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Looking Back at 1920s-early 1930s Germany

This clip from the documentary Paragraph 175 introduces four survivors of the Holocaust: three gay men and one Jewish lesbian woman.

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10:25

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History

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English — US

Updated

May 15, 2024

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Explore resources that meet the California History–Social Science Framework standards.

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Collection

Explore resources that meet the Massachusetts History and Social Science Framework.

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Lesson

Students deepen their understanding of the diversity and complexity of Jewish life in pre-war North Africa through an analysis of images, film, and readings.

A wedding portrait of family from the wedding of Terese and Nachum Cohen.

Lesson

Explore how power structures established through the European colonization of North African countries influenced the fate of North African Jewry during the Holocaust and ways in which individuals and groups responded to rising antisemitism.

A German soldier poses atop of a tank. The inscription reads, "From Tripoli German tanks went on their way to the front against England".

Lesson

Students learn the importance of teaching the history of the Holocaust’s impacts on North African communities with a focus on ways in which they resisted oppression.

A group of boys gather in the Los Arenas camp. One boy stands in the middle holding a rock over his head while others look at him.

Assessment

Students will apply the lessons they have learned about the intersecting histories of wartime North Africa and the Holocaust as they create an artifact that explains the context of the found poems they wrote in Lesson 3.

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Lesson

Students watch survivor testimony from the documentary Paragraph 175 and engage in purposeful reflection about the survivors’ important stories.

Nazi's standing outside of a building

Lesson

This lesson introduces students to the complexity of identity and group membership as a foundation for engaging with a work of Holocaust literature.

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Lesson

This lesson invites students to engage with the diversity of Jewish culture and identity both today and in pre-war Europe before studying a work of Holocaust literature.

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Text Set

This set of introductory lessons is designed to prepare ELA students in grades 7–12 to study a work of Holocaust literature.

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Activity

Students practice gratitude by naming and recording three good things that have happened that day.

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Activity

Students use poetry as a spark for reflection and discussion about what’s happening in their lives and the world.

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