Human Rights Violations

Examining & Responding to Antisemitism in American Culture and Society, September 2023

By Ellen Resnek / Tuesday, August 15, 2023 / Comments Off on Examining & Responding to Antisemitism in American Culture and Society, September 2023

Participate in this asynchronous online course for a guided, facilitator-led exploration of Echoes & Reflections resources that support the teaching strategies to help your students understand contemporary antisemitism. We applaud your commitment to […]

*Curriculum Guide: Exploring Holocaust Education through “Journey with Howard Chandler: The iOS App”

By Ellen Resnek / Friday, August 11, 2023 / Comments Off on *Curriculum Guide: Exploring Holocaust Education through “Journey with Howard Chandler: The iOS App”

Objective: This comprehensive curriculum guide is designed to provide educators with a structured plan to engage high school students in a meaningful exploration of Holocaust history and empathy through the […]

Modeling and Teaching Peace: Bringing Big Concepts into Everyday Life

By Ellen Resnek / Tuesday, August 8, 2023 / Comments Off on Modeling and Teaching Peace: Bringing Big Concepts into Everyday Life

Modeling and Teaching Peace: Bringing Big Concepts into Everyday Life How do we introduce peace-building language? Jess Kavinsky brings us an overview of conflict, systems thinking, and a breakdown of […]

Upstander Project

By Ellen Resnek / Monday, July 31, 2023 / Comments Off on Upstander Project

We’re all learning to be upstanders. Most people’s decision to be an upstander starts with a moment of insight. Maybe you witnessed something you thought was wrong and didn’t know […]

2024 Marching Down “Freedom’s Road”: Civil Rights to the Black Freedom Movement

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, July 27, 2023 / Comments Off on 2024 Marching Down “Freedom’s Road”: Civil Rights to the Black Freedom Movement

“Taking a trip through the civil rights movement”

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, July 27, 2023 / Comments Off on “Taking a trip through the civil rights movement”

“Taking a trip through the civil rights movement” Watch the interview with educators Dr. Michael Naragon and Jacqueline Clarke as they discuss their journey through the civil rights movement and […]

“Local educators return from Austria, grapple with teaching its lessons of history”

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, July 27, 2023 / Comments Off on “Local educators return from Austria, grapple with teaching its lessons of history”

Read about how local educators are grappling with the profound history of Austria and its implications for their teaching methods.

My Journey by Sara Long

By Ellen Resnek / Tuesday, July 25, 2023 / Comments Off on My Journey by Sara Long

When I first heard about this trip, I knew it was going to be emotionally challenging. Going to a concentration camp, visiting where the Wannsee conference happened, and going to […]

Berlin — Past and Present in Harmony by Emily Slomovits

By Ellen Resnek / Saturday, July 22, 2023 / Comments Off on Berlin — Past and Present in Harmony by Emily Slomovits

Time. That’s the word that keeps sticking out to me since I arrived in Germany on Monday. Tsipy Gur said during our orientation meeting, “This trip will feel like 6 […]

Remembrance & Beyond By Laura Schwartzwald

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, July 20, 2023 / Comments Off on Remembrance & Beyond By Laura Schwartzwald

Thursday, July 20th- Remembrance & Beyond Today we toured the Memorial and Museum at the former concentration Camp Sachsenhausen. Going into the day I felt uneasy, and unsure of what […]

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