internship

(The funeral for the victims of the Kiecle Pogrom, Poland 1946)

                  Throughout my internship at the Holocaust Education Center, I have seen survival testimonials across Europe. One of the most common countries where people came from was Poland. Poland lost more of its Jewish population than any other country in Europe as 90% of the country’s Jewish population was killed. Through analyzing the testimonies I came upon the realization that while Poland was a victim of the German invasion of the Nazis, many Poles were not opposed to antisemitic beliefs of the Nazis. There are large instances of how antisemiticism persisted directly after the Holocaust such as the Kielce Pogrom of July 4, 1946, but I also saw Polish antisemitism in the survivor testimonials I viewed such as Sam Krongold, Chana Konopiski and Roman Zieglar.

By Matthew Halsall

The sole question I was asked at my PechaKucha presentation about was about how I cope in watching painful and emotional testimonies of survivors. After further consideration,  I felt I could expound upon my answer about what specifically makes these testimonies sad and how I cope with this sadness.  

Written by: Selina Azizi
Date Posted: April 21st, 2017
In my last blog post, I talked a bit about how a history student can benefit from a literary agency internship. But, doesn’t this beg the question: how does a literary agency benefit from the history student? 

By Lucas Braszak

After spending an entire school year working at Heritage Mississauga, the experience has opened my eyes in regards to the possibilities that studying history could bring, and the opportunity to do an internship has brought countless lessons and growing experiences that are invaluable. Here are some reasons why every student should try to undertake an internship- especially if you are a History student.

by Bhavpreet Saini

Welcome back to the third installment of my blog! It’s been a ride so far, and I’m definitely excited to touch base with you and discuss the progress since the last time we met. I must warn you though, things have changed.  I will continue to work on the timeline and fulfill the commitment set out in the internship agreement, but the approach being taken now is drastically different, at least in my opinion.

Posted by Selina Azizi on January 23rd, 2017
When I first began my internship at a literary agency, I strongly believed it would help me should I ever seek a career in the publishing field. Never would I have guessed how much it would help me as a history student. Here’s why a literary agency internship is beneficial to any budding historian!

By Selina Azizi. Posted November 28th, 2016.
There is an unexplainable joy in reading through manuscripts and seeing each one’s potential to become something great. Unfortunately, though, I’ve also spent time perusing through manuscripts and discovering that perhaps, there is a lack of potential. These moments are the ones that bring to surface the greatest challenges of being a literary agency intern. I wanted to share these challenges with you all.

By Henna Chopra

Starting any new job is scary! As an intern, you are only working for a few months so it is important to make every day count. Follow these tips to make sure that you start your internship the right way.

by Lea Alilovic, posted 19 October 2015
Welcome to your first day at your history internship! After tirelessly applying to multiple historical organizations, one has finally picked you and now it’s your time to shine and get some real life experience. As a someone that knows the struggle all too well, I have compiled a list of necessary things to keep in mind in order to dress, look, and play the part of a history intern. 

Welcome to your first day at your history internship! After tirelessly applying to multiple historical organizations, one has finally picked you and now it’s your time to shine and get some real life experience. As a someone that knows the struggle all too well, I have compiled a list of necessary things to keep in mind in order to dress, look, and play the part of a history intern. 

1. Befriend Coffee as if You Were a Gilmore Girl
This is probably your first 9-5 experience, and waking up at 6 a.m. to get to your workplace after staying up until 2 am the night before to finish a paper is, probably no walk in the park. Coffee will be essential in transforming you into a normal, friendly, and hardworking person despite the 4 hours of sleep you had the night before. Plus, buying coffee for your new supervisor and colleagues in the office can be a great opportunity to get to know others and allow others to get to know you.