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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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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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U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: "Final Solution": Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
Site created by the US Holocaust Memorial Museum to explain the Final Solution, the Nazi plan to exterminate all Jewish people. Site provides extensive information about the plan and the method by using pictures and written descriptions....
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U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Auschwitz

For Students 9th - 10th
On this comprehensive website is the history of Auschwitz. You can click on maps, photographs, personal histories, and film footage.
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U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Auschwitz: Chronology

For Students 9th - 10th
Here you can find a chronology of events at Auschwitz from its construction to its liberation. Includes links to other concentration camps.
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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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U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Adolf Eichmann: Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow a chronology of Adolf Eichmann's life and his participation in the "Final Solution" of the Nazis.
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U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Testimonios De Los Sobrevivientes

For Students 9th - 10th
Available in Spanish only: from the United States Holocaust Museum this is the "Historias personales" or "personal stories" entry into the Spanish version of the museum's online Holocaust encyclopedia.
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U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Cronologia Del Holocausto (1933 1939)

For Students 9th - 10th
Spanish content; from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum we have the Spanish version of the Holocaust encyclopedia of the museum; in this case a "Cronologia del Holocausto (1933 - 1939)" or "Chronology of the Holocaust,...
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U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Cronologia Del Holocausto (1939 1945)

For Students 9th - 10th
Spanish content; from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum we have the Spanish version of the Holocaust encyclopedia of the museum; in this case a "Cronologia del Holocausto (1939 - 1945)" or "Chronology of the Holocaust (1939 -...
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U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Cronologia Del Holocausto (1945 1948)

For Students 9th - 10th
Spanish content; from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum we have the Spanish version of the Holocaust encyclopedia of the museum; in this case a "Cronologia del Holocausto (1945 - 1948)" or "Chronology of the Holocaust (1945 -...
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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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U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Enciclopedia Del Holocausto: Mauthausen

For Students 9th - 10th
Spanish content: From the United States Holocaust Museum this is the "Mauthausen" entry into the Spanish version of the museum's online Holocaust encyclopedia.
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U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: World War Ii in Europe: Animated Maps

For Students 9th - 10th
The maps on this website show the ebb and flow of Germany's initial domination of Europe, and then the allies' retaking of the territory in WW II. Audio commentary describes the changes from 1939 to 1945.
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Introduction to the Holocaust

For Students 9th - 10th
Online museum encyclopedia introduction of the Holocaust. Includes photographs, references for further reading, and links to related materials.
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U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Auschwitz Through Lens of the Ss

For Students 9th - 10th
A moving online exhibit of photographs from an album of a Nazi officer who was the commandant at Auschwitz. The accompanying commentary includes a video, podcast, and comparison of the photos of Nazi officials to those of the inhabitants...
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U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: The Voyage of the St. Louis

For Students 9th - 10th
A very informative article about the voyage of the SS St. Louis. Find out about the refugees on the ship, what happened to them, and how their treatment reflected world concern about those fleeing from Nazi persecution.
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U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Resources for Educators

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site has a wealth of information for teaching about the Holocaust, including support for teachers who are new to this and may be uncomfortable. There are lesson plans, online workshops, teaching materials, online exhibits,...
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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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U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: The Story of Lola Rein and Her Dress

For Students 9th - 10th
From The United States Holocaust Museum, the heart-wrenching tale of Lola Rein, a Polish girl who hid in a hole from the Nazis for seven months. Examine the dress she wore, her only remembrance from her mother, and access the Lola and...
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U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Kristallnacht

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a link from The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on "Kristallnacht." Learn more about this unthinkable crime against Germany's Jewish population.
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U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Anne Frank, the Writer

For Students 9th - 10th
An online exhibition about Anne Frank that focuses on her writing. Plenty of pictures, and translations of her writing, as well as transcripts of interviews with video clips.
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U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: The Art and Politics of Arthur Szyk

For Students 9th - 10th
Internationally known artist Arthur Szyk detailed illustrations of Jewish themes. During WWII, he drew numerous cartoons and cariacatures of Nazi Germany.
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U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Holocaust Encyclopedia

For Students 9th - 10th
Browsable directory of encyclopedia articles on topics related to the Holocaust, with accompanying rich-media material (photos, maps, historical films, audio clips, etc.) available for particular topics. A full complement of articles is...