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Children in Hiding During the Holocaust Lesson PlanChildren in Hiding During the Holocaust Lesson Plan
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Children in Hiding During the Holocaust

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Students examine the different ways in which children hid trying to escape the concentration camps. Using journal entries, they put themselves into the role of the children and imagine their feelings during the Holocaust. They discuss the purpose behind the items they decided to take along with them.

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