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A Progressive Education Nonprofit’s Silence on Gaza - Facing History & Ourselves, which is known for its model lessons on genocide, has angered staff and disappointed teachers with its refusal to provide resources about Gaza.

JL;DR SUMMARY Facing History & Ourselves, a nonprofit known for its educational resources on genocide and human rights, faces internal and external criticism for its handling of the Israel-Gaza conflict. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HamasGazaPalestiniansHuman RightsRacismHolocaust EducationGenocideEducational ResourcesFacing History & Ourselves

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Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"Content: On October 9th, 2023, two days after Hamas led an attack on Israel and Israel began its bombardment of Gaza, the leaders of Facing History & Ourselvesan educational nonprofit known for its model lessons and textbooks on racism, genocide, war, and human rights abusessent an email to their staff about the organizations plan to address the frightening terrorist attacks on Israeli citizens."
Israel
"Content: On October 9th, 2023, two days after Hamas led an attack on Israel and Israel began its bombardment of Gaza, the leaders of Facing History & Ourselvesan educational nonprofit known for its model lessons and textbooks on racism, genocide, war, and human rights abusessent an email to their staff about the organizations plan to address the frightening terrorist attacks on Israeli citizens."
Massachusetts, United States
"Facing History & Ourselves was the brainchild of Margot Stern Strom and Bill Parsons, two Massachusetts teachers who were dismayed that the history of the Holocaust was not being taught in US schools."
Maryland, United States
"In Maryland, for instance, a teacher was put on leave for writing from the river to the sea in her email signature, while in Florida, a first-grade teacher was also placed on leave after writing to her superintendent and school board about the need to publicly recognize the Palestinian community in communications about Israel and Gaza."
Florida, United States
"In Maryland, for instance, a teacher was put on leave for writing from the river to the sea in her email signature, while in Florida, a first-grade teacher was also placed on leave after writing to her superintendent and school board about the need to publicly recognize the Palestinian community in communications about Israel and Gaza."
Illinois, United States
"[The] historically documented injustice of [the Nakba in] Palestine isnt mentioned anywhere in the organizations curriculum, Liz Rose, an Illinois public high school teacher, wrote in Mondoweiss in June 2021."

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