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Everyday Life in the Warsaw Ghetto

For Teachers 9th - 12th
What was life in the Jewish ghetto like? What happened to Polish Jews forced to live behind the wall? View a series of images taken during WWII of the Warsaw Ghetto and discuss the implications of what you see. Everyday life, economy,...
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Lodz

For Students 9th - 10th
Article about the German takeover of the Polish city of Lodz early in World War II.
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Vilna

For Students 9th - 10th
A history of the German occupation of Vilna, and the Nazi extermination of the large Jewish population there.
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Krakow (Cracow)

For Students 9th - 10th
An account of the German occupation of the Polish city of Krakow, and the subsequent Nazi persecution of the Jewish population, especially the destruction of the Krakow Ghetto.
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Kovno

For Students 9th - 10th
This article chronicles both the plight and the resistance of the Jews in the Lithuanian city of Kovno during World War II.
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Resistencia Espiritual en Los Ghettos

For Students 9th - 10th
Available in Spanish only: From the United States Holocaust Museum this is the "Resistencia espiritual en los ghettos" or "Spiritual Resistance in the Ghettos" entry into the Spanish version of the museum's online Holocaust encyclopedia.
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Holocaust (Shoah) Research Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
Site offers extensive research resources regarding the Holocaust of World War II. This site has won awards from the History Channel and Encyclopedia Britannica.
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Internet FAQ Archive

Faq Archives: Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood in History and Society: Holocaust

For Students 9th - 10th
Looks at the devastating impact of the Holocaust and concentration camps on Jewish families and children. Some material is quite graphic and difficult to read, as it describes the cruelty the Nazis inflicted on Jewish people.