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Yad Vashem: Teaching the Holocaust Through Literature
Holocaust literature is a powerful teaching tool. Read Ida Finks "The Tenth Man" about the trauma of Holocaust survivors returning to their homeland after Liberation. A biography of Ida Fink, discussion questions, and testimonies from...
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...
Ohio State University
Osu History Teaching Institute: The Holocaust
This lesson plan places a human face on the Holocaust, by focusing on survivors' testimony, letters and journals from survivors and those who were killed, and poetry.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Elie Wiesel Lesson Plans: Night
Use this site to access numerous materials to support the study of Elie Wiesel's autobiographical novel, Night. Resources range from study guides to background information on the Holocaust.
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: Two Rings. A Story of Love and War
"Two Rings" is a memoir written by Holocaust survivor Millie Werber. Using excerpts from her book, students will learn about hunger, separation, work, acts of goodness, and the return to life of Holocaust survivors. Materials provided...
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: A Teaching Unit on the Testimonies of Survival of Two Women I
Using survivor testimonies to study the impact of the Holocaust provides a harsh window into the day to day lives of the Jewish victims. This lesson plan incorporates survivor testimony from two women along with discussion and written...
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: A Reader of Short Stories for High School Students
Need help explaining the horrors of the Holocaust? Use these recommended short stories that were written by Jewish and non-Jewish survivors of the Holocaust. Each short story has a short biography of the author, summary of the story, and...
ReadWriteThink
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...
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: What Did Oskar Schindler View From the Hill?
A Righteous Among the Nations is a non-Jew who risked their life during the Holocaust to save Jews. What criteria was used to decide who was bestowed this great honor? Using Oskar Schindler as a case study, young scholars will analyze...
9/11 Memorial & Museum
National September 11 Memorial & Museum: An "Unusual" Survivor's Story [Pdf]
The National September 11 Memorial & Museum has partnered with the New York City Department of Education and the New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education to develop a robust set of 9/11 lessons for K-12 classrooms. Each lesson...
9/11 Memorial & Museum
National September 11 Memorial & Museum: An Unusual Survivor Story [Pdf]
The National September 11 Memorial & Museum has partnered with the New York City Department of Education and the New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education to develop a robust set of 9/11 lessons for K-12 classrooms. Each lesson...
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: Liberation and Survival
The return to life after liberation was a hard time for many Jewish survivors. Many of the people had no home, family, or community to return to. Using primary sources such as pictures and testimonies, students will learn how the Jewish...
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: The Individual and Togetherness in the "Witness Education"
"Witnesses and Education" is a project in which survivors of the Holocaust tell their story in the actual location where the events transpired. This lesson is broken down into themes: Jewish community before the Holocaust, Jewish...
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: Teacher's Guide for the Exhibition "Virtues of Memory"
Many survivors chose to release their feelings about the Holocaust through art. This artwork can be used in the classroom to create a more vivid way of understanding the Holocaust. Young scholars will analyze and interpret some of this...
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: Journey of Discovery
This lesson teaches the importance of recording the names and stories of the victims of the Holocaust in order the preserve their memory. Students will view pages of testimony on victims and discuss the information contained in the...
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The Butterfly Project
The Butterfly Project uses the lessons of the Holocaust to teach tolerance and to remember the past, act responsibly in the present, and create a better future. Resources include lesson plans, stories from survivors, bullying resources,...
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.