Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: Children's Diaries During the Holocaust
Students will learn about the life of children and teenagers before and during the Holocaust by reading excerpts from their diaries. In the end, these children perished in the concentration camps. Read entries about their everyday life...
Internet FAQ Archive
Faq Archives: Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood in History and Society: Holocaust
Looks at the devastating impact of the Holocaust and concentration camps on Jewish families and children. Some material is quite graphic and difficult to read, as it describes the cruelty the Nazis inflicted on Jewish people.
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Holocaust Museum Houston: The Butterfly
A poem entitled "I Never Saw Another Butterfly" written by Pavel Friedman while living in the ghetto in Nazi Germany. Friedman was lather deported to Terezin Concentration Camp and died in Auschwitz. Links to teaching activities...
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: The Museum Site for Yad Vashem
The main site for the World Holocaust Center known as "Yad Vashem." Contains many links to all aspects of the Holocaust.
Curated OER
Children in Concentration Camp
A well-organized website that contains survivor testimonies as well as information on the background of the Holocaust. Activities and information for teachers are also included.
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Hidden Children: Expressions
After the Holocaust, the writings, poetry, songs, and artistic expressions of Jews who experienced it firsthand were collected. These expressions were in some cases ordered by the Nazis, or done secretly in concentration camps,...
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: Don't Forget Me
This online exhibit features albums created by children during the Holocaust. The albums were created in camps, ghettos, and while on the run. Click on an album to read a biography of the child and view pages from the album.
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: Bearing Witness
Artifacts are essential to preserve the memories of the Holocaust. As survivors age, these pictures, testimonies, and documents are the only remaining items to tell the story of the Holocaust. Peruse the artifacts of the Holocaust with...