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A Jewish Grandson Remembers His Grandmother, A Holocaust Survivor
Barisāl By Joey Spitz, Portland, Maine My grandmother, Heddy Spitz, was born Sarah Henyu Smilovic. To me though, she was Bubbie. Born October 20, 1920 in Munkacs, a small Czechoslovakian town…
#WeRemember: We were all in Egypt. We were all at Sinai. Were we all at Auschwitz?
recherche site de rencontre gratuit sans inscription But the amount of suffering in the world is so immense, how do I do this and not despair? I used to remind myself of the saying in Pirkei Avot: “you are not obligated to finish the work of healing the world, but neither are you allowed to desist from it.” And that was enough.
#StopAsianHate: How to Help Without Harming
plaquenil prospect anm I was a high school senior working as a clerk at Hannaford Supermarkets in Bridgton, Maine. I was manning one of the express checkout registers when a man came up,…
HHRC Resource List: COVID-19 and Anti-Asian Racism and Xenophobia
hastily Anti-Asian Racism and Xenophobia Resources Erica Lee’s America for Americans: A History of Xenophobia in the United States Fear of disease often used to argue xenophobia and racism Teaching Tolerance…
Marwa Hassanien: ‘December an opportunity to teach about our beautiful, diverse world.’
In this holiday season, while lights, decorated homes, gifts, and festivities dominate December due to Christmas, it is important to keep in mind that many other religious and cultural holidays…
What is Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights?
Hanukkah evokes light. Light that burns; light hat did not go out even when there was not enough. Light that illuminates some of the darkness. Light that stands against oppression and discrimination and suffering. Today’s world feels dark. Not as dark as it has been in Jewish history, but dark nonetheless. But the candles have been lit and will continue to be lit and from each window a little that light will shine.
On This Day: Maine Newspapers React to Kristallnacht, Violent Nazi Anti-Jewish Campaign
Kristallnacht was not hidden. In the days that followed the November 9th violence against the Jews of Germany, newspapers around the world reported on and responded to what had happened.…
Racism is Not a Partisan Issue
Posted by Charles Thomas Lai FitzGibbon on October 30, 2020 on Facing History and Ourselves During this election season, educators are navigating conversations with their students about politics, race, and racism in…
Teaching the 2020 Election: What Will You Do on Wednesday?
As Election Day approaches, educators should prepare to support students no matter the result.
The Black Lives Matter Movement Goes Beyond Black and White
BY SARAH SAID, published October 15, 2020 on Teaching Tolerance I am not Black; I am a Middle Eastern Muslim woman who wears hijab. Although Middle Eastern Muslims face bias…