This week Tayla is joined by Pauline Getzoyan and Giovanna Wiseman to talk about their work on the RI Holocaust and Genocide Education Commission. They share how the commission helps RI teachers include the holocaust and education about other genocides in their curricula. They also discuss reading as escapism, Barbenheimer, and Galaxy Quest. During The Last Chapter they discuss: If you could have the answer to one mystery, what would it be and why? 

This episode was recorded prior to Azerbaijan's attacks on Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) on Sept. 19. The ethnic cleansing of the Armenians of Artsakh has led to a humanitarian catastrophe, as more than 100,000 have been forced to flee to Armenia. For current information visit armenianweekly.com.

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Books

The Lioness by Chris Bohjalian

Deli Sarkis: The Scars He Carried by Ellen Sarkisian Chestnut

Refugee Realities by Tara Seger

Far From the Tree by Andrew Solomon

Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

AV

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017-2023)

Barbie (2023)

Oppenheimer (2023)

The Sound of Music (1965)

Star Trek: Picard (2020-2023)

Galaxy Quest (1999)

Other

Reach out to the RI Holocaust and Genocide Education Commission at [email protected] and at 401-646-4799

RI Department of Education Holocaust and Genocide Education Resources

Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center

The Genocide Education Project

Wednesday, October 4 at 6:00 PM - The Freedom to Read: Challenges to Intellectual Freedom Then and Now @ Central

Read the latest reports about Artsakh here and here