Published inMemory & ActionSurvivors Warn Teens About the Dangers of Rising HateThe recent surge of antisemitism troubles us all and is especially devastating to survivors, who endured the worst of this hatred in their…Feb 3Feb 3
Published inMemory & ActionUtah Educator Introduces Students to Antisemitism through Holocaust Lessons“Why the Jews?” It’s a common question asked by Matthew Ence’s high school history students when studying the Holocaust. In his school…Feb 3A response icon1Feb 3A response icon1
Published inMemory & ActionExhibition Prompts Hometowns to See Holocaust History as Their OwnAntisemitism. Racism. Isolationism. Some challenges facing America in the 1930s and ’40s have not gone away. The local relevance of…Feb 3Feb 3
Published inMemory & ActionHaunted by Auschwitz 80 Years LaterFor years, they could not speak about the Holocaust. Teenagers Ruth Cohen, Steven Fenves, and Irene Weiss were deported in crowded freight…Feb 2Feb 2
Published inMemory & ActionThe Lost Children After the HolocaustThe children who walked through the doors of the medieval monastery in Germany had endured all manner of Nazi terror. One Jewish boy from…Jan 31Jan 31
Published inMemory & ActionHolocaust Survivors and the Long Shadow of TraumaFor survivors, their life is forever divided — before the Holocaust and after. Many lost family, friends, and entire communities. They…Jan 31Jan 31
Published inMemory & ActionDigging Up Evidence Buried During the HolocaustWhile captive in the Warsaw ghetto, Jewish historian and social worker Emanuel Ringelblum led a brave group — including writers, teachers…Jan 31Jan 31
Published inMemory & ActionState of DeceptionIn Nazi Germany, there was no escaping the steady drumbeat of lies and misinformation to build German pride and blame the Jews for…Jan 30Jan 30
Published inMemory & ActionThe Diaries of a Young BoyPeter Feigl was attending a Quaker summer camp in France in 1942 when he learned that his parents had been arrested. The Nazis and their…Jan 29Jan 29
Published inMemory & ActionA Story of Love and AcceptancePierre Seel was a teenager discovering young love when the Gestapo imprisoned him for being on a list of known gay men. He was subjected to…Jan 29Jan 29
