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The Children and Legacies Beyond the Holocaust

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Using video testimony, primary source documents that detail international agreements, and structured discussions, learners consider the precarious position of children during the Holocaust and other international conflicts, and how to prevent future atrocities.

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children's rights, the universal declaration of human rights, genocide, holocaust survivors, the holocaust, antisemitism, nazism, human rights, post world war ii, world war ii, primary source images, primary source analysis, primary sources

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social studies

Instructional Ideas

Use video testimony from Holocaust survivors and liberators to create a fishbowl discussion on the rights of children in wartime

Classroom Considerations

Number 10 of the 11-part Teaching the Holocaust series
Lesson plans include details of the deaths of children and may not be appropriate for all learners

Pros

Survivor testimony is gripping
Primary sources allow for pupils to examine key aspects of international law
Activities allow for practicing civil discussion

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Common Core

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