Poland
This lesson sets the context for the “Journey with Howard Chandler” examining the Jewish communities in Poland before World War II. Howard’s home town of Wierzbnik was one of thousands […]
Read MoreThis unit examines the first years of World War II in Poland. The Nazis invaded and occupied Poland on September 1, 1939. Within months, Jews were separated into ghettoes; in […]
Read MoreThis lesson addresses an Essential Question that is common within secondary history courses: How can we know what really happened in the past? It was written to mark two occasions: […]
Read MoreThis lesson provides a structure for educators to guide students in comparing two texts: Primo Levi’s Survival in Auschwitz (estimated Lexile 1210) and Journey with Howard Chandler, an app available […]
Read MoreThis lesson addresses Essential Questions that are common within Secondary ELA courses: What makes a text effective for its purpose? How are stories from other places and times about me? […]
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This film tells the story of Howard Chandler, an 83-year-old Holocaust survivor. We return to his home village in Poland and visit the concentration camps where he was imprisoned during […]
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The Illinois Holocaust Museum’s literature-based teaching trunk program provides K – 12 educators with a wide array of resources for classroom units on character education, human rights, the Holocaust and/or genocide. […]
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The Florida Holocaust Museum invites you to use our dynamic trunk curriculum to teach the lessons of the Holocaust. These large teaching trunks, available free of charge, are designed to […]
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A special selection of exhibition tours, podcasts and AV recordings which will allow you to meet with museum staff and experts online on a regular basis. New recordings are being […]
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2 DAYS, 30 CAMERAS & 1,000’s OF QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. With the help of StoryFile’s interactive storytelling app we were able to preserve Ben’s historical legacy via life-like conversation. Viewers will […]
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