Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: "Until Then I Had Only Read About These Things in Books"
Uri Orlev is a Holocaust survivor who wrote the book "The Sandgame". Using this book as a teaching tool, students will relate to an individual victim of the Holocaust. This age-appropriate lesson plan includes background information on...
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: Children in the Holocaust
What does it mean to be a child? Students will examine what they believe about the lives of children and compare it the lives of children who grew up during the Holocaust. Materials include quotes from children, letters, diaries,...
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: Children's Homes in France During the Holocaust
This online exhibit honors those that sheltered Jewish children during the German occupation of France. Children's homes were established to protect the children from persecution. Take a look at three of these homes and view artifacts,...
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: Don't Forget Me
This online exhibit features albums created by children during the Holocaust. The albums were created in camps, ghettos, and while on the run. Click on an album to read a biography of the child and view pages from the album.
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: Children's Diaries During the Holocaust
Students will learn about the life of children and teenagers before and during the Holocaust by reading excerpts from their diaries. In the end, these children perished in the concentration camps. Read entries about their everyday life...
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: A Childhood Ensnared in Tears
Chava Wolf is a Holocaust survivor whose paintings and poetry can be used to study the difficult subject of the Holocaust. Students will analyze her art and gain an understanding of art related concepts as well as her experience...
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: The Holocaust Resource Center Adults and Children in the Holocaust
Yad Vashem has the largest collection of Holocaust resources than anywhere else in the world. Their main objective is preserving all the stories of this time period so it is not forgotten or repeated. They have broken down the Holocaust...