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At 87, Holocaust survivor Kati Preston held hundreds of high school students spellbound with her story of resilience and resistance. Her message: don't be a bystander when others need help.
A powerful new documentary follows high school performing arts students as they travel to Poland to learn Holocaust survivor Eva Libitzky's story, discovering how hatred affects everyone. Director Hershey Felder screens the film May 4 in Redwood City, showing how diverse students connected with history in deeply personal ways.
Middle schoolers in New Jersey learned about resilience and hope from Fred Polak, whose parents fell in love while imprisoned in a Nazi concentration camp. The Holocaust remembrance program brought together students, a 104-year-old WWII veteran, and powerful lessons about combating hate.
A Holocaust survivor's powerful testimony, captured in an award-winning video, will inspire hundreds at a Long Island remembrance ceremony. The project proves that one person's courage to share their story can echo across generations.
Liz Igra has spent four decades turning her painful past into powerful education, building a 4,000-book Holocaust library and training educators across California's Central Valley. At 91, she's still sharing her story with new audiences because she believes teaching history prevents it from repeating.
Police leaders from around the world gathered at Auschwitz this week for an unprecedented summit on combating antisemitism and protecting vulnerable communities. The historic initiative comes as hate crimes surge globally and law enforcement steps up protection of religious institutions.
Leah Goldberg survived the Holocaust by hiding in a cellar as Nazis burned her Polish town. Now at 100 years old, she's helping lawmakers understand why Holocaust education matters more than ever.
Ann Horvath-Rose spent years piecing together her father's Holocaust survival story, even though he never wanted to share the painful details. Now she's one of 70 trained speakers bringing these fading memories to a new generation of students.
Jack Trompetter, hidden from the Nazis as a baby, spoke to nearly 900 Massachusetts students about surviving the Holocaust. His first Cape Cod school visit brought history to life for middle and high schoolers.
Jack Trompetter, hidden as a baby to survive the Nazi invasion of the Netherlands, spoke to nearly 900 students at Barnstable High School in his first Cape Cod appearance. The 82-year-old Cambridge artist spent his first three years separated from his parents, moving between safe houses until liberation in 1945.
Ginette Kolinka survived the horrors of Auschwitz, and at 101 years old, she's spending her final years making sure young people never forget what happened. Her mission to combat rising hate by sharing her story with schoolchildren across France is reaching hearts when it matters most.
A Lake Middle High School teacher with 40 years of experience has been named Ohio's Genocide Educator of the Year for her dedication to teaching students about humanity's darkest chapters. Elisa Case will receive her award at the Governor's Holocaust Commemoration this April.
A Holocaust survivor who hid from Nazi persecution as a child brought history to life for New Jersey high schoolers. Maud Dahme's powerful firsthand account reminded students why remembering the past protects the future.
Marion Blumenthal Lazan knows time is running out. At 91, she's racing to share her Holocaust survival story with as many students as possible before it's too late.
Helen Marks, who survived the Holocaust as a hidden child in Belgium, shared her powerful story with 400 eighth graders in Perrysburg, Ohio. Her message was simple but profound: be kind, stand up to bullies, and do small things to repair the world.
Emily Shulman shared her parents' Holocaust survival story with New Jersey high school students, teaching them the difference between being "watchers" who stand by and "doers" who help others in need. The powerful two-hour presentation left students committed to standing up for those who need help.
A North Carolina history teacher is keeping a 90-year-old Holocaust survivor's legacy alive by sharing his story of courage with middle schoolers. Steve Goldberg promised his friend Abe Piasek he would continue teaching hope through history.
A 96-year-old Holocaust survivor recorded her life story using interactive technology just months before she passed away. Now her testimony will teach future generations forever through an Arizona museum exhibit.
As Holocaust survivors reach 100, new AI technology lets students ask questions and hear their stories directly—even after they're gone. Sonia Warshawski recorded answers to hundreds of questions so her testimony will never be lost.
A picture book about a girl who escaped Nazi Germany on the Kindertransport is now a hands-on workshop teaching 20,000 students about empathy, courage, and standing up for others. Eli and Jill Rabinowitz are bringing one survivor's message of hope to a new generation.
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