1. Gay male victims of the Holocaust, who wore the downward-facing pink triangle, were still considered to be criminals when they were freed from concentration camps. They were often sent back to prison to serve out their terms.
On the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims, we should not only remember the victims of the Holocaust but also consider how to prevent similar atrocities from occurring.
The site’s torrid week shows what a challenge moderation has become for big tech firms. The news: YouTube announced new rules around hate speech on Wednesday that prohibit videos promoting Nazi ideology or denying the existence of the Holocaust or other well-documented violent events like the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Thousands of channels…
"Never shall I forget the little faces of the children, whose bodies turned into wreaths of smoke beneath a silent blue sky" - Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor.
Every once in a while, I have a lesson in class that goes over very well. Today was one of those days. I have been teaching the book Night and needed a lesson to get my students to better underst…
Komski Drawings Panorama of Birkenau - Birkenau (Auschwitz II). Komski lived in one of these barracks after his re-capture.
The butterfly has become a symbol for the 1.5 million children murdered in the Holocaust and for Holocaust Education, and I did a little research to find the source. What I was truly stunned to discover is that there are...
Teaching the Holocaust while reading a Holocaust-related novel can be challenging; there is so much information to be shared, but you don't want to the topic to become overwhelming, distant, or unreal to students. Analyzing photographs from the time period, assigning students the identity of a Holocaust victim, and a mini-lesson on nutrition are all ways to help students make personal connections with the Holocaust.
Learn about the Holocaust with this Holocaust unit study. It includes lessons on Hitler's rise to power, Jewish resistance, and life in the concentration camps.
"Never shall I forget the little faces of the children, whose bodies turned into wreaths of smoke beneath a silent blue sky" - Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor.
October 7, 1944. On this date, the Sonderkommando working at Crematorium IV in Auschwitz-Birkenau rose in revolt.
Of all the concentration camps in history, Auschwitz was the deadliest. Here are 29 photos that show what it's really like to visit the Auschwitz memorial.
History reading and worksheets for teaching International Holocaust Remembrance Day to Children
These nonfiction and fiction works illuminate a tragic period in history.
This product contains some excellent supplementary worksheets that can be used in coordination with the MTV documentary, I'm Still Here: Real Documentaries of Young People Who Lived During The Holocaust. This documentary is a great film to show before teaching any Holocaust unit because it not only provides background on WW2 and the Holocaust, but it also exposes students to first-hand accounts from young people like themselves. The documentary can be shown in one class period (and is available on YouTube), but this product contains activities that can be used over a number of days. This product includes: Pre-Documentary Anticipation Guide Note-taking Graphic Organizer (With Pictures) Post-Documentary Quotation Analysis Discussion Questions Point of View Art Activity
Auschwitz was a network of Nazi concentration and extermination camps built and operated in the annexed Polish land during World War II. Auschwitz I was first constructed to hold Polish political prisoners who first arrived in May 1940. Plans for the total eradication of the Jewish population of Europe, eleven…
Hey all! I hope everyone is surviving the chaos that is December! I will admit, I was VERY hesitant about missing a day and a half ...
This year’s UK Holocaust Memorial Day is also the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. We take a look at a selection of Holocaust memorials from around the world.
A look at the Holocaust of World War II.
History reading and worksheets for teaching International Holocaust Remembrance Day to Children
While I was planning my unit over Night by Elie Wiesel, I wanted to find something that would make the students connect with individual survivors and victims. I came across The Butterfly Project, and I knew it would be the perfect way to not only connect, but to visually represent lives lost during the Holocaust.… Continue reading The Butterfly Project: A Meaningful Addition to Any Holocaust Book Study
In September 1941, the Nazis and their collaborators murdered 33,771 Jews from Kiev at Babi Yar
10 amazing Holocaust books for kids. Even if you find the Holocaust a difficult subject to read about, these 10 books will draw you in.
As a Messianic family that loves Israel and the Jewish people, this subject is near and dear to my heart. How do you teach children about the Holocaust?
"Never shall I forget the little faces of the children, whose bodies turned into wreaths of smoke beneath a silent blue sky" - Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor.
