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Night Ghost (Nachtgespenst)
"Night Ghost" (Nachtgespenst) is a Cabaret song from the Weimar Republic in Germany, 1930. The music was composed by Rudolf Nelson and the lyrics were written by Friedrich Hollaender.
Propaganda Posters
Have students analyze these examples of Nazi propaganda using the Crop It teaching strategy.
The Lavender Song (Das Lila Lied)
"The Lavender Song" (Das Lila Lied) is a Cabaret song from the Weimar Republic in Germany, 1920. The music was composed by Mischa Spoliansky, and the lyrics were written by Kurt Schwabach. Music by Mischa Spoliansky, original lyrics by Kurt Schwabach (1920)
The Mission's Beginning
Waitstill Sharp describes how he and and his wife, Martha, were asked to begin relief work in Czechoslovakia aiding refugees from Nazi occupation.
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“Heil Hitler!”: Lessons of Daily Life
The Hitler Youth Movement was an essential part of the Nazi Party's ideology and plan for the future. By the start of World War II in 1939, about 90% of "Aryan" children- girls and boys- in Germany belonged to Nazi youth groups. This audio reading explains through the eyes of Erika Mann, a German opposed to the Nazis, how the Hitler Youth groups operated.