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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

Ushmm: Holocaust Encyclopedia: The Aftermath of the Holocaust

For Students 9th - 10th
An article about plight of people, especially Jewish people, who were displaced by World War II and had no homes to return to, and how the world-wide community did, and did not, aid them in the years immediately following the war.
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Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: Last Jews in the Last Months of the German Reich

For Students 9th - 10th
As WWII drew to a close and a loss seemed imminent for the Germans, the SS were ordered to clear the concentration camps so no witnesses would be left. The Jews were led on extreme marches which culminated in 200,000-250,000 deaths. Read...
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Hiding Jewish Children During World War Ii: The Psychological Aftermath

For Students 9th - 10th
An eye-opening article that describes the psychological consequences for Jewish children who were sent to the Netherlands to live in hiding from the Nazis, for their parents, and for the surrogate parents who hid them during the war....
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Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: The Anguish of Liberation

For Students 9th - 10th
The excitement of liberation was accompanied by anguish for the newly free Jewish people. Many had no home or families in which to return. Examine the following source which provides a summary, photos, videos, testimonies, and art...
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Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: The Nuremberg Trials

For Students 9th - 10th
Between 1946-1949 Nazis were put on trial for the atrocities they committed. The series of trials were known as the Nuremberg Trials and showed the world the inhumane conduct by the Nazis. Study these trials by viewing documents from the...
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Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: Remaining Ghettos and Camps

For Students 9th - 10th
As the Soviet army approached Germany, the Nazis began to liquidate the Jewish ghettos and camps. Read a summary of this process, along with viewing photos, artifacts, documents, and art from this time period.