The Kielce Pogrom
Students will read about the Kielce Pogrom and watch videos on testimonies and the aftermath. This lesson takes your class into a discussion about oppression against Jews and other groups.
This lesson focuses on the power and influence of propaganda in the Third Reich through use of a multimedia source.
When people are given messages repeatedly with no dissenting views to oppose them, they can become more receptive to those messages.
Ask students what they already know about propaganda. What is it? What purpose does it serve? How is it similar and different from other efforts to persuade people?
Watch the 6 minute video – The Power of Nazi Propaganda with students. Replay the video if necessary
While they watch the movie, have students answer the following questions:
Divide the class into groups of three to five to discuss the questions below. Have one person in the group be responsible for taking notes and writing down their answers. Pull up the images of Nazi propaganda below for the groups to look over while in their groups. These images come from the US Holocaust Memorial Museum.
If time permits, reconvene as a class to go over the answers the groups came up with. Have students add to their notes with responses from their classmates.
This lessons meets the following Academic Standards required by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
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