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Student Comments:
selected quotes from students of Previous Summer SymposiuM Programs

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"I thought in only just 6 days there were a lot of well informed and entertaining guest speakers.  I learned a lot this year and will be using the book on Holocaust diaries as summer reading"

2020 program comments

​​"​​I just want to thank all of the AHR staff and interns for their dedication. Last year was my first year with AHR, and it was truly a life-changing experience. I feel at home during the Symposium, surround by such loving, passionate people, and I always miss it a LOT when its over...Thank you for another incredible year."

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I felt that the opportunity to collaborate with other students from all around the world was incredible."

"Because of the Symposium, my outlook on life has changed." 

- Katelyn, 2015

"My entire outlook on life has changed. I had read things in books and learned things in class, but now I have 'experienced it' through the programs amazing speakers.
-STUDENT 2017
"My priorities have dramatically changed and all I want to do is get the word out about the horrible things that have happened in history and are happening today."
-STUDENT 2016
"This was a wonderful opportunity for me. I have learned so much. It is good to feel confident enough to explain to other people the actual horror of genocide."
-STUDENT 2018
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"Halfway through the week I decided that I want to spend my life preventing genocide and helping victims. I want to spread awareness and make the world a better place for everyone."
-STUDENT 2014


"I am so honored to have been a part of students and teachers who will hopefully one day change the world and the way people look at it."
-STUDENT 2012
"Putting a face and voice to the crimes against humanity and to have them stand in front of you, let alone in a small group, truly made me more interested in studying human rights and helping others. This has changed me as a person and makes me want to make a change in the world one step at a time."
-STUDENT 2016


"I want to say ‘thank you’. [The instructors] put together a program that sparked something inside of me. [They] ignited a will to generate change."
-STUDENT 2014
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  • For Students
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      • Intern Application
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    • Previous Programs
    • Student Comments
  • For Educators
    • Spring Webinar >
      • Understanding White Supremacy
      • Registration
    • About Teacher Trainings
    • Past Teacher Trainings >
      • Winter Webinar Survey
    • Teacher Comments
    • Reed Taylor Award
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