Why the Way History is Taught Must Evolve...
There is a familiar image that often comes to mind when people think about history. It resembles a quiet library, filled with aging books, untouched shelves, and pages that feel distant from the present. For many students, that perception has not significantly changed, even as the world around them has transformed through technology, constant connectivity, and instant access to information.
Teaching History in an Age of Doubt: When Facts Alone Are No Longer Enough
In recent years, studies have shown that a notable number of young people either misunderstand or question the Holocaust, with some estimates suggesting that around 20% of individuals aged 18 to 29 believe it is a myth or has been exaggerated.
When Facts Are Not Enough to Be Believed: Rethinking How History Is Taught in an Age of Doubt and Distance
There is a growing contradiction at the heart of modern education. Never before has so much information been accessible, and yet belief in well-documented history appears increasingly fragile.
Holocaust survivor took center stage during week of campus observances and events
The Last Ones: Best Holocaust Education Initiative in the U.S. of 2025
The Last Ones: A Living Archive of Truth, Memory, and Resistance
Before the Silence Falls: How 'The Last Ones' Is Preserving Holocaust Memory for a New Generation | IBTimes - International Business Times
The Last Ones is a movement—one that meets history where it lives: in the hearts and words of the survivors who are still here, and in the eyes of the next generation who must carry their memory
The Last Ones: A Living Archive of Truth, Memory, and Resistance - MSN
The erosion of historical memory opens the door for denial, distortion, and a new generation unanchored from the lessons of humanity’s darkest hours. The Last Ones, a global storytelling…
Journalist is racing to record the stories of last Holocaust survivors | WLRN
Leslie Gelrubin Benitah’s multimedia project aims to connect the last remaining Holocaust survivors with younger generations. What sets ‘The Last Ones’ apart from other testimonies is brevity: the …
Geolocated app connects Auschwitz visitors with survivors’ testimonies on horrors in camp
On Holocaust Remembrance Day, Miami-Dade students hear harrowing stories of survival
Holocaust survivor Allan Hall shares personal stories about his and his family’s experience during the Holocaust with 7th and 8th Ransom Everglades students…
THE LAST ONES OF AUSCHWITZ
Filmed over the course of seven years, the project traveled the globe to document over 200 survivor testimonies in four languages, including more than 30 from Auschwitz survivors. This ensemble film brings together these personal accounts…
Fara Sax interviews Filmmaker Leslie Benitah
Meet Leslie Benitah
We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Leslie Benitah a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.
The Last Ones Connects Holocaust Survivors to the Next Generations
The Last Ones, a multidimensional project incorporating video, podcasts, books and more, received a Federation grant to further its mission of creating a link between the last living Holocaust Survivors and younger generations.
85th Annual Meeting Award Winners
LESLIE GELRUBIN BENITAH was invited by a friend to attend a Greater Miami Jewish Federation Women’s Philanthropy meeting and came away deeply moved. Twelve years later, she maintains her connection to the Jewish people through her leadership in Federation and other Jewish causes.
Sundial: This South Florida storyteller documents the last Holocaust survivors
The past is very much the present for Leslie Gelrubin Benitah. She lives with it every day as she catalogs the stories of the last living Holocaust survivors. Gelrubin Benitah was born and raised in Paris. She grew up hearing stories of the Holocaust first-hand from her grandparents….
