Holocaust
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Title:
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Description:
| These sites are about the Holocaust and the devastating impact that it had on Jewish people and others. Also includes information about Adolf Hitler, concentration camps, crematoriums, and resistance fighters. There are videos of survivors talking about their experiences, plus many photos. Includes links to eThemes Resources on World War II and "The Diary of Anne Frank." |
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Grade Level:
| 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
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Resource Links:
| Survivors of the Shoah
This Holocaust survivor Web site was put together by Steven Spielberg. Watch survivor testimonies and read information about Holocaust heros.
Holocaust Timeline
This History Place site has a thorough timeline of the Holocaust. The timeline covers Adolf Hitler's rise to power all the way to 1963. Within the timeline there are links to the concentration and death camps of the Third Reich.
Survivor Interviews
Read interviews of people who made it out of the concentration camps alive.
Holocaust Resource Center
This University of Southern Florida site has video clips of survivor testimonies, thousands of pictures, and audio files of music. You can also take virtual tours of concentration camps.
PBS: America and the Holocaust
This program is about the complex social and political factors that shaped America's response to the Holocaust. The story of the Klein family's struggle to emigrate from Germany is highlighted. Students can read primary source documents and interview transcripts. Includes a timeline, maps, and biographies of people involved in these events.
Museum of Jewish Heritage
Visit this museum's online exhibits to read and see how the Holocaust devastated the lives and tore apart families of many innocent Jewish people.
United States Holocaust Museum
This is the site of the United States Holocaust Museum. Topics include the persecution of Jews, the concentration camps, and the Jewish resistance fighters.
PBS: Daring to Resist
This site has information about Jewish resistance fighters in the Warsaw Ghettos of Germany. See pictures and read testimonies.
Brain POP: The Holocaust
View an animated movie with Tim and Moby that talks about the Holocaust, then take a short quiz. NOTE: Site available by subscription only.
Holocaust and World War II
Browse through a series of articles about the Holocaust and WWII.
Concentration Camps
Visit the site and experience this painful history. Includes an interactive map that includes links to photographs of concentration camps.
We Remember the Holocaust
This is a series of lesson plans about the Holocaust for elementary students.
Teacher Vision
There are lesson plans on the Holocaust for different grades.
Grolier Online
This site offers an overview of Hitler's life.
eThemes Resource: World War II
This eThemes Resource covers the events of World War II (1939-1945). There are several first-hand accounts in text and audio from people involved in the war effort. Other topics include life on the homefront, the role of women, and the type of airplanes and weapons used. Includes biographies, letters, images, posters, video, and audio clips.
eThemes Resource: Literature: "The Diary of Anne Frank"
These sites focus on Anne Frank and her famous diary. Learn more about her life story, her family, friends, and the secret annex where she hid during World War II. There are also many historic photos, online quizzes, lesson plans, and suggested activities. Includes a link to an eThemes Resource on the Holocaust.
eThemes Resource: Literature: "Night" by Elie Wiesel
These websites are about the book "Night" by the author Elie Wiesel. Includes author biographies, interviews, time lines, lesson plans, activity ideas, study guides, and resources on genocide. There are links to eThemes Resources on the Holocaust and World War II.
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Education Standards:
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AL Standards:
7.5
AR Standards:
C.5.8.14, H.6.8.47, CC.4.WH.9
IL Standards:
16.A.2a, 16.A.2b, 16.A.2c, 16.A.3a, 16.A.3b, 16.A.3c, 16.A.4a, 16.A.4b, 16.A.5a, 16.A.5b
ME Standards:
2.A.1, 2.A.1, 2.A.1.a.12, 2.B.1.d, 2.B.2, 2.B.3, 2.B.4, 2.B.5, 2.B.6, 2.B.7
MO Standards:
1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.6, 1.7, 1.9, 2.1, 2.7, 4.3, 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 2, I.C.2, II.E.2, II.E.3, II.E.4, II.C.3, II.C.4, 7.A.1, 7.A.2, 7.A.3, 7.A.4, 7.A.2, 7.A.3, 7.A.4, 5.C.2, 7.A.1, 7.D.1, 5.C.2, 7.A.1, 7.D.1, 5.C.2, 7.A.1, 7.D.1, 5.C.2, 7.A.1, 7.D.1, 6.A.1, 6.B.1, 2b.G.1
NV Standards:
H.8.8.7.d, H.8.12.7.b, H.8.12.7.e
OH Standards:
1.E.11.c, 2.B.2.b
UT Standards:
4.1.a, 3.2.a, 3.2.b, 3.2.c, 7.2.a
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