October 15, 2021
EVENTS OF HISTORY: FACT or DEBATABLE PERSPECTIVES?

We stand with Texas’ Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum’s recent statement that calls upon all Texans to speak out against a requirement to present “opposing views” to events and developments based in well-known historical fact.  “Teachers should not be pushed to present myth, opinion, or bias as equal to the historical record.”

(See full statement from the DHHRM below)

Apparently, the new Texan law requires teachers, when discussing widely debated and currently controversial issues…to strive to explore the topic from diverse and contending perspectives without giving deference to any one perspective.”

In answer to this law, one school district administrator recently advised teachers “to offer books with an ‘opposing view’ on the Holocaust if they have a Holocaust-related book in their classroom.”

Clearly, the issue lies in the interpretation and application of this law by local school administrators. In this case, it was interpreted to mean that “historical facts be taught alongside an opposing view.”  Who decides what is controversial?  Are some educators so limited in their historical knowledge that they don’t know what has been proven as historical fact?

The Holocaust is a well-known and proven fact.

The Holodomor is a proven fact, but not well-known.

We must be especially vigilant that deniers not be given “equal time” to those who give the proven truth.  The Holodomor is a well-established event of 20th c European history, with reams of official documentation and thousands of survivor and eyewitness testimonies.  Scores of countries and all the major international organizations have officially proclaimed the Holodomor as either a genocide or crime against humanity.

For decades, deniers of the Holodomor have had their say and have been proven wrong.  The only deniers now are the ideological descendants and followers of the perpetrators of this monstrous genocide.  They have no place of legitimacy against historical fact.

Please take a look at the materials in the Holodomor Resource Library to learn more about the Ukrainian famine genocide.

by Lana Babij

IMPORTANT STATEMENT FROM THE PRESIDENT AND CEO DHHRM.10.15.21

December 15, 2018
Holodomor resolutions passed by U.S. government in 2018

Historic Holodomor resolutions passed by U.S. government in 2018

House Holodomor Resolution, 2018

On December 11, 2018, the U.S. House of Representatives voted without objection to approve legislation that explicitly “recognizes” that the Holodomor is genocide.  The full text of this resolution, its legislative history, and how to cite it, are available here:

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November 13, 2018
Holodomor Exhibit at Connecticut State Legislative Office Building

Holodomor Exhibit at Connecticut State Legislative Office Building

The Connecticut Holodomor Committee is again featuring an informational Holodomor exhibit in the busy concourse of the State Legislative Office Building in Hartford.  The exhibition will be in place through November, 2018. The State Capitol and the Legislative Office Building are free and open to the public from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.Read More

October 15, 2018
8 reasons we see photos from other famines misrepresenting the Holodomor

Eight reasons we see photos from other famines misrepresenting the Holodomor.

By Lana Babij, September 22, 2018.

  1. The existence of famine during the 1930’s was officially denied by the Soviet Government.  (more)
  2. Photography in the Soviet Union was strictly monitored with numerous subjects forbidden.  Cameras and film were inspected at borders and were frequently confiscated. Photographers seen as breaking the rules were arrested and subject to imprisonment.
  3. Very few photographs taken secretly by foreigners in order to show evidence of famine were successfully smuggled out of the Soviet Union. (more)
  4. The famine of 1921-1923 in Russia and Ukraine was not denied, and foreign assistance was welcomed. Hundred s of photographs were taken by aid workers to document their work and to solicit donations.  Copies of these photos continue to be available in plentiful supply. (more)
  5. As early as the mid- 1930’s, some writers have deliberately used 1921-1923 photos in order to give a sense of the similar horrors of the Holodomor, without stating the true sources of the photographs. (more)
  6. Since that time, other writers have continued to use these misattributed photographs without questioning their validity.  With the advent of social media for sharing images, the problem has increased. (more)
  7. Writers to this day would like to show a picture of what starvation looks like.  (more)
  8. To date, there is no comprehensive, easily accessible guide to validated photographs showing evidence of famine during the Holodomor. (more)

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April 13, 2012
Turning a Blind Eye – Holdomor teaching clinic

New unit of study presented at NERC 2012 Conference

On April 4, 2012, Lidia Choma, Lana Babij, and Borys Krupa of the CT Holodomor Awareness Committee, and long-time professionals in the field of education, presented a teaching clinic for high school educators titled: Turning a Blind Eye at the 43rd Northeast Regional Conference on the Social Studies, Sturbridge MA. The goal of the clinic was to raise awareness about the Holodomor while presenting their new classroom-ready unit of study that can be incorporated into a variety of existing social studies curricula.Read More

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