National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Holocaust and Resistance
"In this lesson, young scholars 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."
The History Place
The History Place: Holocaust Timeline Oskar Schindler
The History Place tells the story of Oskar Schindler's efforts to save Jewish lives during the Holocaust. Photographs included.
The History Place
The History Place: Holocaust Timeline: Heinrich Himmler
This site provides a brief article illustrating one of the main leaders of the Nazi party in Germany during Word War II, Heinrich Himmler. Content includes numerous quotes "justifying" his role in exterminating the Jews.
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Adolf Eichmann
This article details the life of war criminal Adolf Eichmann from his youth to his capture and execution.
CommonLit
Common Lit: "Adolf Hitler" by Jessica Mc Birney
Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) was a German politician who was a leader of the Nazi Party and later became a dictator in Germany. Hitler's leadership in Germany resulted in World War II and the deaths of countless soldiers and citizens,...
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Hidden Children: Expressions
After the Holocaust, the writings, poetry, songs, and artistic expressions of Jews who experienced it firsthand were collected. These expressions were in some cases ordered by the Nazis, or done secretly in concentration camps,...
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: Non Jewish Victims of Persecution in Germany
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...
The History Place
The History Place: Auschwitz Today
The History Place provides a virtual slide show of photos taken from a walking tour of the Auschwitz Nazi concentration camp.
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Jewish Virtual Library: The Situation of the Jews in Warsaw After the Occupation
Essay describing life for the Jewish people living in German occupied Warsaw, Poland.
Other
Shoah Memorial: Sarah's Attic
Examine the history of the Shoah indirectly through the stories told by five little children, in Sarah's attic. Designed specifically for young learners, this interactive site also explores Yiddish culture, Judaism, and Jewish life.
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Hidden Children: Quest for Family
After the end of World War II, Jewish survivors tried, with the help of Jewish organizations, to find the children they had left hidden in the care of others, or to find other family members. Many children had no memory of their...
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.
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...
Other
Sobibior, the Forgotten Revolt [Pdf]
A stunning account of the most successful revolt and escape from a Nazi concentration camp. Read about the camp,Sobibor, and how it was set up. Then find out about the plans for escape and how that was carried out. Included are maps,...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Anne Frank in the World
The Utah Education Network provides a collection of lessons on teaching about Anne Frank and the Holocaust. Of various lengths for grades 3-12. Support materials are included.
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.
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.
Other
Auschwitz Alphabet: Zyklon B (Poison Gas)
This page describes how the Nazis used Zyklon B as a gassing agent.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Auschwitz: Orders and Initiatives (Episode Guide)
Go directly to the teaching resource developed to accompany the second episode in the six-part documentary on Auschwitz ("Auschwitz: Inside the Nazi State) broadcast by PBS. Find a discussion guide for clarifying the spread of Nazi...
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Jewish Virtual Library: Adolf Eichmann
A detailed biography of the Nazi Gestapo leader Adolf Eichmann.
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Jewish Virtual Library: Death Marches
This Jewish Virtual Library site describes the death marches that Nazi-held prisoners like the Jews, the Russians, and other minorities were forced to take from one concentration camp to another. On these marches the prisoners died...
Other
Poland at War
Images and information about the German occupation of Poland during World War 2. Provides images from the Jewish Ghettos in Poland and information about the treatment of the Jews.
The History Place
The History Place: The Defeat of Hitler: The Final Solution
Describes the German flood of anti-Jewish propaganda and the brutal methods used by the Nazis against the Jews in order to achieve their Final Solution.
Read Works
Read Works: A Child in Hiding
[Free Registration/Login Required] A 5th grader interviews her grandfather about his experiences hiding from Nazis in a farmhouse after escaping his home in Paris. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading...