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Candle & Chronicle August 2026
When we speak about the Holocaust, we usually center our discussion the systematic persecution and murder of Jewish people. Fully understanding this history also requires us to recognize the many other communities targeted by the Nazis and their collaborators — and to learn each community’s distinct story without collapsing those experiences into one. [redirects to MailChimp]
Candle & Chronicle July 2026
Some histories are difficult not only because of what happened, but because of what they ask us to confront about human beings. This summer, our second Echoes of the Past series examines the Holocaust by Bullets. [Redirects to MailChimp]
Candle & Chronicle June 2026
One of the challenges of a distributed community is that it can be difficult to see the whole picture. As we find ourselves in the middle of the year, it’s worth stepping back and looking at what they add up to. [Redirects to MailChimp]
Candle & Chronicle August 2026
When we speak about the Holocaust, we usually center our discussion the systematic persecution and murder of Jewish people. Fully understanding this history also requires us to recognize the many other communities targeted by the Nazis and their collaborators — and to learn each community’s distinct story without collapsing those experiences into one. [redirects to MailChimp]
Candle & Chronicle July 2026
Some histories are difficult not only because of what happened, but because of what they ask us to confront about human beings. This summer, our second Echoes of the Past series examines the Holocaust by Bullets. [Redirects to MailChimp]
Candle & Chronicle June 2026
One of the challenges of a distributed community is that it can be difficult to see the whole picture. As we find ourselves in the middle of the year, it’s worth stepping back and looking at what they add up to. [Redirects to MailChimp]
A Sense of Community
Sometimes an experience gives you a lot more than you expect. That was the case when I recently attended NewCAJE, an annual conference for Jewish educators. I was not there as a Teach the Shoah (TTS) teller but rather attended because of my job as a temple educator. I...
Candle & Chronicle August 2026
When we speak about the Holocaust, we usually center our discussion the systematic persecution and murder of Jewish people. Fully understanding this history also requires us to recognize the many other communities targeted by the Nazis and their collaborators — and to learn each community’s distinct story without collapsing those experiences into one. [redirects to MailChimp]
A Lesson in Empathy
I have heard many positive things said by participants after a storytelling presentation. Some of the most memorable comments, however, have come from high school students. At a recent program at a public high school near my home in the Dallas area, we not only shared...
Optimism and Resiliency
This week I told my father's story to several classes of tenth graders at a local high school. My father, his parents, and his younger sister left Germany in 1933 to move to Czechoslovakia only to be living under Nazi rule once again in 1939. Through luck, courage,...
Lesaper: Lessons in Rebuilding, Hope, and Resilience
When I initially decided to pursue a fellowship through Teach the Shoah, I did so with the intention of learning more about public history. I felt understanding history’s utility outside of academia would benefit me. I did not expect to learn anything new about myself...
Candle & Chronicle July 2026
Some histories are difficult not only because of what happened, but because of what they ask us to confront about human beings. This summer, our second Echoes of the Past series examines the Holocaust by Bullets. [Redirects to MailChimp]
Candle & Chronicle June 2026
One of the challenges of a distributed community is that it can be difficult to see the whole picture. As we find ourselves in the middle of the year, it’s worth stepping back and looking at what they add up to. [Redirects to MailChimp]
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