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A Barometer for the Popularity of Muslims: An Interview with Souad

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  This interview is printed in "What Do We Do With A Difference? France and the Debate Over Headscarves in Schools".  France has a large population of immigrants from its former colonies in North Africa.
4:11 minutes (3.83 MB)

Everyone Together: Jacques Chirac

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  This interview is printed in "What Do We Do With A Difference? France and the Debate Over Headscarves in Schools".  As the debate over girls wearing the headscarf in schools increased in France in 2003, President Jaques Chirac called a commission, the Stasi commission, to investigate the issue and make recommendations.
4:07 minutes (3.78 MB)

A Conversation with Arn Chorn Pond: Listen to the Podcast

Images from the Podcast. Click on the audio link below the images to hear the podcast.


20:04 minutes (8.04 MB)

Bringing Holocaust Survivors into the Classroom: A Facing History and Ourselves Podcast

In this Facing History and Ourselves podcast, Holocaust survivor Rena Finder and Facing History Executive Director Margot Stern Strom talk about the impact of bringing the stories of Holocaust survivors into classrooms, and how those stories will be told in years to come.

Click on the audio controls at the bottom of this page to hear the 11-minute podcast.

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Rena Finder and Margot Stern StromIn this Facing History and Ourselves podcast, Holocaust survivor Rena Finder and Facing History Executive Director Margot Stern Strom talk about the impact of bringing the stories of Holocaust survivors into classrooms, and how those stories will be told in years to come.

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10:47 minutes (19.76 MB)

Migration and Belonging: A Facing History and Ourselves Podcast

In this Facing History and Ourselves podcast, we explore how migration is changing the way individuals, groups, and nations consider what it means to belong. 

As part of the 2008 Facing History and Ourselves/Harvard Law School conference titled Hope, Critique, and Possibility: Universal Rights in Societies of Difference, we interviewed three scholars who spoke on the theme of “Educating in Diverse Societies":

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Marcelo Suárez-Orozco, John R. Bowen, and Sir Keith AjegboIn this Facing History and Ourselves podcast, Marcelo Suárez-Orozco, John R. Bowen, and Sir Keith Ajegbo explore how migration is changing the way individuals, groups, and nations consider what it means to belong.


5:07 minutes (9.39 MB)

The Legacies of the Little Rock Nine: A Facing History and Ourselves Podcast

In this Facing History and Ourselves podcast, we explore the legacies of public school integration in the United States as seen through the eyes of Jessica Green, daughter of Ernest Green, one of the Little Rock Nine.

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Jessica Green, Daughter of Ernest Green of the Little Rock NineIn this Facing History and Ourselves podcast, we explore the legacies of public school integration in the United States as seen through the eyes of Jessica Green, daughter of Ernest Green, one of the Little Rock Nine.


7:04 minutes (12.95 MB)

Congressman John Lewis on the Importance of Working Together: A Facing History and Ourselves Podcast

In this Facing History and Ourselves podcast, we will hear from U.S. Congressman and civil rights movement veteran John Lewis speaking about the responsibility of citizens in a democracy.

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Congressman John LewisIn this Facing History and Ourselves podcast, we hear from U.S. Congressman and civil rights movement veteran John Lewis speaking about the responsibility of citizens in a democracy.


5:46 minutes (9.25 MB)

Core Resources on Issues of Identity: A Facing History and Ourselves Podcast

The Bear that Wasn't -- book coverIn this Facing History and Ourselves podcast, Peter Nelson, the Director of Facing History  and Ourselves’ New York office who is responsible for delivering our programs throughout the region, talks about two key Facing History resources, The Bear that Wasn't and Little Things are Big. Both explore issues of identity and the relationship between the individual and society.

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The Bear that Wasn'tIn this Facing History and Ourselves podcast, Peter Nelson, the Director of Facing History  and Ourselves’ New York office who is responsible for delivering our programs throughout the region, talks about two key Facing History resources, "The Bear that Wasn't" and "Little Things are Big." Both explore issues of identity and the relationship between the individual and society.


10:27 minutes (19.12 MB)

The Mosque Controversy as a Teachable Moment: A Facing History and Ourselves Podcast

In this Facing History and Ourselves podcast, Adam Strom, director of research and development, sees  the recent mosque controversy, and other similar controversies around the world, as teachable moments.

The controversy over Park51—the Lower Manhattan Islamic culture center and mosque—and the recent stabbing of a Muslim cab driver in New York City are reminders that for all of our strengths as a nation, we are not good at talking about religion.

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Adam Strom, Facing History and Ourselves Director of Research and DevelopmentIn this Facing History and Ourselves podcast, Adam Strom, director of research and development, sees  the recent mosque controversy, and other similar controversies around the world, as teachable moments.


6:30 minutes (11.9 MB)

Gillian Smith and the Facing History School: A Facing History and Ourselves Podcast

In this Facing History and Ourselves podcast, we hear from Gillian Smith, principal at the Facing History School, a small public high school in New York City that opened in September of 2005 with Facing History and Ourselves as its lead partner.

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Facing History School Principal Gillian SmithIn this Facing History and Ourselves podcast, we hear from Gillian Smith, principal at the Facing History School, a small public high school in New York City that opened in September of 2005 with Facing History and Ourselves as its lead partner.


13:54 minutes (25.46 MB)

Rena Finder -- Holocaust and Human Behavior Online Course Conference Call -- November 29, 2010

Thank you to all of you who participated in the conference call. It was a truly amazing experience to hear Rena Finder share her wisdom and her story. For those of you who were unable to make the call, or for those of you who would like to have your students hear the call, it was recorded.

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Thank you to all of you who participated in the conference call. It was a truly amazing experience to hear Rena Finder share her wisdom and her story. For those of you who were unable to make the call, or for those of you who would like to have your students hear the call, it was recorded.


22:03 minutes (40.39 MB)

Rena Finder -- Holocaust and Human Behavior Online Course Conference Call -- 11- 29-10 -- Part II

Thank you to all of you who participated in the conference call. It was a truly amazing experience to hear Rena Finder share her wisdom and her story. For those of you who were unable to make the call, or for those of you who would like to have your students hear the call, it was recorded.

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Thank you to all of you who participated in the conference call. It was a truly amazing experience to hear Rena Finder share her wisdom and her story. For those of you who were unable to make the call, or for those of you who would like to have your students hear the call, it was recorded.


22:48 minutes (41.75 MB)

Rena Finder -- Holocaust and Human Behavior Online Course Conference Call -- March 16, 2011

Thank you to all of you who participated in the conference call. It was a truly amazing experience to hear Rena Finder share her wisdom and her story. For those of you who were unable to make the call, or for those of you who would like to have your students hear the call, it was recorded.


47:57 minutes (8.23 MB)

Rena Finder -- Holocaust and Human Behavior Online Course Conference Call -- March 16, 2011

Thank you to all of you who participated in the conference call. It was a truly amazing experience to hear Rena Finder share her wisdom and her story. For those of you who were unable to make the call, or for those of you who would like to have your students hear the call, it was recorded.


47:44 minutes (6.83 MB)

Daniel Goldhagen on the Challenges of Confronting Antisemitism: A Facing History and Ourselves Podcast

In this Facing History and Ourselves podcast, we hear from genocide scholar and author Daniel Jonah Goldhagen as he discusses the history of antisemitism and its relevance today. Facing History's Senior Associate for Staff Development, Doc Miller, concludes the podcast. A middle school teacher for over thirty years, Miller discusses the importance of bringing conversations about this history into the classroom.

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Daniel Jonah GoldhagenIn this Facing History and Ourselves podcast, we hear from genocide scholar and author Daniel Jonah Goldhagen as he discusses the history of antisemitism and its relevance today.


20:02 minutes (18.33 MB)

Daniel Goldhagen on Genocide Prevention: A Facing History and Ourselves Podcast

In this Facing History and Ourselves podcast, we hear from genocide scholar and author Daniel Jonah Goldhagen, whose book, Worse than War—and documentary film by the same name—addresses a series of probing questions about the nature and persistence of genocides and, most importantly, what can be done to prevent them in the future. 


9:52 minutes (9.04 MB)

Daniel Goldhagen on the Perpetrators of Genocides: A Facing History and Ourselves Podcast

Daniel Jonah GoldhagenIn this Facing History and Ourselves podcast, we hear from genocide scholar and author Daniel Jonah Goldhagen, whose book, Worse than War—and documentary film by the same name—considers the actions and motivations of the perpetrators of genocides, as he asks the fundamental question, “Why do killers kill?” 


6:59 minutes (6.39 MB)