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CommonLit

Common Lit: Holocaust Survivor, Spared Gas Chamber by Twist of Fate by S. Nelson

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "A Holocaust Survivor, Spared from Gas Chamber by Twist of Fate" by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be...
Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: It's for You to Know That You Forgive, Says Holocaust Survivor

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "It's for You to Know That You Forgive, Says Holocaust Survivor," accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...
Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Oldest Known Holocaust Survivor Dies; Pianist Was 110

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "Oldest Known Holocaust Survivor Dies; Pianist was 110" by Mark Memmot, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or...
Primary
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: The Holocaust Resource Center the Free World and Holocaust Survivors

For Students 9th - 10th
Yad Vashem has the largest collection of Holocaust resources than anywhere else in the world. Their main objective is preserving all the stories of this time period so it is not forgotten or repeated. They have broken down the Holocaust...
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Stories of Holocaust Survivors

For Students 9th - 10th
Stories of six Holocaust survivors who immigrated to the US after World War II.
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Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: Virtues of Memory Six Decades of Holocaust Survivors' Creativity

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a virtual tour of artwork created by survivors' of the Holocaust. It is so imporant to preserve the memories of this time either through written word, music, or art. Select an artist to read a short biography and view examples of...
Article
CommonLit

Common Lit: "It's for You to Know That You Forgive", Says Holocaust Survivor

For Students 7th - 9th
This is the story of Eva Mozes Kor, a Jewish American survivor of the Holocaust. Eva and her family were forcibly transported to Auschwitz, where she and her twin sister Miriam were subjected to the conditions of the concentration camps...
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Other

Museum of Jewish Heritage: Coming of Age During the Holocaust

For Students 9th - 10th
Classroom-ready curriculum about the Holocaust as seen through the eyes of children and teens who lived through it. With powerful video testimonies from survivors, first-person narratives, personal photos, and timelines as well as varied...
Handout
University of South Florida

Fcit: A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust offers an overview of the people and events of the Holocaust. Extensive teacher resources and student activities are included, as well as photographs, documents, art, music, movies, literature, and more.
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University of South Florida

U. Of South Florida: A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This comprehensive project provides information on many aspects of the Holocaust. There is an excellent timeline with narrative, pictures, and web links. The People section provides a study of people involved in and affected by the...
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Other

Holocaust (Shoah) Research Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
Site offers extensive research resources regarding the Holocaust of World War II. This site has won awards from the History Channel and Encyclopedia Britannica.
Handout
British Library

British Library: Voices of the Holocaust

For Students 9th - 10th
A well-organized website that contains survivor testimonies as well as information on the background of the Holocaust. Activities and information for teachers are also included.
Lesson Plan
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: The Official Poster for Holocaust Remembrance Day 2012

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will analyze the winning poster for Holocaust Remembrance Day. By engaging in an in-depth analysis of this poster, students can empathize with the Jewish victims and participate in a class discussion about the lives of Holocaust...
Lesson Plan
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: Teaching the Holocaust Through Literature

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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...
Handout
US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Refugee Crisis and Establishment of Israel

For Students 9th - 10th
The story of how the plight of postwar Holocaust survivors brought about the establishment of a Jewish state in Israel.
PPT
Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: 70 Stories of Auschwitz

For Students 9th - 10th
On the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, 70 Holocaust survivors provide oral accounts of their experiences in the Nazi extermination camp.
Handout
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise

Jewish Virtual Library: The Holocaust: Holocaust Denial

For Students 9th - 10th
A reference to those who have denied the Holocaust.
Handout
CommonLit

Common Lit: Text Sets: The Holocaust

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of 26 Grade-Leveled texts (6-11) on the topic The Holocaust. The Holocaust was one of the worst genocides in history, in which Adolph Hitler's Nazi Germany killed over six million Jews and five million others deemed...
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University of South Florida

Fcit: Stories of Holocaust Rescue

For Students 9th - 10th
True stories from the rescued and the rescuers during the Holocaust. People from Holland, Poland, and Czechoslovakia tell fascinating tales of heroics during this incredible time in history. Please note that a few hyperlinks require a...
Handout
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise

Jewish Virtual Library: The Holocaust: World Response

For Students 9th - 10th
Could actions of the Allies have prevented the Holocaust or limited the destruction of six million Jews and five million other innocent civilians?
Primary
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: The Voice of the Survivors

For Students 9th - 10th
The stories of survivors of the Holocaust told in their own words is the best way to preserve the memories of this horrific event. Yad Vashem has collected these eye-witness testimonials over many years and continues to do so. This site...
Website
US Holocaust Memorial Museum

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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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

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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Other

Aish Foundation: Understanding the Holocaust

For Students 9th - 10th
Aish.com is a great resource for information on the Holocaust. The site contains an in-depth overview of the Holocaust, photos, interviews with survivors and relatives of survivors, personal accounts of survival, plus more.

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