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A Child in the Ghetto
Watch a video by Yad Vashem on the ghettos that features diary entries from a child living in the Lodz ghetto.
A Poem for the Victims
Create a poem based on letters written by Holocaust victims sent to family members from home, hiding, ghettos, prisons, and concentration camps.
A Solution to Weimar
Learn about the complex and trying time that Germany experienced during the Weimar Republic (1919-1933).
Always the Scapegoat
Follow the evolvement of antisemitism from its origin to its use in racial Nazi ideology. Students will break into groups to discuss questions on antisemitism, scapegoating, and the effects of hate speech.
An American in 1938
Contextualize the experience of Americans in the late 1930s by highlighting the social and economic facts of the day and examining news artifacts from the era.
Antisemitism After Hitler
Explore a summary of contemporary antisemitism, spanning the history between World War II and today.
Antisemitism Now
Watch a compelling video about antisemitism as it manifests in the world today, with insights from global experts on the subject.
Arriving at Auschwitz-Birkenau
Students will go through testimonies and photographs from the different stages people went through upon deportation to Auschwitz-Birkenau.
At the Gates of Death
Students will watch videos and testimonies to learn about people’s experiences at Auschwitz and other extermination camps.
Auschwitz Through Art
Explore art created by victims of Auschwitz and the reasons and risks people took in order to create them.
Black Germans Under Nazism
Students will learn about the descrimination against Black Germans from 1933 to the end of the war under Nazi rule.
Bystander’s Guilt
Students will learn the definition of being a bystander to the Holocaust. They will have the opportunity to think critically about what it really means to be a bystander, the different levels of inactivity and passivity, and whether or not calling oneself a bystander deflects responsibility.