Human Rights Violations

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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Women, Theater, and the Holocaust resource handbook

By Ellen Resnek / Friday, May 5, 2023 / Comments Off on Women, Theater, and the Holocaust resource handbook

Authored by Dr. Rochelle G. Saidel, Samantha McLaughlin, and Karen Shulman, the 188-page ebook is intended for teachers, students, and everyone who wants to learn more about the subject. The […]

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Post Film Discussion Traces: Portraits of Resistance, Survival and Resolve

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, April 27, 2023 / Comments Off on Post Film Discussion Traces: Portraits of Resistance, Survival and Resolve

Post Film Discussion Traces Trilogy: Portraits of Resistance, Survival and Resolve with Executive producer Dr. Judith S. Goldstein and Writer Samuel George Moderated by Avi Ben Hur Encouraging resistance and […]

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Perpetrators of the Holocaust: A Reassessment

By Ellen Resnek / Sunday, April 23, 2023 / Comments Off on Perpetrators of the Holocaust: A Reassessment

Perpetrators of the Holocaust: A Reassessment Since the end of WWII, many explanations have been offered as to why the Nazis and their collaborators perpetrated the Holocaust.  These range from […]

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The Lodz Ghetto: An in-depth study

By Ellen Resnek / Sunday, April 23, 2023 / Comments Off on The Lodz Ghetto: An in-depth study

The Lodz Ghetto: An in-depth study What was life like for those trapped inside the Lodz ghetto? When the Germans sealed off the ghetto on May 1, 1940, 164,000 Jews […]

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Etty adapted and performed by Susan Stein at the Carnegie Stage

By Ellen Resnek / Friday, April 14, 2023 / Comments Off on Etty adapted and performed by Susan Stein at the Carnegie Stage

Etty Hillesum’s life ended at Auschwitz when she was only 29 years old. In the play, Etty, drawn entirely from Hillesum’s diaries and letters of 1941 to 1943, we meet a […]

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Etty adapted and performed by Susan Stein at the Carnegie Stage

By Ellen Resnek / Friday, April 14, 2023 / Comments Off on Etty adapted and performed by Susan Stein at the Carnegie Stage

Etty Hillesum’s life ended at Auschwitz when she was only 29 years old. In the play, Etty, drawn entirely from Hillesum’s diaries and letters of 1941 to 1943, we meet a […]

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Etty adapted and performed by Susan Stein at the Carnegie Stage

By Ellen Resnek / Friday, April 14, 2023 / Comments Off on Etty adapted and performed by Susan Stein at the Carnegie Stage

Etty Hillesum’s life ended at Auschwitz when she was only 29 years old. In the play, Etty, drawn entirely from Hillesum’s diaries and letters of 1941 to 1943, we meet a […]

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The Holocaust as an Interdisciplinary Tapestry

By Ellen Resnek / Sunday, March 26, 2023 / Comments Off on The Holocaust as an Interdisciplinary Tapestry

Join CWB and our partners as we explore the multifaceted discipline of Holocaust Studies through unique and previously unexplored lenses.  “Holocaust Cinema: How ‘A Film Unfinished’ Questions Archival Footage” Featuring […]

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