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I have had the privilege of visiting numerous sites of the Holocaust across Europe over the past two decades. Travelling with survivors on these journeys, bearing witness to difficult parts of their stories as we walked in the footsteps of their past, has had a profound impact on my life and learning. These past experiences were on my mind as I prepared for my latest adventure: travelling to the Czech Republic, Denmark and Sweden to retrace the steps of Nemka, the young wom

Writing has been a lifeline for me. It has anchored me through times of sadness and loss; it has also created a space for celebrating moments of joy and excitement. I have always felt much more comfortable pouring my emotions out through pen onto paper than in conversation. One of my earliest memories of writing was after learning that one of my great grandmothers had passed away. I did not see her often as she lived far away, but I had very special memories from the time t

I have spent the past 25 years in classrooms of all shapes and sizes – elementary, secondary, post-secondary – both teaching and studying the history of the Holocaust. The most frequent question that I have been asked over these years is: Why do you teach the Holocaust?