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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Killing Centers: An Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
A disturbing accounting of the Nazis' Final Solution, the extermination camps where millions of Jews and others were gassed during the Holocaust. Included are hyperlinks to photographs, personal stories, and film footage.
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Article
US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Voyage of the St. Louis

For Students 9th - 10th
An article about Jews fleeing the Third Reich on the transatlantic liner the St. Louis in 1939.
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: The Nuremberg Race Laws

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum explains the Nuremburg Race Laws and how they institutionalized Nazi racial theory. This pertained not only to Jews, but also to the Roma and blacks. Be sure click on the links...
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals 1933 1945

For Students 9th - 10th
The Nazi government had many "racial enemies" foremost being the Jews. In this exhibit, The United States Holocaust Museum takes a look at one of the other groups targeted for persecution, homosexuals. Read the fascinating and tragic...
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Holocaust Encyclopedia: Rescue

For Students 9th - 10th
In spite of the great risk, many non-Jewish people across Europe undertook rescue operations, both great and small, to hide or remove people persecuted by the Nazis, especially Jews. This article discusses some of the most notable efforts.
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

Ushmm: Holocaust Encyclopedia: Forced Labor

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of the role forced labor played in the Nazi treatment of Jews and Russian POWs during World War II.
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

Ushmm: Holocaust Encyclopedia: Mosaic of Victims

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Lesson Plan
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: Mutual Assistance Within the Ghetto Walls

For Teachers 7th - 9th
In order to make it through the dark days in the Warsaw Ghetto, Jews leaned on each other for support and guidance. Using the Warsaw Ghetto as an example, this lesson plan will highlight those who put their lives on the line to help...
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Sam Houston State University

Shsu: Palestine/israel and the Eastern Question

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion on the anti-Semitism which gave rise to the Zionist movement and how the leaders hoped to help the Jews.
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Article
Judaism 101

Judaism 101: Shabbat

For Students 9th - 10th
Great site. Discusses Shabbat as the most important holiday. Describes Jews' activities on Shabbat and provides Biblical excerpts about the Sabbath. Also lists forbidden activities.
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Article
Judaism 101

Judaism 101: Pesach: Passover

For Students 9th - 10th
Wonderful information about the meaning of Passover, how Jews prepare for the holiday, and the order and contents of the seder.
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Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: Fighting for Freedom

For Students 9th - 10th
Many Jews served in the armed forces to fight the Nazi's alongside the Allied Forces. These artifacts such as medals, uniforms, weapons, and religious items tell their story.
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Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: Non Jewish Victims of Persecution in Germany

For Students 9th - 10th
Hitler not only targeted Jews, but he also persecuted Gypsies, homosexuals, and the disabled. These groups were considered socio-racial problems that needed to be exterminated. Read a summary of each of these groups and view primary...
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Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: Jewish Armed Resistance and Rebellions

For Students 9th - 10th
Armed uprisings, smuggling Jews, and rescue attempts were all strategies for the Jewish resistance during the Holocaust. Read a summary and view primary sources such as photos, testimonies, video lectures, artifacts, and documents...
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Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: Jewish Soldiers in the Allied Armies

For Students 9th - 10th
Approximately 1.5 millions Jews fought with the Allied powers in WWII. Read a synopsis and view primary sources such as photos, testimonies, artifacts, and documents pertaining to the Jewish soldiers.
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Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: The World's Reaction

For Students 9th - 10th
How much did they know and when did they know it? Examine the response of the Allied powers to intelligence showing the mass extermination of Jews. Read background information and view primary sources showing that the Allies knew the...
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American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise

Jewish Virtual Library: The Messiah

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses Judaism's five beliefs about the Messiah. Also contrasts Jews' view of the Messiah with that of Christians. Provides historical background.
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Primary
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise

Jewish Virtual Library: German Jewish Response to the Nuremberg Laws

For Students 9th - 10th
The response to the Nuremberg Laws by the National Representation of the Jews in Germany, September 24, 1935.
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Unit Plan
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: Babi Yar

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Babi Yar is a ravine that became the site of the mass murder of the Jews in Kiev during the occupation of the Soviet Union. This module gives a historical overview of Kiev, information on the Holocaust, and a summary of post-war days in...
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Smart History

Smarthistory: Jewish History to the Middle Ages

For Students 9th - 10th
Summarizes Jewish life in the Middle Ages with a focus on the Diaspora, the widespread dispersion of Jews outside of the Land of Israel. With links to additional resources.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Independent Lens: The Calling: Film Discussion Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
This discussion guide is designed as a tool to facilitate dialogue, and deepen understanding of the complex issues in The Calling, a film that follows seven young Muslims, Catholics, Evangelical Christians, and Jews on a dramatic...
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British Library

British Library: Teaching Resources: The Merchant of Venice: Exploring Shylock

For Students 9th - 10th
These activities encourage students to explore the character of Shylock, setting him against the backdrop of myths and fears about Jews that existed in Shakespeare's England. Included are discussion questions, primary sources, links for...
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Other

War of the Jews: The History of Destruction of Jerusalem

For Students 9th - 10th
The large selection of excerpts from the history of Flavius Josephus, the well known Jewish historian who chronicled the revolt of the Jewish people in 70 C.E. against the Romans.
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Handout
Jewelry Central

Jewely Central: Garnet

For Students 9th - 10th
This commercial site provides a brief description of the garnet, along with historical background on the gem.

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