Julia Rappaport

Julia is Managing Editor of Communications and Social Media at Facing History. She loves young adult fiction, ice cream, and is a practicing yoga teacher.

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Losing Language

Posted by Julia Rappaport on August 27, 2013

Facing History in New York, in partnership with WNYC Radio’s Radio Rookies program, helps public high school students develop digital storytelling skills through the Neighborhood to Neighborhood project. Each year, students in the program tackle complex questions about identity, race, education, and crime and violence in their communities. Using interviewing skills and multimedia tools, the students produce original visual and audio pieces.

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Topics: Art, Safe Schools, Media Skills, Neighborhood to Neighborhood, Facing Technology

Get it Out

Posted by Julia Rappaport on August 20, 2013

Facing History in New York, in partnership with WNYC Radio’s Radio Rookies program, helps public high school students develop digital storytelling skills through the Neighborhood to Neighborhood project. Each year, students in the program tackle complex questions about identity, race, education, and crime and violence in their communities. Using interviewing skills and multimedia tools, the students produce original visual and audio pieces.

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Topics: Art, Safe Schools, Media Skills, Neighborhood to Neighborhood, Facing Technology

Battling Homophobia at East Side Community High School

Posted by Julia Rappaport on August 13, 2013

Facing History in New York, in partnership with WNYC Radio’s Radio Rookies program, helps public high school students develop digital storytelling skills through the Neighborhood to Neighborhood project. Each year, students in the program tackle complex questions about identity, race, education, and crime and violence in their communities. Using interviewing skills and multimedia tools, the students produce original visual and audio pieces.

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Topics: Art, Safe Schools, School Culture, Media Skills, Neighborhood to Neighborhood, Bullying, Facing Technology

Moving Beyond the Zimmerman Verdict: Questions for Starting A Constructive Dialogue

Posted by Julia Rappaport on July 24, 2013

At Facing History, we spend a lot of time thinking about the questions, actions, and choices people worldwide made in the aftermath of violent events throughout history – events ranging from the Armenian Genocide to the Holocaust to the American civil rights movement. This exploration of historical events allows us to both investigate the complexity of the events as well as reflect upon connections to ourselves and today with a grounding of historical understanding.

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Topics: Safe Schools, School Culture, Critical Thinking

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