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Resources for Civic Education in California
Explore resources that meet the California History–Social Science Framework standards.
California Teachers Collaborative for Holocaust and Genocide Education: Summer Institute
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Los Angeles, CA
Registration for this event is now closed. Join Facing History - and 13 educational organizations - for the second annual California Teachers Collaborative Summer Institute. This three-day institute is for California high school and middle school educators who seek to enhance their teaching of the Holocaust and genocide. This event will occur in person.
Exploring Raphael Lemkin's Actions: The Invention of the Word "Genocide"
Students learn about the challenges Lemkin faced from the international legal community, including its lack of sufficient language to talk about crimes against humanity and civilization.
Resources for Civic Education in Massachusetts
Explore resources that meet the Massachusetts History and Social Science Framework.
“Sovereignty cannot be conceived as the right to kill millions”
Raphael Lemkin was outraged when he heard that the mass murder of the Armenians went unpunished. He was haunted by the case of Soghomon Tehlirian—an Armenian survivor of the genocide who killed Mehmed Talaat, minister of the interior of the Ottoman Empire (now Turkey).
France, Great Britain, and Russia Joint Declaration, 1915
In 1915, France, Great Britain, and Russia, issued a declaration condemning the ongoing Armenian genocide carried out in the Ottoman Empire and threatening to hold the perpetrators accountable.
Responding to Genocide Jigsaw
Students use this handout to complete a jigsaw activity about responses to the Armenian Genocide.
Responding to Genocide Jigsaw (en español)
Students use this handout to complete a jigsaw activity about responses to the Armenian Genocide. This resource is in Spanish.
Identifying Raphael Lemkin's Outrage
Students examine how Lemkin’s outrage over the crimes committed by the Ottoman Empire during World War I inspired him to take action.
Holocaust and Human Behavior
Explore the digital version of our core resource on the Holocaust. Find classroom-ready readings, primary sources, and short documentary films that support a study of the Holocaust through the lens of human behavior.
The Legacy of a Witness
Learn about Armin Wegner's efforts to raise consciousness about the Armenian massacres.