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The History Place

The History Place: The Nazi Holocaust 1938 1945

For Students 9th - 10th
Article depicting the Nazi Holocaust from the beginning in 1938 with a simple boycott to the end in 1945 with the liberation of the death camps.
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Internet FAQ Archive

Faq Archives: Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood in History and Society: Holocaust

For Students 9th - 10th
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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Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: Murder of the Jews of the Baltic States

For Students 9th - 10th
Hitler's Final Solution extended into the Baltic States with mass deportation and extermination of the Jewish people. Study background information and examine primary sources such as photos, testimonies, archival footage, video lectures,...
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Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: The Death Camps

For Students 9th - 10th
The horrors of the extermination camps during the Holocaust are hard to wrap your mind around. The systematic killing of a group of people by gas or hard labor was part of Hitler's final solution. Read background information on these...
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Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: The Wannsee Conference

For Students 9th - 10th
The systematic murder of Jews on an industrial scale was the goal of Hitler's Final Solution and discussed at the Wannsee Conference. As a result of the conference. a network of extermination camps was established and 1.7 million Jews...
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Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: The Invasion of the Soviet Union and the Beginnings of Mass Murder

For Students 9th - 10th
Hitler invaded the Soviet Union in 1941 and indiscriminately shot Jewish women and children because they were worthless and couldn't contribute to the workforce. Read a summary of this invasion and how it related to Hitler's Final...
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Lublin/majdanek Concentration Camp

For Students 9th - 10th
An account of the role the Majdanek concentration camp in Poland played both in providing labor for the Nazi war effort and in the "final solution" the Nazis planned.
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Nazi Camps

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive site created by the US Holocaust Memorial Museum to explain the people involved with the Nazi concentration/death camps. Learn about who was targeted, and how those who led the camps were ultimately punished. Site provides...
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Auschwitz Through Lens of the Ss

For Students 9th - 10th
A moving online exhibit of photographs from an album of a Nazi officer who was the commandant at Auschwitz. The accompanying commentary includes a video, podcast, and comparison of the photos of Nazi officials to those of the inhabitants...
Unit Plan
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: Berdichev: One of the Untold Stories

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Learn the story of Berdichev, a Jewish community in Soviet controlled Ukraine to better understand the key stages of the Final Solution. The lesson is broken down into different topics each with background and reflective questions.
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Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: Main Nazi Camps and Killing Sites

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive map shows all the concentration camps, extermination camps, and other kill sites during the Holocaust. Click an icon to access a report on each camp. Also included is a background summary of the Final Solution, video...
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American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise

Jewish Virtual Library: The Holocaust

For Students 9th - 10th
The Holocaust (also called Ha-Shoah in Hebrew) refers to the period from January 30, 1933 - when Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany - to May 8, 1945, when the war in Europe officially ended. During this time, Jews in Europe were...
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Chelmno

For Students 9th - 10th
The Holocaust Encyclopedia provides a detailed article on Chelmno, an extermination camp located in Poland, describing the location, facilities, and extermination methods. Includes a collection of photos, a timeline, and links to related...
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Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: Elie Wiesel's Night and the Holocaust

For Students 9th - 10th
This primary source set includes images, paintings, excerpts, and maps relating to concentration camps. Teaching guide included.
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University of South Florida

A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust: The Ghettos

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers a timeline of the Jewish condemnation to Ghettos. While learning about the Ghetto experience, click on one of the many links to definitions, sound clips, pictures, or related websites. There is an abundance of detailed...
Website
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: Murder of Jews in Romania

For Students 9th - 10th
Romania had a long history of anti-Semitism and was an ally of the Nazis. Around 400,000 Jews were killed in Romanian-controlled areas during the war. Read a summary on Romania during WWII and view primary sources such as photos,...
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Other

Ben Austin's Sociology Corner: Chronology of the Holocaust: 1930 1945

For Students 9th - 10th
Factual chronology of the Holocaust from 1930-1945. Detailed accounts beginning with the National Socialist Party to the liberation of concentration camps.
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Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: Operation Barbarossa: Survivors Testimonies

For Students 9th - 10th
Click on a survivor's name to read eye-witness testimony of Operation Barbarossa. Operation Barbarossa was the Nazi's military invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941.
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Euthanasia Program

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed article covering the establishment of the euthanasia program initiated by Adolf Hitler's regime.
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Adolf Eichmann

For Students 9th - 10th
This article details the life of war criminal Adolf Eichmann from his youth to his capture and execution.
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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: The Holocaust Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
Important dates and details of events of the Holocaust leading up to the establishment of the death camps and the Final Solution told in a factual timeline sequence.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Holocaust and Resistance

For Teachers 9th - 10th
"In this lesson, students reflect on the Holocaust from the point of view of those who actively resisted Nazi persecution." "includes images which should be reviewed in advance for their potential impact on students."
Unit Plan
US Holocaust Memorial Museum

Ushmm: Holocaust Encyclopedia: Budapest Ghetto

For Students 9th - 10th
This article examines the process of ghettoization of the Budapest Jewish population as it unfolded between May 1944 and January 1945.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Ks3 History Holocaust

For Students 3rd - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An ActiVote flipchart presenting twenty questions about specific facts relating to the Holocaust and the events that led up to it.