EXHIBIT 10
AFTERMATH: LIBERATION, JUSTICE AND ANTISEMITISM
Here are some specific questions you may want to think about as you peruse the United States and the Holocaust exhibit:
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Who was responsible for the Holocaust? Who should have been held responsible?
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What attempts were made to achieve some type of justice after the Holocaust?
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Which is more important: positive justice (reparations) or negative justice (punishment)? Why?
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To what extent does Anti-Semitism still exist today?
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How does Anti-Semitism manifest itself in our world and our country today?
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What actions can and should we take to combat Anti-Semitism and other forms of racism, discrimination, and prejudice?

MYRA AND JOSEPH AFTER LIBERATION

THE NUREMBERG TRIALS
Video Length: 3:34
ARTIFACT 1
Learn about the trials meant to bring Nazi perpetrators to justice.
Guiding Questions:
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What were the Nuremberg Trials?
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Who was brought to trial?
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To what extent were the trials successful in achieving justice?
"Eichmann Trial: Fifty Year's Later"
Audio Length: 9:00
ARTIFACT 2
Listen to or read about one of the most famous trials in history.
Guiding Questions:
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How as Eichmann captured?
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What was Eichmann's role in the Holocaust?
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Why was his trial so important?
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What was the result of the trial?
ANTISEMITISM TODAY
Video Length: 7:04
ARTIFACT 3
Learn about antisemitism today.
Guiding Questions:
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Why does antisemitism affect all of us?
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There are different groups that are perpetuating antisemitism. Who are they?
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Why is Holocaust Denial a form of antisemitism?
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What was the result of the trial?
ANTI-SEMITISM IS BACK
ARTIFACT 4
Learn about the recent resurgence of antisemitism from three different groups.
Guiding Questions:
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What is one piece of evidence that antisemitism is rising again?
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How do far-right groups portray Jews?
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What role does perceptions of Israel play in antisemitism?
She Was Excited for a New School. Then the Anti-Semitic ‘Jokes’ Started.
ARTIFACT 5
Learn about antisemitism in American schools.
Guiding Questions:
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What were two examples of antisemitic insults that Paige experienced?
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How did the community respond to Paige's family's complaints?
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How did these incidents affect Paige's life?
‘Most Visible Jews’ Fear Being Targets as Anti-Semitism Rises
ARTIFACT 6
"More than half of the hate crimes in New York City last year were attacks on Jewish people..."
Guiding Questions:
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Why are Orthodox Jews especially at-risk and concerned about attacks?
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What are two examples of attacks on Orthodox Jews?
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Why has Crown Heights been a center of attacks on Orthodox Jews?