Jewish History

Polin Home Museum

POLIN Museum in Your Home

By Ateret Cope / Tuesday, February 1, 2022 / Comments Off on POLIN Museum in Your Home

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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The Story of Ben Lesser

The Story of Ben Lesser

By Ateret Cope / Tuesday, February 1, 2022 / Comments Off on The Story of Ben Lesser

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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Holocaust Escape Tunnel

Holocaust Escape Tunnel | Testament to Courage

By Ateret Cope / Sunday, January 30, 2022 / Comments Off on Holocaust Escape Tunnel | Testament to Courage

Join archaeologists, geologists, and engineers as they uncover the truth about an astonishing story—told by a handful of Jewish survivors of the Holocaust—of a secret escape tunnel, dug by hand, […]

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partisan fighters

The RESIST Curriculum

By Ateret Cope / Sunday, January 30, 2022 / Comments Off on The RESIST Curriculum

Engage and inspire your youth with these free, ready-to use materials for teaching History, Leadership, Ethics and Jewish Values through the life lessons of Jews who fought back during the […]

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teaching the Holocaust

Holocaust Teaching Materials

By Ateret Cope / Sunday, January 30, 2022 / Comments Off on Holocaust Teaching Materials

Explore the categories, including but not limited to Americans and the Holocaust, Antisemitism and Racism, Nazism and Jim Crow, to find lesson plans and training materials that match your curricular […]

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Barbara and William Schubak

Teaching About the Holocaust Without Survivors

By Ateret Cope / Sunday, January 30, 2022 / Comments Off on Teaching About the Holocaust Without Survivors

First-person survivor testimony in many countries has been an integral part of Holocaust education since its inception. The necessity of teaching the Holocaust without survivors and other first-person eyewitnesses, who […]

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Liberation of concentration camp

Liberation at 75: Teaching Strategies and Resources

By Ateret Cope / Sunday, January 30, 2022 / Comments Off on Liberation at 75: Teaching Strategies and Resources

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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Night by Elli Wiesel

Elie Wiesel’s Night: Educational Resources and Curriculum Planning Guide

By Ateret Cope / Sunday, January 30, 2022 / Comments Off on Elie Wiesel’s Night: Educational Resources and Curriculum Planning Guide

Assembled by Leigh Totty, CWB Seminar Fellow and Bethel Park ELA educator, this resource provides information about Wiesel’s other publications and resources that connect to Night for use in the classroom. Used […]

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defaced Jewish businesses in nazi Germany

Teaching Materials on the Holocaust – Timeline Activities

By Ateret Cope / Sunday, January 30, 2022 / Comments Off on Teaching Materials on the Holocaust – Timeline Activities

These lesson plans introduce key concepts and information to students. Grounded in historical context, the lessons utilize primary source materials from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s collections.

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students listening to survivor accounts

iWitness: One Voice at a Time

By Ateret Cope / Sunday, January 30, 2022 / Comments Off on iWitness: One Voice at a Time

How is this curriculum different from all others? Every unit invites you to listen to survivors — to attentively listen to what is said and what is not said — […]

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