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Over the years, we have worked with amazing people. Whether they are educators, students or survivors, their actions have had a significant impact throughout the world.

Josh Otlin Josh Otlin: Promoting Ethical Thinking about Race and HistoryThis month, Facing History and Ourselves will present $40,000 to educators around the world as part of its annual Margot Stern Strom Teaching Awards. Facing History board members David and Nina Fialkow founded the awards in 2006. “The crux of it for us is the teachers,” Mrs. Fialkow said recently. “Teachers really are unsung heroes too often.”
Jeff Krieger & Class Jeff Krieger: Building an Inspired Classroom Library for StudentsThis month, Facing History and Ourselves will present $40,000 to educators around the world as part of its annual Margot Stern Strom Teaching Awards. Facing History board members David and Nina Fialkow founded the awards in 2006. “The crux of it for us is the teachers,” Mrs. Fialkow said recently. “Teachers really are unsung heroes too often.”
Susan Levitan Susan Levitan: Ohio Teacher Rebuilds an English Curriculum with Lessons from Facing HistoryThis month, Facing History and Ourselves will present $40,000 to educators around the world as part of its annual Margot Stern Strom Teaching Awards. Facing History board members David and Nina Fialkow founded the awards in 2006. “The crux of it for us is the teachers,” Mrs. Fialkow said recently. “Teachers really are unsung heroes too often.”
Dr. Allida Black Fundamental Freedoms: Dr. Allida Black on Human Rights in Our Time“[T]he advent of a world in which human beings shall enjoy freedom of speech and belief, and freedom from fear and want, has been proclaimed as the highest aspiration of the common people.” – preamble to the “Universal Declaration of Human Rights,” 1948Scholar and social activist Dr. Allida M. Black does not hesitate when asked what the most pressing issue of our time is.
Dean Brabeck Preserving Social Justice in a Fragile World: NYU Dean of Education on the Role of Facing HistoryFrom her office overlooking New York City’s bustling Washington Square Park, Mary Brabeck, dean of New York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, is explaining her philosophy on social justice.
Leora Schaefer Facing History in Canada: An Interview with Toronto Director Leora SchaeferOn Tuesday, December 6, 2011, Tides Canada announced that Facing History and Ourselves in Canada was one of the organization’s Top 10 of 2011. Tides Canada is the nation’s largest public foundation dedicated to the environment and social justice.
Isabel Wilkerson Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Joins Facing History Audiences in Conversation on Great Migration“From the early years of the 20th century to well past its middle age, nearly every black family in the American south, which meant nearly every black family in America, had a decision to make.” – Isabel Wilkerson, The Warmth of Other SunsIsabel Wilkerson knew she had the idea for a book on her hands.
Luma Mufleh Outcasts United: Award-Winning Soccer Coach Bridges Diversity, Builds Community To truly know what it means to be an outsider, sometimes you need to be an insider. This was the case, anyway, for Luma Mufleh, a native of Jordan who came to the United States for college and never moved back home. After graduating with a degree in anthropology from Smith College in 1997, Luma made her way down south, moving first to North Carolina.
Florence Sloan Facing History Board Member and Philanthropist Florence Sloan Speaks to Audiences in L.A. A member of the Los Angeles Advisory Board, Florence Sloan was honored at the Los Angeles Benefit Dinner last night, November 7, 2011 at the Beverly Hills Hotel. She recalled her childhood in Malaysia where she grew up as a Chinese minority, and the resonance she felt with the PBS documentary Becoming American: The Chinese Experience. Below are her remarks from the dinner.
Jose Navarro "What Facing History Taught Me" Principal Jose Navarro Draws On His Past to Inspire StudentsJose Navarro is the principal of Social Justice Humanitas Academy in San Fernando, CA. He inspired audiences last night, November 7, 2011, at the Facing History Benefit Dinner in Los Angeles at The Beverly Hills Hotel. He explains how he takes the lessons he has learned in the past to motivate his students to become "my brother's keeper."
Geraldine Mande Facing History Alumna Geraldine Mande Captivates Audiences in Los AngelesGeraldine Mande, a Facing History alumna, spoke to audiences in Los Angeles during the Benefit Dinner at the Beverly Hills Hotel on November 7, 2011. She draws connections between growing up in the Congo, taking Facing History classes in high school, and attending Brandeis University.Ladies, and gentlemen, my name is Geraldine Mande, and I’d like say, “hi.”
Stephen Nelson Ridgeway High School Alum Credits Facing History As He Gives BackMemphians know what it’s like to live in a city where it is common for high school graduates to go off to college, and never move back home. The stakes are high: with each student that relocates, the city loses valuable hands, hearts, and minds familiar with local needs, politics, and culture. Stephen Nelson, a 2006 graduate of Ridgeway High School and a 2010 graduate of Rice University in Texas, is not one of those Memphians.
Facing History Teacher We Change Lives, He Measures How: Facing History’s Dennis BarrBrookline – It’s one thing to believe in the mission of the organization you work for. It’s quite another to actually crunch the data that measures the impact that organization has on a daily basis.
Rooted in History, Reaching for the Future: Leaders Margot Strom, Marc Skvirsky on a Year's ChallengesBrookline - It is truly astounding the amount of work that the Facing History and Ourselves staff – over 150 of them in 10 offices across the globe – manage to fit into 12 productive, interesting, dedicated months each year.
Gail Price Gail Price Describes Facing History's Impact in the Classroom and BeyondOrange High School history teacher Gail Price discusses Facing History’s impact on her classroom, specifically in addressing the issue of bullying, at the Sixth Annual Cleveland Benefit Dinner, October 25, 2011.
Jayanni Webster Choosing to "Get on the Bus": Jayanni Webster Shares Her Experience in the 2011 Student Freedom RidesIn May 2011 Facing History alumna Jayanni Webster was selected to participate in the Student Freedom Rides, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1961 Freedom Rides. Below is a transcript of her remarks at the Sixth Annual Cleveland Benefit Dinner on October 25, 2011.
Netty Vanderpol Holocaust Survivor Netty Vanderpol Finds Voice with ArtArtist and Holocaust survivor Netty Vanderpol with three of her pieces at the opening reception for Every Stitch a Memory at Facing History in Brookline in October.Needham, Mass. – In some ways, Netty Vanderpol, 84, is only just beginning to find her voice.
Voice of Witness: Students Build Digital Skills, Tell Unheard Stories"If everyone has a story, how do history, society, and culture function in silencing some voices and amplifying others?"'  -Cliff Mayotte, Educational Director of Voice of Witness  “Everyone has a story.” It’s an expression that has taken on new meaning for nine teachers and more than 700 Facing History and Ourselves students in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Idella Bass Students Ready Their Speeches: Upcoming Benefit Dinners to Feature Young VoicesFall is a busy time, often filled with new beginnings as well as the return to old routines: back to school, back to work, back home for the holidays. At Facing History and Ourselves, fall marks the return of teachers and students to classrooms, and it kicks off a series of annual benefit dinners the organization hosts to support its work around the world.
Emily Leventhal Facing History Alumna Paves Way for Next GenerationYour typical high school junior wouldn’t be caught dead trying to talk her way into a freshman class.Emily Leventhal wasn’t your typical high school junior.