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Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: Fighting for Freedom

For Students 9th - 10th
Many Jews served in the armed forces to fight the Nazi's alongside the Allied Forces. These artifacts such as medals, uniforms, weapons, and religious items tell their story.
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Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: Non Jewish Victims of Persecution in Germany

For Students 9th - 10th
Hitler not only targeted Jews, but he also persecuted Gypsies, homosexuals, and the disabled. These groups were considered socio-racial problems that needed to be exterminated. Read a summary of each of these groups and view primary...
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Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: Jewish Armed Resistance and Rebellions

For Students 9th - 10th
Armed uprisings, smuggling Jews, and rescue attempts were all strategies for the Jewish resistance during the Holocaust. Read a summary and view primary sources such as photos, testimonies, video lectures, artifacts, and documents...
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Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

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 World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: The World's Reaction

For Students 9th - 10th
How much did they know and when did they know it? Examine the response of the Allied powers to intelligence showing the mass extermination of Jews. Read background information and view primary sources showing that the Allies knew the...
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American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise

Jewish Virtual Library: The Messiah

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses Judaism's five beliefs about the Messiah. Also contrasts Jews' view of the Messiah with that of Christians. Provides historical background.
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American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise

Jewish Virtual Library: German Jewish Response to the Nuremberg Laws

For Students 9th - 10th
The response to the Nuremberg Laws by the National Representation of the Jews in Germany, September 24, 1935.
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Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: Babi Yar

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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...
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Smart History

Smarthistory: Jewish History to the Middle Ages

For Students 9th - 10th
Summarizes Jewish life in the Middle Ages with a focus on the Diaspora, the widespread dispersion of Jews outside of the Land of Israel. With links to additional resources.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Independent Lens: The Calling: Film Discussion Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
This discussion guide is designed as a tool to facilitate dialogue, and deepen understanding of the complex issues in The Calling, a film that follows seven young Muslims, Catholics, Evangelical Christians, and Jews on a dramatic...
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British Library

British Library: Teaching Resources: The Merchant of Venice: Exploring Shylock

For Students 9th - 10th
These activities encourage young scholars to explore the character of Shylock, setting him against the backdrop of myths and fears about Jews that existed in Shakespeare's England. Included are discussion questions, primary sources,...
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Sam Houston State University

Shsu: Palestine/israel and the Eastern Question

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion on the anti-Semitism which gave rise to the Zionist movement and how the leaders hoped to help the Jews.
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Other

War of the Jews: The History of Destruction of Jerusalem

For Students 9th - 10th
The large selection of excerpts from the history of Flavius Josephus, the well known Jewish historian who chronicled the revolt of the Jewish people in 70 C.E. against the Romans.
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Jewelry Central

Jewely Central: Garnet

For Students 9th - 10th
This commercial site provides a brief description of the garnet, along with historical background on the gem.
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University of Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania: From "The Real Oskar Schindler"

For Students 9th - 10th
This article by Herbert Steinhouse, published in Saturday Night, April 1994, is not only the earliest account we have of Oskar Schindler, but also the only one that contains direct contemporary interviews.
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University of South Florida

Fcit: A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust offers an overview of the people and events of the Holocaust. Extensive teacher resources and student activities are included, as well as photographs, documents, art, music, movies, literature, and more.
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Library of Congress

Loc: From Haven to Home: 350 Years of u.s. Jewish Life

For Students 9th - 10th
This in-depth online exhibit features more than two hundred treasures of American Jewish life from the Library of Congress and other cultural institutions.
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Other

Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver

For Students 9th - 10th
Information on current issues of Jewish-Canadians in British Columbia is presented on this website. Links to community events and Israeli-related news are offered here.
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American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise

Jewish Virtual Library: Reinhard Heydrich

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed biography of "the Hangman" of World War II Nazi Germany.
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Forum Romanum

Outlines of Roman History: Flavian Emperors: Reign of Domitian

For Students 9th - 10th
William Morey, in his 1901 textbook, describes the emperor Domitian, the last emperor in the Flavian dynasty.
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Teacher Serve: 20th Cent: The American Jewish Experience: Antisemitism and Assimilation

For Students 9th - 10th
This essay from the National Humanities Center tracks Jewish immigrants in America, discusses antisemitism and assimilation experiences through the twentieth century. Includes a guide for student discussion and online resources.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Immigration: Polish/russian

For Students 9th - 10th
A chronicle of Russian and other ethnic immigrants from the Russian empire. Information on their struggles, persecution and achievements in their chosen new land, America.
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University of Calgary

University of Calgary: Gemara (Talmud)

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn all about Gemara and the relation it has with the Talmud.
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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...

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