American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Jewish Virtual Library: 36 Questions and Answers About the Holocaust
Most frequently asked questions regarding the Holocaust.
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Jewish Virtual Library: What Makes the Holocaust Unique?
References as to why the Holocaust is a unique part of history.
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: The Museum Site for Yad Vashem
The main site for the World Holocaust Center known as "Yad Vashem." Contains many links to all aspects of the Holocaust.
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: The Individual and Togetherness in the "Witness Education"
"Witnesses and Education" is a project in which survivors of the Holocaust tell their story in the actual location where the events transpired. This lesson is broken down into themes: Jewish community before the Holocaust, Jewish...
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: The Official Poster for Holocaust Remembrance Day 2013
This powerful poster of an upside down family tree won the yearly poster competition for Holocaust Remembrance Day. By analyzing this poster, students will understand the effect the Holocaust had on generations of Jewish families....
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: Virtues of Memory Six Decades of Holocaust Survivors' Creativity
Take a virtual tour of artwork created by survivors' of the Holocaust. It is so imporant to preserve the memories of this time either through written word, music, or art. Select an artist to read a short biography and view examples of...
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Timeline of Events
This comprehensive timeline tracks the Holocaust from it's roots to the Nuremberg Trials. This interactive timeline is broken down into 5 groups based on dates. Each grouping contains a short summary and multiple primary sources such as...
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: Teacher's Guide for the Exhibition "Virtues of Memory"
Many survivors chose to release their feelings about the Holocaust through art. This artwork can be used in the classroom to create a more vivid way of understanding the Holocaust. Students will analyze and interpret some of this artwork...
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: Let the World Read and Know
These artifacts in this online exhibition were created, gathered, and written in real time during the Holocaust. These first-hand accounts are important in preserving the memory of the Holocaust. Included are letters, diary entries,...
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: On the Edge of the Volcano
"I am writing this letter before my death," wrote a young Jewish girl in a letter to her sister and brother in 1942. These last letters from the Holocaust can only be described as heart-wrenching. Letters written to parents and loved...
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: And You Shall Tell Your Children
Even in the midst of the horror of the Holocaust, the Jewish people kept their religious traditions. "Walk" through this online exhibit and view how they celebrated Passover before, during, and after the Holocaust.
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: Between the Worlds
Using a specific ghetto as an example, read about the lives of children during the Holocaust. Topics include children and their parents, the world of children, and youth leaders. Each topic has background information and a lesson plan.
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: My Doll From the Memories of Yael Rosner
How do you teach the Holocaust to young children? The story "The Doll" is adapted for young children to help them understand the struggle and resilience of the Jewish children. The story omits all gruesome events. Use these teaching...
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: To Live With Honor and to Die With Honor
How do your faith and spirit survive in times of great suffering? The Jewish people were faced with this challenge in the ghettos during the Holocaust. Despite the horror surrounding them, they preserved strong religious beliefs and...
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: How Was It Humanly Possible Teaching About the Perpetrators
Teaching about the Holocaust perpetrators is tough. How do you explain the murder of six million men, women, and children? This module tries to help teach this aspect of the Holocaust by providing some insight into the backgrounds and...
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: The Bericha
Bericha, meaning escape, became the main goal of survivors after the Holocaust. Many had no home or community to return to. Underground networks helped these displaced people find homes in other countries, many in Israel. Read background...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: The Wolf Lewkowicz Collection
Primary source letters from Wolf Lewkowicz of Poland to his nephew in the U.S. Letters tell of his "Desperate struggle to achieve economic dignity" and proceed to the deterioration of his circumstances during the Holocaust.
American Rhetoric
American Rhetoric: Elie Wiesel: "The Perils of Indifference"
This is the audio and text of Elie Wiesel's speech "The Perils of Indifference" delivered on April 12, 1999, Washington, D.C. He discusses his experience in German concentration camps during the Holocaust and the dangers on indifference.
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The Butterfly Project
The Butterfly Project uses the lessons of the Holocaust to teach tolerance and to remember the past, act responsibly in the present, and create a better future. Resources include lesson plans, stories from survivors, bullying resources,...
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: Private Tolkatchev at the Gates of Hell
You can feel the horror of the extermination camps during the Holocaust through the art of Tolkatchev. Tolkatchev was an official artist of the Red Army and saw first-hand the suffering in the concentration camps. View his artwork and...
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: The Valley of the Communities
The Valley of the Communities is a massive 2.5-acre monument cut into the earth that honors the Jewish communities that disappeared during the Holocaust. The Jewish people formed these tight-knit communities as a way of preserving their...
The History Place
The History Place: Holocaust Timeline
This site is a chronology of the events between January 30, 1933 when Hitler became Chancellor and, and the year 1961 when Eichmann was on trial in Jerusalem. There are many useful links that connect you with pictures and photos.
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Jewish Virtual Library: The Holocaust: Holocaust and Wwii Maps
Maps covering major events during the Holocaust and World War II.
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Why Teach the Holocaust?
Teachers often find the Holocaust to be an overwhelming subject to approach with their students. While the Holocaust offers important lessons to today's students, it can be a difficult to find the appropriate amount of information to...
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