Address: 89 South Street, Suite 401
Boston, MA 02111
Phone: 617-232-1595
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Website: https://www.facinghistory.org/
Director/Person-in-Charge: Dr. Roger Brooks, President
Principal Staff Members:
Abby Weiss, Smith Family Senior Vice President and Chief Officer, Program & Thought Leadership
Anne-Marie Fitzgerald, Vice President and Chief Officer, Operations & Advancement
Steve Becton, Chief Officer, Equity and Inclusion
Mariel Gonzales, Chief Officer, Finance & Talent
Lara Jordan James, Chief Officer, Marketing & Communications
Cameron Logan, Chief Officer, Technology & Innovation
Marc Skvirsky, Vice President, Special Initiatives
Dimitry Anselme, Executive Program Director for Professional Learning and Support
Brooke Harvey, Executive Program Director, Content Strategy
Jeremy Nesoff, Director of District Partnerships, Acting Director of Jewish Education
Year Established: 1976
Staff: Salaried - 170; Volunteer - 270
Type of Organization or Mission: Facing History and Ourselves is an international educational organization whose mission is to engage students of diverse backgrounds in an examination of racism, prejudice and antisemitism in order to promote the development of a more humane and informed citizenry. By studying the historical development and lessons of the Holocaust and other instances of genocide and collective violence, students make the essential connection between history and the moral choices they confront in their own lives. Facing History conducts over 100 workshops, seminars, online courses and webinars for middle school and high school educators each year, providing interdisciplinary programs, resources and speakers that connect the past to the world today. A schedule of upcoming professional development programs and community events given at each of the nine offices, as well as downloadable study guides and other resources are available on the Facing History website.
Services: Professional development workshops (one and two-day) and institutes (3, 5 and 6 day) for middle and high school teachers; Jewish Education Project, resources and staff development for Jewish day schools; Conferences, community events, online forums and public exhibitions; Website for use by Facing History teachers including online discussions, unit outlines, lesson plans, teaching tips, and a resource library.
Publications: Facing History and Ourselves: Holocaust and Human Behavior (primary resource book); A Convenient Hatred: The History of Antisemitism; Crimes Against Humanity and Civilization: The Genocide of the Armenians; I Promised I Would Tell (Holocaust survivor memoir); Elements of Time (companion guide to Facing History's videotape collection of Holocaust survivor testimonies); Facing History and Ourselves: Jews of Poland; Fundamental Freedoms: Eleanor Roosevelt and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; Race and Membership in American History: The Eugenics Movement; Stories of Identity: Religion, Migration and Belonging in a Changing World; What Do we do with a Difference? France and the Debate over Headscarves in Schools; Study guides for books, exhibits and films
