Holocaust
A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust
An overview of the people and events of the Holocaust through photographs, documents, art, music, movies, and literature Produced by the Florida Center for Instructional Technology, College of Education, University of South Florida © 1997-2019. learn more
First Person Conversations with Holocaust Survivors
Join Holocaust survivors for live First Person conversations as they share their experiences in their own words. Join Holocaust survivors for live First Person conversations as they share their experiences in their own words. In its 22nd season, this signature program features an hour-long discussion with a survivor and journalist Bill Benson and includes questions… learn more
Lesson: Behind Every Name, Stories from the Holocaust
By examining true personal stories, told through short animations, students learn about unique individual experiences within the historical context of the Holocaust. This activity contains an extension to examine the role of artifacts in understanding history. learn more
PBS Education: 10 Tips for Teaching About the Holocaust
Teaching about the Holocaust has been one of my career's most meaningful and challenging tasks. No other topic has allowed my students to struggle with complex issues and moral questions quite like the Holocaust. Whether you are teaching a short unit or a year-long elective, there is never enough time. From respecting the memory of… learn more
PBS: The US and the Holocaust
This three-part, six hour series examines America’s response to one of the greatest humanitarian crises of the twentieth century. Americans consider themselves a “nation of immigrants,” but as the Holocaust unfolded in Europe, the U.S. proved unwilling to open its doors to more than a fraction of the hundreds of thousands of desperate people seeking… learn more
The Holocaust
History.com. Approximately six million Jews and some 5 million others, targeted for racial, political, ideological and behavioral reasons, died in the Holocaust. More than one million of those who perished were children. learn more
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum - Teacher Resources
Explore Museum suggestions for where to begin teaching about the Holocaust. We include resources for teaching with limited clExplore Museum suggestions for where to begin teaching about the Holocaust. We include resources for teaching with limited class time, for English/Language Arts, and for History classes.ass time, for English/Language Arts, and for History classes. Teaching About… learn more
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Examine what shaped Americans' response to Nazism, war, and the Holocaust, and learn about the few who took action. Visit the Museum The Museum is free and open every day except Yom Kippur and Christmas Day. learn more