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Simon Wiesenthal Center: About Simon Wiesenthal
Information about Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal, prepared for the web site of the foundation that carries his name and whose ongoing work is one of bringing Nazi perpetrators to justice.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: "The Eternal Jew"
Photographic exhibit tells the story of Hitler's regime's humiliation of Jews and events leading to Kristallnacht, often referred to as the beginning of the Holocaust.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: The Liberation of Bergen Belsen
A pictorial history of the liberation of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp by British troops in April 1945 includes stories, quotes, and primary source documents.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: Jan Karski. Humanity's Hero
Photographic essay features an array of photos, primary source documents, and first-hand video testimony from the man who attempted to inform the world about the existence of the Holocaust.
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: The Voice of the Survivors
The stories of survivors of the Holocaust told in their own words is the best way to preserve the memories of this horrific event. Yad Vashem has collected these eye-witness testimonials over many years and continues to do so. This site...
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: Report on the Holocaust in Romania
This resource offers a very detailed report on the activities of the Germans and Romanians during World War 2 related to the deportation and killing of Jewish people.
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Jewish Virtual Library: German Jewish Response to the Nuremberg Laws
The response to the Nuremberg Laws by the National Representation of the Jews in Germany, September 24, 1935.
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Jewish Virtual Library: The Tragedy of the s.s. St. Louis
The tragic tale of the Jewish refugees from Germany who boarded the SS St. Louis, hoping to find asylum in the United States is told here. It's a story of the umwillingness of many countries to help those persecuted by the Nazis. There...
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Jewish Virtual Library: British Restrictions on Jewish Immigration
A survey of British policies restricting Jewish immigration into the British mandate of Palestine. Includes a table of Jewish immigration numbers from 1919-1941.
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A Teacher's Resource for Night by Elie Wiesel
This teacher's resource provides opportunities for close reading of Elie Wiesel's memoir, Night. This resource is published by the nonprofit group, Facing Voices of Love and Freedom.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: 19 Kilometers From Auschwitz
Photographic exhibit recounts the story of the Jewish community of Trzebinia, Poland: before the war, during the Holocaust, and their legacies.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: "Faith in the Human Spirit Is Not Lost"
Pictorial exhibit commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Righteous Program founded by Yad Vashem to honor rescuers who protected Jews from death and deportation during the Holocaust.
East of England Broadband Network
E2 Bn: History's Heroes: The Heroine and the Holocaust
A history unit taking a close look at Poland during World War II. Meet the courageous Irena Sendlerowa, who helped save thousands of children. Activities expanding students' understanding of this hero and how Poland was involved in the...
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: Seven Poems, Seven Paintings
When teaching about an event such as the Holocaust, using varying teaching methods helps to bring a deeper understanding of the human victims of this atrocity. Students will read seven poems pertaining to the Holocaust, view artwork...
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: Teacher's Guide for the Exhibition "Virtues of Memory"
Many survivors chose to release their feelings about the Holocaust through art. This artwork can be used in the classroom to create a more vivid way of understanding the Holocaust. Students will analyze and interpret some of this artwork...
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: Despite It All, I Am Alive
Liberation was met with excitement, but also sadness and anxiety. Many people had no home or loved ones to return to. This easily navigable slideshow chronicles life after liberation, loneliness, DP camps, and new homes using photographs...
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: Teaching About Daily Life in Warsaw
This resource contains materials for a teacher to plan a lesson on the Warsaw Ghetto. Included resources are background information, presentation, photos, and a video. Lesson plans, self-study entries, and additional resources are also...
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: Don't Forget Me
Seeing the Holocaust through the eyes of a child can help students understand and empathize with the victims. Included in this lesson plan are eight albums made by children during the Holocaust and a guide to which albums are best for...
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: Babi Yar
Babi Yar is a ravine that became the site of the mass murder of the Jews in Kiev during the occupation of the Soviet Union. This module gives a historical overview of Kiev, information on the Holocaust, and a summary of post-war days in...
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: Despite It All I Am Alive
Liberation was not only exciting, it was also heartbreaking and scary for a lot of the Jewish survivors. Many had no home or family to return to. Using this site, young scholars can click on a picture and learn more about life after...
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: Using Photographs to Teach About the Holocaust
Photographs are an excellent way to teach about the horrors of the Holocaust. Using the information on this site, teachers can effectively plan lessons around historic photographs. Included is a video on how to teach using photos from...
American Rhetoric
American Rhetoric: Elie Wiesel: "The Perils of Indifference"
This is the audio and text of Elie Wiesel's speech "The Perils of Indifference" delivered on April 12, 1999, Washington, D.C. He discusses his experience in German concentration camps during the Holocaust and the dangers on indifference.
CommonLit
Common Lit: "Woman Who Helped Anne Frank Dies at 100 by Teri Schultz, Npr
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
CommonLit
Common Lit: "Who Was Anne Frank?" by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...