Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: The Wannsee Conference
The systematic murder of Jews on an industrial scale was the goal of Hitler's Final Solution and discussed at the Wannsee Conference. As a result of the conference. a network of extermination camps was established and 1.7 million Jews...
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: Last Jews in the Last Months of the German Reich
As WWII drew to a close and a loss seemed imminent for the Germans, the SS were ordered to clear the concentration camps so no witnesses would be left. The Jews were led on extreme marches which culminated in 200,000-250,000 deaths. Read...
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The History Place: The Nazi Holocaust 1938 1945
Article depicting the Nazi Holocaust from the beginning in 1938 with a simple boycott to the end in 1945 with the liberation of the death camps.
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The History Place: The Nazi Holocaust 1938 1945
Article depicting the Nazi Holocaust from the beginning in 1938 with a simple boycott to the end in 1945 with the liberation of the death camps.
Curated OER
The History Place: The Nazi Holocaust 1938 1945
Article depicting the Nazi Holocaust from the beginning in 1938 with a simple boycott to the end in 1945 with the liberation of the death camps.
Curated OER
The History Place: The Nazi Holocaust 1938 1945
Article depicting the Nazi Holocaust from the beginning in 1938 with a simple boycott to the end in 1945 with the liberation of the death camps.
Curated OER
The History Place: The Nazi Holocaust 1938 1945
Article depicting the Nazi Holocaust from the beginning in 1938 with a simple boycott to the end in 1945 with the liberation of the death camps.
Curated OER
The History Place: The Nazi Holocaust 1938 1945
Article depicting the Nazi Holocaust from the beginning in 1938 with a simple boycott to the end in 1945 with the liberation of the death camps.
Curated OER
The History Place: The Nazi Holocaust 1938 1945
Article depicting the Nazi Holocaust from the beginning in 1938 with a simple boycott to the end in 1945 with the liberation of the death camps.
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: The Anguish of Liberation
The excitement of liberation was accompanied by anguish for the newly free Jewish people. Many had no home or families in which to return. Examine the following source which provides a summary, photos, videos, testimonies, and art...
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Auschwitz Alphabet: Zyklon B (Poison Gas)
This page describes how the Nazis used Zyklon B as a gassing agent.
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Jewish Virtual Library: Estimated Number of Jews Killed During World War Ii
Table broken down by country showing estimated numbers of Jewish people killed in each area during World War II.
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: Despite It All I Am Alive
Liberation was not only exciting, it was also heartbreaking and scary for a lot of the Jewish survivors. Many had no home or family to return to. Using this site, students can click on a picture and learn more about life after...
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Jewish Virtual Library: Jews Disbelieving Reports of Extermination
Essay describing how many Jewish people in Germany did not initially believe reports of Jewish extermination due to Nazi control of the press.
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: And These Are Their Names
A mass grave in Poland holds the remains of 45 victims of the Death March from Auschwitz. Yad Vashem works diligently to identify the remains and provide a proper gravestone. So far, 16 have been identified and you can read their stories...
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: Survivors' Liberation Liberated but Not Free
Liberation was an exciting time, but also a time fraught with sadness and anxiety. Many Jewish survivors had no home or family to return to. In order to impress on students the range of emotions felt by the survivors, teachers can use...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Using Technology to Analyze and Illustrate Symbolism in Night
Images have power-they can trigger memories or symbolize abstract ideas. Students put the power of images to the test as they analyze symbolism in Night and create symbolic photomontages.
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Jewish Virtual Library: Deportations to Killing Centers in Occupied Poland
Map of routes to move Jews to killing centers in Poland during its German occupation. Includes short description.
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Jewish Virtual Library: The Deportation of Austrian and German Jews
Essay describing Hitler's policy of deporting the Jewish people from Germany and Austria.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: America in the Second World War
A brief description of the course of World War II in both Europe and the Pacific. Read about the new technologies developed for the military by both the Allies and Axis powers, and find out about the millions who died as a result of the...
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Read Write Think: Using Comprehension Strategies With Elie Wiesel's Night
Working in small groups, young scholars read and discuss Elie Wiesel's memoir Night and then take turns assuming the "teacher" role, as the class works with four different comprehension strategies.RI.11-12.4 Word meaning, RI.11-12.10b...
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Jewish Virtual Library: The Situation of the Jews in Warsaw After the Occupation
Essay describing life for the Jewish people living in German occupied Warsaw, Poland.
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Jewish Virtual Library: Ghettos in Poland (1939 1941)
Map of Jewish ghettos in Poland established by the Nazi's during the German occupation of Poland. Includes a short description.
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Jewish Virtual Library: Life in the Warsaw Ghetto
Essay describing lives of Jewish people who were sent to live in the Warsaw Ghetto while the Nazis occupied Poland.