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University of South Florida

A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust Literature

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Decent site that focuses on Jewish Holocaust literature. Discusses main themes and major works of movement.
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The History Place

The History Place: Holocaust Timeline Oskar Schindler

For Students 9th - 10th
The History Place tells the story of Oskar Schindler's efforts to save Jewish lives during the Holocaust. Photographs included.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Discussion Guide: Elly: My True Story of the Holocaust Booktalk

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Scholastic presents this discussion guide of "Elly: My True Story of the Holocaust" by Elly Gross. The guide includes discussion questions, extension activities, and more.
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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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American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise

Jewish Virtual Library: The Holocaust: Jewish Victims

For Students 9th - 10th
The Jewish victimes of the Holocaust.
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

Ushmm: Holocaust Encyclopedia: Persecution of Homosexuals in the Third Reich

For Students 9th - 10th
Entry describes the Nazi persecution of gays. Includes information on the criminal code Paragraph 175 and the pink triangle symbol used to mark gay men in concentration camps.
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

Ushmm: Holocaust Encyclopedia: Racism

For Students 9th - 10th
An explanation of the term "racism" and how it impacted the rise of Nazism and World War II.
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

Ushmm: Holocaust Encyclopedia: Jewish Resistance

For Students 9th - 10th
Article describes the various organized and individual resistance movements and actions taken by Jews in Germany and throughout Europe during World War II.
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

Ushmm: Holocaust Encyclopedia: Polish Victims

For Students 9th - 10th
Article about the Nazi movement to annihilate as much of the Polish population as possible during World War II. This article focuses particularly on the non-Jewish portion of the Polish populaton.
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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: Remember Me? Displaced Children of the Holocaust

For Students 9th - 10th
The Remember Me project seeks to document the wartime experiences of children who were separated from their families or orphaned at the end of World War II by identifying now-adult survivors from photographs taken by relief workers after...
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

Ushmm: Holocaust Encyclopedia: Einsatzgruppen (Mobile Killing Units)

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of the role of the euphemistically-titled Einsatzgruppen as mobile killing units by the Nazis, including both where and how they were employed.
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

Ushmm: Holocaust Encyclopedia: Jewish Population of Europe, 1933

For Students 9th - 10th
Data by country of the Jewish population in Europe prior to World War II.
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

Ushmm: Holocaust Encyclopedia: Mosaic of Victims

For Students 9th - 10th
An analysis of the scope of Nazi persecution during World War II, including the Jews, Poles, Roma, and any groups people who did not support the Nazi cause.
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Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: Report on the Holocaust in Romania

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource offers a very detailed report on the activities of the Germans and Romanians during World War 2 related to the deportation and killing of Jewish people.
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

Ushmm: Holocaust Encyclopedia: Non Jewish Resistance

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the various resistance and partisan groups who fought against or sabotaged the Nazis throughout Europe during World War II.
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Axis Alliance in World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief analysis of the Axis powers during World War II, and the causes they had in common.
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Genocide

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed explanation of the origin and meaning of the term "genocide."
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Genocide Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
A chronology of the development of the idea of "genocide" and the legalities which have developed since the mid 20th century to prosecute perpetrators of genocide around the world.
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Anne Frank

For Students 9th - 10th
This website gives a short biography of Anne Frank. There are links to maps and photographs.
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Holocaust Encyclopedia: Rescue

For Students 9th - 10th
In spite of the great risk, many non-Jewish people across Europe undertook rescue operations, both great and small, to hide or remove people persecuted by the Nazis, especially Jews. This article discusses some of the most notable efforts.
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

Ushmm: Holocaust Encyclopedia: Genocide of European Roma (Gypsies)

For Students 9th - 10th
Article detailing the persecution and annihilation of much of the European Roma population under Nazi orders during World War II, and the continued persecutionof the remaining Roma population in many countries after the war.
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

Ushmm: Holocaust Encyclopedia: Liberation of Nazi Camps

For Students 9th - 10th
Article outlining the roles of the various Allied armies, including the Russian, American, and British forces, in liberating the Nazi concentration camps in the late months of World War II.
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

Ushmm: Holocaust Encyclopedia: Pogroms

For Students 9th - 10th
An explanation of the term "pogrom" and examples of pogroms in both 19th and early 20th century Russia, and in Germany and Eastern Europe during World War II.