “thou shalt not be indifferent.” These words, delivered by survivor Marian Turski in a speech commemorating the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, […]

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The Beginning of Our Journey By Josh Ault

By Jackie Golblum / Sunday, June 18, 2023 / Comments Off on The Beginning of Our Journey By Josh Ault

Today was my first full day in Poland. To say the least . . . it was powerful. Before I get into what we did, I just want to say […]

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WHY DIDN’T THE ALLIES BOMB AUSCHWITZ?

By Ellen Resnek / Wednesday, May 24, 2023 / Comments Off on WHY DIDN’T THE ALLIES BOMB AUSCHWITZ?

Could the Allies have done more during the Holocaust to stop the murders in the extermination camps or to slow down the progression of events thereby saving lives? The question […]

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USHMM Lesson: Exploring Anne Frank’s Diary

By Ellen Resnek / Friday, May 19, 2023 / Comments Off on USHMM Lesson: Exploring Anne Frank’s Diary

Students will examine Anne Frank’s diary as both a historical and a deliberately-created literary text, and will understand how the Holocaust affected the lives of the Frank family. Grade level: Adaptable […]

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‘Cycles of Violence and Peace in Cambodia’

By Ellen Resnek / Friday, April 28, 2023 / Comments Off on ‘Cycles of Violence and Peace in Cambodia’

Honoring the National Day of Remembrance for the Cambodian Genocide Cambodia’s story is often dominated by the 3 years and 8 months when the Khmer Rouge controlled the country. The […]

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Avenues for Change: Holocaust & Genocide Studies

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, March 30, 2023 / Comments Off on Avenues for Change: Holocaust & Genocide Studies

21st Century Holocaust and Genocide Education Contact Us Our goal is to create the opportunity for all teachers within the state of California to receive professional development and resources to […]

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