US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Ushmm: Holocaust Encyclopedia: Jewish Population of Europe, 1933
Data by country of the Jewish population in Europe prior to World War II.
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Ushmm: Holocaust Encyclopedia: Mosaic of Victims
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.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Elie Wiesel's Night and the Holocaust
This collection uses primary sources to explore Elie Wiesel's Night and the Holocaust.
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Ushmm: Holocaust Encyclopedia: Non Jewish Resistance
An overview of the various resistance and partisan groups who fought against or sabotaged the Nazis throughout Europe during World War II.
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Jehovah's Witnesses
Article about the Jehovah's Witnesses in Germany during World War II, their attitudes toward the Nazis and the war, and their subsequent treatment by the Nazis.
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Ushmm: Holocaust Encyclopedia: Liberation of Nazi Camps
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.
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Ushmm: Holocaust Encyclopedia: Pogroms
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.
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Ushmm: Holocaust Encyclopedia: Refugees
An explanation of the plight of refugees, especially Jewish refugees trying to emigrate from Germany just prior to and during World War II.
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Ushmm: Holocaust Encyclopedia: The Third Reich
An overview of the rise of the Third Reich in Germany prior to World War II.
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Ushmm: Holocaust Encyclopedia: Forced Labor
A description of the role forced labor played in the Nazi treatment of Jews and Russian POWs during World War II.
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Death Marches
A description of the forced marches the Nazis used to try to keep concentration camp victims out of the hands of the Allies in the last few months of World War II.
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Lodz
Article about the German takeover of the Polish city of Lodz early in World War II.
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Ushmm: Holocaust Encyclopedia: Ghettos
A description of life in the Jewish ghettos of Eastern Europe during World War II.
Other
Canadian War Museum: Democracy at War: Canadian Newspapers and the 2nd World War
Canada's role in the Second World War is demonstrated in this exhibit through articles which appeared in newspapers throughout the country. Included are sections on Canada and the War, operations, and the Holocaust. It provides a...
East of England Broadband Network
E2 Bn: History's Heroes: The Heroine and the Holocaust
A history unit taking a close look at Poland during World War II. Meet the courageous Irena Sendlerowa, who helped save thousands of children. Activities expanding students' understanding of this hero and how Poland was involved in the...
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Remember Me? Displaced Children of the Holocaust
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...
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Jewish Virtual Library: The Holocaust: The Einsatzgruppen
A history of the Einsatzgruppen, the paramilitary Nazi death squads during World War II.
PBS
Pbs: The War: The Holocaust
At the online companion site of the PBS documentary series "THE WAR," read an in-depth article about the Holocaust.
Other
Holocaust (Shoah) Research Resources
Site offers extensive research resources regarding the Holocaust of World War II. This site has won awards from the History Channel and Encyclopedia Britannica.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Courage in Denmark: Resistance to the Nazis in Wwii by Us Holocaust
World War II (WWII), a global conflict that lasted from 1939 to 1945 involved more than 100 million people and over 30 countries. The Allied powers - including the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union - worked together...
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Jewish Population of Europe in 1945
Article describing in statistical form the devastating effects of the Holocaust on the Jewish population and the flight of Jewish refugees during and after World War II in post-war Europe.
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Holocaust Memorial Museum: Wartime Fate of the Passengers of the St. Louis
An article about what happened to the Jewish refugees who tried to escape from Germany aboard the St. Louis early in World War II.
Ducksters
Ducksters: World War Ii History: The Holocaust for Kids
Kids learn about the history of the Holocaust during World War II. Jewish people were killed by the German Nazi Party.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: The Holocaust's Legacy
With this lesson plan, teachers can foster students' understanding of the devastating impact of the Holocaust. Highlights the racism of Nazi Germany and discusses the fact that many people still hold these types of beliefs today.