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Primary
US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Do You Remember When?

For Students 9th - 10th
This online exhibit about is about the experience of being a young Jew in Berlin in the early 1940's. Includes real life stories and images of the personal belongings of real people.
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Article
Other

Hiding Jewish Children During World War Ii: The Psychological Aftermath

For Students 9th - 10th
An eye-opening article that describes the psychological consequences for Jewish children who were sent to the Netherlands to live in hiding from the Nazis, for their parents, and for the surrogate parents who hid them during the war....
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Handout
Other

Ben Austin's Sociology Corner: Chronology of the Holocaust: 1930 1945

For Students 9th - 10th
Factual chronology of the Holocaust from 1930-1945. Detailed accounts beginning with the National Socialist Party to the liberation of concentration camps.
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Handout
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise

Jewish Virtual Library: Reinhard Heydrich

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed biography of "the Hangman" of World War II Nazi Germany.
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Website
PBS

Pbs: Auschwitz: Inside the Nazi State

For Students 9th - 10th
Companion website to the documentary about Auschwitz, the infamous World War II concentration camp. Includes biographies, glossary, timelines and historically significant photos.
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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Holocaust and Resistance

For Teachers 9th - 10th
"In this instructional activity, students reflect on the Holocaust from the point of view of those who actively resisted Nazi persecution." "includes images which should be reviewed in advance for their potential impact on students."
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Website
The History Place

The History Place: Holocaust Timeline Oskar Schindler

For Students 9th - 10th
The History Place tells the story of Oskar Schindler's efforts to save Jewish lives during the Holocaust. Photographs included.
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Primary
The History Place

The History Place: Holocaust Timeline: Heinrich Himmler

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a brief article illustrating one of the main leaders of the Nazi party in Germany during Word War II, Heinrich Himmler. Content includes numerous quotes "justifying" his role in exterminating the Jews.
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Handout
US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Adolf Eichmann

For Students 9th - 10th
This article details the life of war criminal Adolf Eichmann from his youth to his capture and execution.
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: "Adolf Hitler" by Jessica Mc Birney

For Students 7th - 8th
Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) was a German politician who was a leader of the Nazi Party and later became a dictator in Germany. Hitler's leadership in Germany resulted in World War II and the deaths of countless soldiers and citizens,...
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Handout
US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Hidden Children: Expressions

For Students 9th - 10th
After the Holocaust, the writings, poetry, songs, and artistic expressions of Jews who experienced it firsthand were collected. These expressions were in some cases ordered by the Nazis, or done secretly in concentration camps,...
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Website
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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PPT
The History Place

The History Place: Auschwitz Today

For Students 9th - 10th
The History Place provides a virtual slide show of photos taken from a walking tour of the Auschwitz Nazi concentration camp.
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Handout
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise

Jewish Virtual Library: The Situation of the Jews in Warsaw After the Occupation

For Students 9th - 10th
Essay describing life for the Jewish people living in German occupied Warsaw, Poland.
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Interactive
Other

Shoah Memorial: Sarah's Attic

For Students 3rd - 8th
Examine the history of the Shoah indirectly through the stories told by five little children, in Sarah's attic. Designed specifically for young learners, this interactive site also explores Yiddish culture, Judaism, and Jewish life.
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Handout
US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Hidden Children: Quest for Family

For Students 9th - 10th
After the end of World War II, Jewish survivors tried, with the help of Jewish organizations, to find the children they had left hidden in the care of others, or to find other family members. Many children had no memory of their...
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Website
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise

Jewish Virtual Library: The Tragedy of the s.s. St. Louis

For Students 9th - 10th
The tragic tale of the Jewish refugees from Germany who boarded the SS St. Louis, hoping to find asylum in the United States is told here. It's a story of the umwillingness of many countries to help those persecuted by the Nazis. There...
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PPT
Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: "Faith in the Human Spirit Is Not Lost"

For Students 9th - 10th
Pictorial exhibit commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Righteous Program founded by Yad Vashem to honor rescuers who protected Jews from death and deportation during the Holocaust.
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Primary
Other

Sobibior, the Forgotten Revolt [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A stunning account of the most successful revolt and escape from a Nazi concentration camp. Read about the camp,Sobibor, and how it was set up. Then find out about the plans for escape and how that was carried out. Included are maps,...
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Unit Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Anne Frank in the World

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The Utah Education Network provides a collection of lessons on teaching about Anne Frank and the Holocaust. Of various lengths for grades 3-12. Support materials are included.
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PPT
Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: Jan Karski. Humanity's Hero

For Students 9th - 10th
Photographic essay features an array of photos, primary source documents, and first-hand video testimony from the man who attempted to inform the world about the existence of the Holocaust.
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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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Website
Other

Auschwitz Alphabet: Zyklon B (Poison Gas)

For Students 9th - 10th
This page describes how the Nazis used Zyklon B as a gassing agent.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Auschwitz: Orders and Initiatives (Episode Guide)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Go directly to the teaching resource developed to accompany the second episode in the six-part documentary on Auschwitz ("Auschwitz: Inside the Nazi State) broadcast by PBS. Find a discussion guide for clarifying the spread of Nazi...