Knowledge & Resources
Sharing knowledge is crucial to our mission. Browse work and wisdom from our organization and community.
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The New Generation Voices Video Series
In the New Generation Voices series, the Bertelsmann Foundation in partnership with Humanity in Action Germany has created a collection of digital animations portraying how young Germans and Americans see common global challenges and how the future can be shaped best by working together.
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Two Trees in Jerusalem: Educational Materials, Resources, and Inspirations
On this page you will find a variety of educational tools and resources to enrich the viewing experience of the film "Two Trees in Jerusalem" in your classroom.
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We remember October '43
Today marks 79 years since a spontaneous people's movement rallied to help Danish Jews to safety in Sweden. Safe from the German occupation. Today we commemorate October 1943 and encourage young people working on refugee, minority and human rights issues to apply for our October '43 Travel Grant.
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Zwei Bäume in Jerusalem: Begleitmaterialien, Ressourcen und Inspirationen
Auf dieser Seite stellen wir eine Reihe von pädagogischen Begleitmaterialien und Ressourcen für den Film "Two Trees in Jerusalem" zur Verfügung.
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Challenging the Boundaries of Democracy
Read the latest opinion piece by Senior Landecker Fellow Cesy Leonard which she wrote as part of her Fellowship.
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The Amsterdam Fellowship
If you are passionate about human rights, democracy, and social justice, kickstart your activism journey during the Amsterdam Fellowship. Get notified when we open applications for the 2025 Fellowship!
Humanity in Action Press
Discover some of the publications from our in-house publisher:
On People with Disabilities
What would happen if Hermione Granger was a girl with a disability? Why is disability is rarely discussed in terms of diversity? Who are people with disabilities?
Pre-Genocide - Warnings and Readiness to Protect
An anthology of personal interpretations, by researchers and writers, about alarm bells and the readiness to protect prior to genocides. The essays in this volume focus on the 1930s before the Holocaust in Germany, Poland, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands and Denmark - as well as the years before the genocides in Armenia, Cambodia, Kurdistan, Rwanda and Bosnia.
Shifting Paradigms: Humanity in Action Senior Fellows on Policy and Pluralism Across Borders
Shifting Paradigms is a volume of diverse articles on cross-border policy and pluralism written by Humanity in Action Senior Fellows.
Two Trees in Jerusalem
Cornelia Schmalz-Jacobsen in her touching account "Two Trees in Jerusalem" tells about the resistance of her parents, Donata and Eberhard Helmrich, against the horrors of National Socialism.
Transatlantic Perspectives on Diplomacy and Diversity
Recognizing the intensification of transnational conflicts that both violently divide and intimately link our global communities, this book is a collection of diverse essays, which tackle international relations and migration.
Reflections on the Holocaust
The first book published by Humanity in Action, Reflections on the Holocaust is a collection of essays from Humanity in Action Fellows, Senior Fellows, Board members and lecturers from 1997 to 2010.