Danny M Cohen
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      • When A Boxcar Isn't A Boxcar
      • Crying At The Museum
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      • To My Teacher, Mr. Paszek
      • Laughing About Rape
      • Is There A Canopy In Store For Me?
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      • I Was A Doctor In Auschwitz
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10 things about me...
[1]  I wear lots of hats, but everything is connected!
[2]  I'm a learning scientist and professor at Northwestern University. I teach classes on Holocaust memory, hidden narratives, museums and memorials, film and fiction, and education design.
[3]  I write fiction about history and memory. My 
novel TRAIN and my choose-your-own-pathway short story THE 19TH WINDOW are inspired by hidden Holocaust histories.
[4]  I'm currently adapting my novel TRAIN into a screenplay, and I'm also working on its sequel.
[5]  I'm the founder of Unsilence, a national initiative to help communities explore hidden injustices in the past and present.

[6]  I'm a learning experience designer. I create digital exhibitions, webquests, and interactive testimonies. And I consult on the design and evaluation of exhibitions, school curricula, and public events on Holocaust history and memory for schools, museums, and communities.
[7]  I'm a public speaker. I
facilitate youth workshops, community programs, and educator trainings. Since 2010, I've reached more than 17,000 people across 20 states (and counting!).
[8]  I co-chair the Illinois Holocaust & Genocide Commission.
[9]  A singer in the folk-rock band They Won't Win, I co-wrote and co-produced our debut album, LOST AT SEA, to explore grief, intimate partner violence, and LGBTQ acceptance.
[10]  Originally from London, I've lived in Chicago since 2004.
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  • About
    • Profile
    • CV & Affiliations
    • In the News
    • Contact
  • Writer
    • Train
    • The 19th Window
    • Dead Ends
    • Non-Fiction >
      • A Day In The Life Of...
      • Overlapping Triangles
      • Masks of Holocaust Memory
      • Teaching About T4
      • When A Boxcar Isn't A Boxcar
      • Crying At The Museum
      • Magical Transports & Transformations
      • Ghosts of Auschwitz
      • Something Missing At Treblinka
      • Ava and Miriam
      • Behind 'The 19th Window'
      • When There Are No Words
      • Holocaust Remembrance Delayed
      • Love, War, and Fairy Tale Endings
      • Never Heard
      • The 'R' Word
      • To My Teacher, Mr. Paszek
      • Laughing About Rape
      • Is There A Canopy In Store For Me?
      • Present Past
      • I Was A Doctor In Auschwitz
  • Professor
    • Holocaust Education Design
    • Holocaust Memory, Memorials & Museums
    • Magic, Monsters & The Holocaust
    • Designing for Social Change
  • Public Speaker
    • Available Programs & Services
    • Past Programs
  • Musician
  • Unsilence