Holocaust Rescuer Posthumously Awarded Congressional Gold Medal

Posted by Julia Rappaport on July 9, 2014

Today Holocaust rescuer Raoul Wallenberg is being posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal.

Wallenberg, who passed away two years ago, was a Swedish envoy who protected Jewish Swiss citizens during World War II, saving tens of thousands of Jews.

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Topics: Film, Antisemitism, Choosing to Participate, Human Rights, Holocaust, Genocide/Collective Violence, Video, History

Facing History at the Nantucket Film Festival Friday

Posted by Julia Rappaport on June 26, 2014

There are many ways that we can bring history alive – through personal testimony from the people who lived through different moments in history, letters and diaries, newspaper clippings and cartoons, audio (music, speeches, radio interviews, podcasts), through film, and more.

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Topics: Film, Choosing to Participate, Human Rights, Genocide/Collective Violence, History

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