For Teachers

Fundamentals of Teaching the Holocaust

Teaching about the Holocaust can inspire students to think critically about the past and their own roles and responsibilities today. Use the resources below to help develop your approach and to find lesson plans to use in your classroom.

Image Credit: Courtesy of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

Selected Resources

Illustrated Children's Books and Periodicals in Hebrew and Yiddish, 1900-1929 Immigrants in the Progressive Era A People at Risk—Eastern European Jewish Immigration to the United States

Primary sources related to Jewish history in the holdings of the National Archives The 1936 Olympics and the Boycott Movement Arguments in Favor and Against Participating in 1936 Olympics Analyzing a Writing Assignment by a Teenage Refugee in New York During World War II Investigating the Holocaust Lesson Plans on Truman's Recognition of Israel (site supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities) The SS Quanza and European War Refugees Truman Presidential Inquiries: Recognition of Israel U.S. Policy and the Holocaust Refugee Crisis

Anne Frank: One of Hundreds of Thousands Art and Remembrance: Using Art to Teach the Holocaust and Combat Hate BackStory: To Be a Citizen? The History of Becoming American Mission US: “City of Immigrants” Mission 4 (site supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities) Coming of Age in the Holocaust—Coming of Age Now Hebrew National Holocaust and Resistance Jazz and World War II: A Rally to Resistance, A Catalyst for Victory Jewish American Heritage Month The Jewish Americans Jewish Pioneers

Israeli Song and Dance for Middle or High School Ensembles

History Unfolded: US Newspapers and the Holocaust Teaching about The Holocaust

For Teachers

Fundamentals of Teaching the Holocaust

Selected Resources

The Library of Congress

National Archives

National Endowment for the Humanities

Smithsonian

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum