Holocaust Resources
Prepared 3/99 by Deborah S. Harris, Solomon Schechter Day Schools
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Other Links Pages
 Maven - Jewish/Israel Index
 Books & Websites abou the Holocaust for Young Adults

Museums and Exhibitions

The Simon Wiesenthal Center
Includes a beautifully constucted multimedia area.

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
The museum in Washington, DC.  Has resources, museum information.

Yad Yashem on the Internet
Beautifully constructed site.  Mostly information about Yad Yashem.

Last Expression: Art from Auschwitz
Fabulous site from Northwestern University. Includes interviews with survivor artists.



Interactive

Holocaust: A Tragic Legacy
An entry in the Think Quest competition.  This website includes areas for students to submit work, in interactive timeline, survivors' stories, and a multimedia glossary.

The Beast Within: An Interdisciplinary Unit
This is an outstanding interdisciplinary unit encompassing literature, science, math and social studies.  It is developed by the son of survivors and includes their stories.

Cybrary of the Holocaust
This is an extraordinary website maintained by an individual.  It includes a wonderful area for students to submit artwork and poetry.  It also includes the Holocaust Quilt - a database of survivors' and victims' stories.

Encountering Holocaust Denial
For 9 - 12 grades, students review and discuss articles of Holocaust denial.



Informative

L'Chaim: A Holocaust Web Project
This website includes several photo montages, personal stories, and the beginning of a virtual tour of a camp.  It is a beautifully constructed site.

The Holocaust: Humanity's Darkest Hour
This website requires Shockwave in order to view the slide show, but even if you don't want to load Shockwave, the text-only version is good.  There are biographies, essays about the history, articles about the camps, and a glossary.

Holocaust Understanding and Prevention
This site is maintained by a survivor and has background information about the Holocaust as well as a great deal of his personal memoirs.

Cybrary of the Holocaust
This is an extraordinary website maintained by an individual.  It includes a wonderful area for students to submit artwork and poetry.  It also includes the Holocaust Quilt - a database of survivors' and victims' stories.



Anne Frank Resources

Anne Frank Webquest
Excellent activity for students.  Webquests take students on a structured tour of the Internet.  Definitely worth considering as a class activity.

Anne Frank Online
The website of the Anne Frank Center in New York.  Extensive information about Anne Frank.  Education areas are still under construction.



Teachers' Resources

A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust
Includes great lesson plans.

Anti-Bias Teacher Education Project
Uses the Holocaust and Civil Rights Movement as a basis for understanding prejudice and promoting tolerance.

I*EARN's Holocaust/Genocide Project
Includes a student-created magazine on tolerance.

Holocaust Teachers Resource Center
Lessons plans for all ages.



The Arts

An Auschwitz Alphabet
A very poetic glossary.  Worth exploring.

KZ Gusen Arts
Arts from and in commemoration of the camp.

Holocaust Photographs & Drawings
Conveying emotions through art



Tolerance and Racism

Facing History
Features a striking presentation: Choosing to Participate.  What does it mean to be a citizen in a democracy?

Southern Poverty Law Center
This is the site of a not-for-profit organization dedicated to fighting intolerance.  Excellent free resources available for teachers.


Rescue Stories

Rescuers from the Holocaust

Those Who Risked Their Lives to Save Others
An on-line lesson for grades 7 - 12, with a reproducible worksheet