The Ten Stages of Genocide
Monday, April 27, 2026
This 75 minute presentation will explore the 10 Stages of Genocide, as defined by the organization Genocide Watch, the origin of the term genocide, as coined by Raphael Lemkin, and the history of antisemitism through the centuries and up to the 20th century and Nazi Europe.
Led by Barbara Wahlberg, a Holocaust and Genocide educator for over 30 years, as well as a retired ELA teacher in Cranston Public Schools, a long-time board member of the Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center, and a 2002 USHMM Teaching Fellow. She also received the 2018 Genocide Educator of the Year Award for Rhode Island. Barbara Wahlberg has served on the Rhode Island Commission on Holocaust and Genocide Education since its inception in 2021.