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Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: The Human Spirit in the Shadow of Death

For Students 9th - 10th
In terrible times, the human spirit has a way of enduring and even strengthening. The Jewish people risked their lives in order to continue to practice their faith, educate their children, and document their experiences for future...
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Yad Vashem: Jewish Soldiers in the Allied Armies

For Students 9th - 10th
Approximately 1.5 millions Jews fought with the Allied powers in WWII. Read a synopsis and view primary sources such as photos, testimonies, artifacts, and documents pertaining to the Jewish soldiers.
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Yad Vashem: The Stories of Six Righteous Among the Nations in Auschwitz

For Students 9th - 10th
This online exhibit honors those that helped the prisoners in Auschwitz. It is comprised of men and women who were either prisoners or workers. Each one is a hero and honored as a Righteous Among the Nations. Read their biography and...
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Yad Vashem: Mutual Assistance Within the Ghetto Walls

For Teachers 7th - 9th
In order to make it through the dark days in the Warsaw Ghetto, Jews leaned on each other for support and guidance. Using the Warsaw Ghetto as an example, this lesson plan will highlight those who put their lives on the line to help...
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Simon Wiesenthal Center: Visas for Life

For Students 9th - 10th
The remarkable story of Chiune and Yukiko Sugihara, the Japanese Consul General and his wife in Lithuania in 1939 and 1940 who issued visas to Jewish refugees. (Note: Some images will not load in archived version of site.)

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