Emily Weisberg

Emily Weisberg is a Jewish Education Program Associate with Facing History and Ourselves. She received her BA from American Jewish University and her Masters Degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Emily works with Day Schools, Congregational Schools and local organizations to help bring Facing History’s unique, impactful pedagogy and resources to teachers and students across Southern California.

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Six Resources that Honor Jewish Voices on Yom HaShoah

Posted by Emily Weisberg on April 9, 2015

Next week marks Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day. While Yom HaShoah affords us the opportunity to honor the memory of those we lost during the Holocaust, it's also a time to commemorate and celebrate the vibrancy and diversity of the lives and communities decimated during this dark moment in history.

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Topics: Classrooms, Art, Books, Online Tools, Benjamin B. Ferencz, Memory, Choosing to Participate, Facing History Resources, Teaching, Holocaust, Upstanders, Teaching Resources, Survivor Testimony, Video, History

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