“The history books helped me understand my grandmother’s story, and my grandmother’s story helped me understand the history books.”
WE SHARE THE SAME SKY
WE SHARE THE SAME SKY is Rachael’s flagship project that tells the story of her decade-long journey to retrace her grandmother’s wartime history. It all started in 2009 when Rachael was in college and asked her grandmother to share her story; Hana was the only Holocaust survivor in her family and was saved by strangers. Their time talking about her past, along with the extensive archive she left behind after her death, led Rachael across Europe and the United States to explore how memories are passed from one generation to the next. This story has been told as an award-winning narrative podcast and memoir, and adapted for multiple exhibitions. It is paired with classrom-ready curriculums and used by teachers worldwide.
Learn more at: www.sharethesamesky.com
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Podcast
We Share the Same Sky was released in 2019 in partnership with USC Shoah Foundation. The show received numerous accolades and is paired with classroom resources. You can listen wherever you get your podcasts and right online.
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Memoir
We Share The Same Sky: A Memoir of Memory & Migration was released in 2021 by Blackstone Publishing. It is available in hardcover, paperback, e-book and audiobook (read by the author). The book includes photographs and can be purchased as a classroom set. It is accompanied by a discussion guide and classroom resources. -
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Exhibitions
We Share The Same Sky has been adapted for numerous museum exhibitions across the United States including a traveling exhibition originated at the Florida Holocaust Museum. -
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Education
Using photographs, video, audio, archival documents, testimony, and personal stories, Rachael brings her grandmother’s story, entwined with her own journey, into classrooms and communities worldwide. She works with with students of all ages from as young as fourth grade through adult education.
