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Yad Vashem: Using Testimony in Holocaust Education ArticleYad Vashem: Using Testimony in Holocaust Education Article
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Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
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9th - 10th
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Social Studies & History
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Yad Vashem: Using Testimony in Holocaust Education

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When teaching a unit on the Holocaust, the use of eye-witness testimony is crucial. These documents allow students to personalize the stories of those that suffered and enhances the learning process. This article walks you through methods of teaching about he Holocaust using testimony. It explains goals of using testimony, practical issues, age relevance, choice of medium, preparatory activities, and challenges you might encounter.

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eye-witness accounts of the holocaust, teaching about the holocaust, testimony from holocaust survivors, using testimony to teach about the holocaust, eye-witness accounts, holocaust

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional
  • This resource is only available on an unencrypted HTTP website.It should be fine for general use, but don’t use it to share any personally identifiable information

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