Genocide
This 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? […]
Read MoreTo accompany the graphic book America and the Holocaust, Author: Barbara S. Burstin, Ph. D., Ilustrator: Frederick H. Carlson This lesson relies on the use of Primary Sources to explore […]
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Antisemitism existed long before Hitler’s rise to power: Jews had been victims of widespread hatred and suspicion for centuries before. This video explains the historical context of racial antisemitic ideology and […]
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Centered on the autobiography of Beba Epstein written in the 1930’s and discovered in 2017. This exhibit draws on hundreds of YIVO’s archival materials. The exhibition explores East European Jewish […]
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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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A clear and well-informed understanding of the Holocaust, the paradigmatic genocide, may help educators and students understand other genocides, mass atrocities, and human rights violations. Teaching about mass suffering only […]
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Here are some resources and strategies to guide you in teaching about International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the 75 anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, and the role of liberators in […]
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