Interpretations
Further Information on Andre Steiner
The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution. "Jewish Schindler" simply wants to forget. June 12, 1999.
Recorded transcipts between Andre Steiner and Yeshayahu Jelinek, Associate Professor of History: Ben-Qurion, University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
Recorded transcipts between Andre Steiner and Yeshayahu Jelinek, Associate Professor of History: Ben-Qurion, University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
Further Information/Field Trip Possibility
Holocaust Museum - Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center of Florida
Further Activities
All Men Are Created Equal. Students begin with a quotation from Lincoln and explore the theme of equality by reading news articles and by making a multimedia presentation.
Bioethics of Eugenics. Students consider and discuss the ethical aspects of Nazi racial ideology including sterilization, marriage prohibitions, and euthanasia.
Book Talk. Suggestions for activities related to the reading of a Holocaust-themed book include keeping a journal and e-mail correspondence with another student reading the same book.
Bystanders in the Holocaust. Students recognize the effects of apathy and indifference and explore legal responses to issues raised by the Holocaust.
Camels and Pyramids. Students identify patterns and rhythm in art.
Camera of My Family. Discussion questions for use with the video, Camera of My Family.
Cartoon: Truth or Tale. Students view Nazi propaganda and discuss the power of symbolism and suggestion.
Class Memorial. Students plan and conduct a memorial service commemorating the victims of the Holocaust.
The Wave. Comprehension questions for use with The Wave video.
Current Connections. Students explore ways to prevent deception about the Holocaust.
David Olere. Students analyze the artworks of David Olere and compare them to Holocaust photographs on the site.
Deliberate Acts of Kindness. Students recognize and honor the kind acts of Holocaust liberators and rescuers, cultivate their ability to do kind acts, and realize the importance of those acts to others.
Diaries. Students explore the differences between Holocaust diaries and memoirs before creating their own diary.
Eleventh Grade Language Arts Unit.
Eleventh Grade Social Studies Unit.
Epidemic, Plague, and Infection. Students recognize disease vectors (pathways) and risk factors for infectious disease.
The Final Solution. This student activity is designed to familiarize students with the evolution of anti-Semitism, to acquaint them with the political ideology of Nazism, to develop empathy for Nazi victims and their fate, and to assess responsibility.
Folk Dances of Eastern Europe. Students experience folkdance as a form of expressive art and appreciate the rich cultural heritage of Eastern Europe.
Forgotten Daughters. Students recognize the contribution of women in the Holocaust.
A Holocaust Monument. Students respond using geometic shapes or forms to create a Holocaust monument.
Holocaust Rescue. This activity will help students understand the perspective of a survivor and/or liberator.
Human Nature. Students discuss a list of questions related to human nature.
In the Lead. Students reflect upon questions posed in an article that appeared in a secret magazine published in the Terezin ghetto.
In the Original Words. Students read, translate, and discuss Holocaust documents written in their original languages.
Interpretation. Students become familiar with the language used in Nazi Propaganda.
Investigating Human Behavior. Students learn about human behavior such as prejudice and discrimination.
Journey to America. A lesson on the book by Sonia Levitan.
Kathe Kollwitz: Never Again War! Students investigate the life and artwork of Kathe Kollwitz.
Letter of Memorial. Students write a letter to a foreign language newspaper in memory of victims or ask that readers remember the lessons of the Holocaust.
Liberation and Return to Life. This student activity is designed to familiarize students with survivors and their lives after liberation.
Looking at Photographs. Students analyze photographs for details needed to unlock meanings.
Mapping Survivor Stories. Students trace a survivor's story using a timeline, map skills, photography, poetry, and/or prose.
News Flash! Students create news headlines of the Holocaust.
News Watch. Students track prejudice and human rights issues in current newspapers or on the Web.
Oral History. Students interview members of an older generation and present their findings. Activity includes questions that would be appropriate to use with a Holocaust survivor.
Population Density in the Ghettos. Students make calculations of population density and recognize the stressful conditions experienced by European ghetto dwellers due to high population density and scarcity of resources.
Prejudice Discussion. Students discuss questions related to prejudice.
Primary Source Materials. Students explore the use of primary sources in research.
Raven' Beauties. Students learn about the Women of Ravensbruck and design a postage stamp to honor them.
Research Janusz Korczak. Research children in the ghetto and discuss why Janusz Korczak gave his life to march to his death with the children.
Resistance during the Holocaust. This student activity is designed to familiarize students with the different forms of resistance during the Holocaust.
The Rise of Anti-Semitism. Students explore the evolution of anti-Semitism.
Shemini Atzeret: Simhat Torah. Students become acquainted with a part of the rich heritage of the Jewish people.
The Song of the Murdered Jewish People. Students are exposed to poetry by Zlata Razdolina set to music and practice narration.
Starvation in the Ghettos. Students recognize the suffering and loss of life experienced in Holocaust ghettos due to food rationing, identify the basic food groups, USDA requirements and compare those to rations of ghetto and camp inmates.
Survivor Interview. Students listen to stories from survivors of the Holocaust.
Swiss Bank Accountability: Mock Trial. Students investigate the role of the Swiss in Nazi gold transactions during World War II.
Teaching About Genocide by Joyce Freedman Aspel
Testimony: A Lesson in Creating Poetry. Students create poetry by reformatting Holocaust testimony.
Timeline. Students create a timeline of Holocaust events related to a survivor's story.
The White Rose. Students compare articles about human rights and prejudice from current newspapers to the situation in Germany during the Holocaust.
Further Web Links
Assignment: Rescue. The Story of Varian Fry and the Emergency Rescue Committee, an eight-day unit for high school.
Deathly Silence: Everyday People in the Holocaust is a Holocaust education manual produced by the Southern Institute for Education and Research, Tulane University.
The Holocaust/Genocide Project is an international, nonprofit, telecommunications project focusing on the study of the Holocaust and other genocides.
The Holocaust - A guide for teachers is an excellent teacher's guide to many important Holocaust topics such as prejudice, anti-Semitism, and Fascism. Each chapter includes objectives, activities, discussion questions, and other aids for the teacher.
Holocaust and Genocide Curriculum from the New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education.
Teacher Workbook for the exhibit, Anne Frank in the World, 1929-1945, produced by the Friends of Anne Frank in Utah and the Intermountain West Region.
Tereas Morretta's Holocaust lesson plans for grades 4 - 12.
The Truth About Anne Frank is a 12 hour class outline available at the Cybrary.
Bioethics of Eugenics. Students consider and discuss the ethical aspects of Nazi racial ideology including sterilization, marriage prohibitions, and euthanasia.
Book Talk. Suggestions for activities related to the reading of a Holocaust-themed book include keeping a journal and e-mail correspondence with another student reading the same book.
Bystanders in the Holocaust. Students recognize the effects of apathy and indifference and explore legal responses to issues raised by the Holocaust.
Camels and Pyramids. Students identify patterns and rhythm in art.
Camera of My Family. Discussion questions for use with the video, Camera of My Family.
Cartoon: Truth or Tale. Students view Nazi propaganda and discuss the power of symbolism and suggestion.
Class Memorial. Students plan and conduct a memorial service commemorating the victims of the Holocaust.
The Wave. Comprehension questions for use with The Wave video.
Current Connections. Students explore ways to prevent deception about the Holocaust.
David Olere. Students analyze the artworks of David Olere and compare them to Holocaust photographs on the site.
Deliberate Acts of Kindness. Students recognize and honor the kind acts of Holocaust liberators and rescuers, cultivate their ability to do kind acts, and realize the importance of those acts to others.
Diaries. Students explore the differences between Holocaust diaries and memoirs before creating their own diary.
Eleventh Grade Language Arts Unit.
Eleventh Grade Social Studies Unit.
Epidemic, Plague, and Infection. Students recognize disease vectors (pathways) and risk factors for infectious disease.
The Final Solution. This student activity is designed to familiarize students with the evolution of anti-Semitism, to acquaint them with the political ideology of Nazism, to develop empathy for Nazi victims and their fate, and to assess responsibility.
Folk Dances of Eastern Europe. Students experience folkdance as a form of expressive art and appreciate the rich cultural heritage of Eastern Europe.
Forgotten Daughters. Students recognize the contribution of women in the Holocaust.
A Holocaust Monument. Students respond using geometic shapes or forms to create a Holocaust monument.
Holocaust Rescue. This activity will help students understand the perspective of a survivor and/or liberator.
Human Nature. Students discuss a list of questions related to human nature.
In the Lead. Students reflect upon questions posed in an article that appeared in a secret magazine published in the Terezin ghetto.
In the Original Words. Students read, translate, and discuss Holocaust documents written in their original languages.
Interpretation. Students become familiar with the language used in Nazi Propaganda.
Investigating Human Behavior. Students learn about human behavior such as prejudice and discrimination.
Journey to America. A lesson on the book by Sonia Levitan.
Kathe Kollwitz: Never Again War! Students investigate the life and artwork of Kathe Kollwitz.
Letter of Memorial. Students write a letter to a foreign language newspaper in memory of victims or ask that readers remember the lessons of the Holocaust.
Liberation and Return to Life. This student activity is designed to familiarize students with survivors and their lives after liberation.
Looking at Photographs. Students analyze photographs for details needed to unlock meanings.
Mapping Survivor Stories. Students trace a survivor's story using a timeline, map skills, photography, poetry, and/or prose.
News Flash! Students create news headlines of the Holocaust.
News Watch. Students track prejudice and human rights issues in current newspapers or on the Web.
Oral History. Students interview members of an older generation and present their findings. Activity includes questions that would be appropriate to use with a Holocaust survivor.
Population Density in the Ghettos. Students make calculations of population density and recognize the stressful conditions experienced by European ghetto dwellers due to high population density and scarcity of resources.
Prejudice Discussion. Students discuss questions related to prejudice.
Primary Source Materials. Students explore the use of primary sources in research.
Raven' Beauties. Students learn about the Women of Ravensbruck and design a postage stamp to honor them.
Research Janusz Korczak. Research children in the ghetto and discuss why Janusz Korczak gave his life to march to his death with the children.
Resistance during the Holocaust. This student activity is designed to familiarize students with the different forms of resistance during the Holocaust.
The Rise of Anti-Semitism. Students explore the evolution of anti-Semitism.
Shemini Atzeret: Simhat Torah. Students become acquainted with a part of the rich heritage of the Jewish people.
The Song of the Murdered Jewish People. Students are exposed to poetry by Zlata Razdolina set to music and practice narration.
Starvation in the Ghettos. Students recognize the suffering and loss of life experienced in Holocaust ghettos due to food rationing, identify the basic food groups, USDA requirements and compare those to rations of ghetto and camp inmates.
Survivor Interview. Students listen to stories from survivors of the Holocaust.
Swiss Bank Accountability: Mock Trial. Students investigate the role of the Swiss in Nazi gold transactions during World War II.
Teaching About Genocide by Joyce Freedman Aspel
Testimony: A Lesson in Creating Poetry. Students create poetry by reformatting Holocaust testimony.
Timeline. Students create a timeline of Holocaust events related to a survivor's story.
The White Rose. Students compare articles about human rights and prejudice from current newspapers to the situation in Germany during the Holocaust.
Further Web Links
Assignment: Rescue. The Story of Varian Fry and the Emergency Rescue Committee, an eight-day unit for high school.
Deathly Silence: Everyday People in the Holocaust is a Holocaust education manual produced by the Southern Institute for Education and Research, Tulane University.
The Holocaust/Genocide Project is an international, nonprofit, telecommunications project focusing on the study of the Holocaust and other genocides.
The Holocaust - A guide for teachers is an excellent teacher's guide to many important Holocaust topics such as prejudice, anti-Semitism, and Fascism. Each chapter includes objectives, activities, discussion questions, and other aids for the teacher.
Holocaust and Genocide Curriculum from the New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education.
Teacher Workbook for the exhibit, Anne Frank in the World, 1929-1945, produced by the Friends of Anne Frank in Utah and the Intermountain West Region.
Tereas Morretta's Holocaust lesson plans for grades 4 - 12.
The Truth About Anne Frank is a 12 hour class outline available at the Cybrary.
Further Children Appropriate Books
Abells, Chana Byers. The Children We Remember. Greenwillow 1986.
Simple language and graphic photographs from the archives of Yad Vashem outline the story of the Holocaust. While the words can be understood by a 2nd grader, the pictures are more appropriate for those in the 6th grade, at least.
Altshuler, David A. Hitler's War Against The Jews. Behrman House 1978.
Documents, quotations, and photographs complement the text of this adaptation for young readers of Lucy Dawidowic's The War Against the Jews.
Bachrach, Susan D. Tell Them We Remember; The Story Of The Holocaust. Little, Brown & Co. 1994.
Photographs and text tell the story of the Holocaust from pre-Hitler days until liberation, the Nuremberg trials and emigration. Also includes a chronology, bibliography, and glossary.
Beller, Ilex. Life In The Shtetl; Scenes and Recollection. Holmes and Meier 1986.
Reproductions of paintings illustrate Jewish village life before the Nazi onslaught. Recollections and poetry embellish the pictures.
Bitton-Jackson, Livia. I Have Lived A Thousand Years; Growing Up In The Holocaust. Simon & Schuster 1997.
13 year old Elli describes the cruelty and horror that begins with the ascent of the Arrow Cross and intensifies under the Nazi invasion of Hungary. As she and her family perservere, their hope and love give them the strength to survive.
Chaikin, Miriam. A Nightmare In History; The Holocaust 1933 - 1945. Clarion 1987.
Beginning with its roots in anti-Semitism and concluding with post-war responses, this well-written and illustrated history of the Holocaust describes the individuals and nations involved, and raises and answers some vital questions.
These books and many others can be found at the Holocaust Teacher Resource Cent
Simple language and graphic photographs from the archives of Yad Vashem outline the story of the Holocaust. While the words can be understood by a 2nd grader, the pictures are more appropriate for those in the 6th grade, at least.
Altshuler, David A. Hitler's War Against The Jews. Behrman House 1978.
Documents, quotations, and photographs complement the text of this adaptation for young readers of Lucy Dawidowic's The War Against the Jews.
Bachrach, Susan D. Tell Them We Remember; The Story Of The Holocaust. Little, Brown & Co. 1994.
Photographs and text tell the story of the Holocaust from pre-Hitler days until liberation, the Nuremberg trials and emigration. Also includes a chronology, bibliography, and glossary.
Beller, Ilex. Life In The Shtetl; Scenes and Recollection. Holmes and Meier 1986.
Reproductions of paintings illustrate Jewish village life before the Nazi onslaught. Recollections and poetry embellish the pictures.
Bitton-Jackson, Livia. I Have Lived A Thousand Years; Growing Up In The Holocaust. Simon & Schuster 1997.
13 year old Elli describes the cruelty and horror that begins with the ascent of the Arrow Cross and intensifies under the Nazi invasion of Hungary. As she and her family perservere, their hope and love give them the strength to survive.
Chaikin, Miriam. A Nightmare In History; The Holocaust 1933 - 1945. Clarion 1987.
Beginning with its roots in anti-Semitism and concluding with post-war responses, this well-written and illustrated history of the Holocaust describes the individuals and nations involved, and raises and answers some vital questions.
These books and many others can be found at the Holocaust Teacher Resource Cent
Further Movies and Movie Clips
The Stranger. Directed by Orson Wells. 1946. Believed to be the first feature film to include footage of concentration camps.
The Diary of Anne Frank. Directed by George Stevens. 1959
The Pawnbroker. Directed by Sidney Lumet. 1964. The life of a Holocaust survivor in a contemporary New York Ghetto.
Esther's Diary. Directed by Mariusz Kotowski. 2010. Narrative based on a composite of stories told to the director by his Polish grandparents, who were personally involved in hiding Polish Jews form the Nazi's during WW2. Features original footage from the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum.
Schindler's List. Directed by Steven Spielberg. 1993. Based on the life of Oskar Schindler
Other movies about genocide, some still happening in the world today (Dosomething.org).
General:
Scream Bloody Murder, Christiane Amanpour
ACNN special report from the world’s killing fields to understand why the world often reacted with indifferent. Reporting is from Cambodia, Iraq, Bosnia, Rwanda, and Darfur.
Cambodia:
The Killing Fields - A feature film based on the story of New York Times reporter Sydney Schanberg and his Cambodian assistant, Dith Pran, who was trapped in Cambodia during the 1975 Khmer Rouge revolution and ensuing genocide.
Rwanda:
Sometimes in April - Focuses on the atrocities that took place in Rwanda through the eyes of two Hutu brothers, one in the military and one a radio personality and follows their relationships through the genocide of the Tutsi.
Hotel Rwanda - Don Cheadle plays real-life hero Paul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager in the Rwandan capital of Kigali who in 1994 saved 1,200 Rwandan "guests" from certain death during the genocidal clash between tribal Hutus, who slaughtered a million victims, and the horrified Tutsis, who found safe haven or died.
As We Forgive - A documentary about reconciliation in post-genocide Rwanda, which chronicles two Rwanda women coming face-to-face with the men who slaughtered their families during the genocide. The government returned over 50,000 perpetrators back to the communities they helped destroy in hopes of reconciliation and viewers will encounter four neighbors once caught on opposite sides of a mass murder and their journey towards forgiveness.
Darfur
The Devil Came On Horseback - Exposes the tragedies of Darfur through the eyes of a young American witness who joined the African Union to help monitor a cease-fire and helplessly photographed and wrote about the unbelievable atrocity he saw before bringing the issue to light in the U.S.
Darfur Now - Follows six people who are working to end the suffering in Darfur; an American activist, an international prosecutor, a Sudanese rebel, a sheikh, a leader of the World Food Program, and Don Cheadle, who travels with fellow actor George Clooney to pressure world leaders.
General:
Scream Bloody Murder, Christiane Amanpour
ACNN special report from the world’s killing fields to understand why the world often reacted with indifferent. Reporting is from Cambodia, Iraq, Bosnia, Rwanda, and Darfur.
Cambodia:
The Killing Fields - A feature film based on the story of New York Times reporter Sydney Schanberg and his Cambodian assistant, Dith Pran, who was trapped in Cambodia during the 1975 Khmer Rouge revolution and ensuing genocide.
Rwanda:
Sometimes in April - Focuses on the atrocities that took place in Rwanda through the eyes of two Hutu brothers, one in the military and one a radio personality and follows their relationships through the genocide of the Tutsi.
Hotel Rwanda - Don Cheadle plays real-life hero Paul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager in the Rwandan capital of Kigali who in 1994 saved 1,200 Rwandan "guests" from certain death during the genocidal clash between tribal Hutus, who slaughtered a million victims, and the horrified Tutsis, who found safe haven or died.
As We Forgive - A documentary about reconciliation in post-genocide Rwanda, which chronicles two Rwanda women coming face-to-face with the men who slaughtered their families during the genocide. The government returned over 50,000 perpetrators back to the communities they helped destroy in hopes of reconciliation and viewers will encounter four neighbors once caught on opposite sides of a mass murder and their journey towards forgiveness.
Darfur
The Devil Came On Horseback - Exposes the tragedies of Darfur through the eyes of a young American witness who joined the African Union to help monitor a cease-fire and helplessly photographed and wrote about the unbelievable atrocity he saw before bringing the issue to light in the U.S.
Darfur Now - Follows six people who are working to end the suffering in Darfur; an American activist, an international prosecutor, a Sudanese rebel, a sheikh, a leader of the World Food Program, and Don Cheadle, who travels with fellow actor George Clooney to pressure world leaders.