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"A Tool to Change the World": The International Criminal Court
Video Clip June 3, 2011
"Open Hands, or Fists?": Eboo Patel on Young People's Worldwide Influence
Video Clip August 7, 2009
"Use Your Freedoms": Roxana Saberi
Video Clip December 23, 2011
"You Give Me Hope": Margot Stern Strom Introduces Paul Farmer
Video Clip December 2, 2010
A Fatal Border Crossing

(New York Times)The video "A Fatal Border Crossing," tells the story of Felictas Martinez Barradas, a woman who lost her life trying to come to America. Her story begs the question, "Why would some people risk their lives in order to move to another country?" (New York Times)The video "A Fatal Border Crossing," tells the story of Felictas Martinez Barradas, a woman who lost her life trying to come to America.

Facing Today March 11, 2008
A Jew Among the Germans

60 minutes
Source: PBS Video

Library Resource December 15, 2009
A Jew is Not One Thing

28 minutes
Source: Out of print

This short film explores the nature of Jewish identity in contemporary society and raises questions about the personal nature of identity. Profiled are religious and secular Jews, ardent Zionists, and Jews committed to life in the Diaspora. This pluralistic view embraces the complexity and contradiction inherent in a diverse community.

Library Resource December 15, 2009
A Letter to Teachers: This is Facing History
Video Clip May 20, 2011
A Letter to Teachers: This is Facing History (Extended Version)
Video Clip November 1, 2010
A Problem from Hell: Samantha Power Talks about Genocide
Video Clip March 24, 2009
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