Teaching Holocaust and Human Behavior
Use this 23-lesson unit to lead middle or high school students through a study of the Holocaust that asks what this history can teach us about the power and impact of choices.
Teaching About the Holocaust in Middle School Classrooms: Teaching the Rise of the Nazis through Images
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This webinar examines how to use images to support middle school students’ understanding of key themes in the history of the rise of the Nazis and models teaching strategies geared toward helping middle school students analyze historical images.
Creating Student Projects
Help students develop a larger understanding and appreciation of the Jewish resistance movement during the Holocaust.
Sonia Orbuch: Becoming a Partisan
Explore the choices of Jewish partisan Sonia Orban, and gain a deeper understanding of the complexities that young people faced during the German occupation of Poland.
Vitka Kempner: Identity and Resistance
Explore the choices of Vitka Kempner, a Jewish partisan who chose to resist the Nazis.
Frank Blaichman: Ethics in a Time of Genocide
In this lesson, students explore moral and ethical frameworks in relation to teh actions of Frank Blaichman
Understanding Resistance
Understand the many forms that Jewish resistance to fascism, antisemitism, and Nazism took.
Influence, Celebrity, and the Dangers of Online Hate
Explore questions around the power of social media influencers and consider who has the ability to counter online hate.
Holocaust Memorial Day (UK): Moving Beyond the Curriculum to Explore Ordinary People
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Virtual
This one-hour webinar provided ideas, inspiration, and resources for how to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.
Holocaust Trivialization and Distortion
Use this mini-lesson to introduce students to contemporary examples of Holocaust trivialization and prompt reflection on the question “What are the implications of comparing current events to the Holocaust?”
Building a Toolbox Against Hate: Schindler’s List in the Classroom
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Virtual
Watch this webinar to hear reflections from Mr. Spielberg on the power of storytelling and addressing injustice, gain insights from Schindler’s list survivor Rena Finder and learn effective strategies to prepare students to view the film.