Jewish Holocaust

There are thousands of web sites and resources dealing with the Jewish Holocaust of 1933-1945. The sites listed below will help you begin your exploration.

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Presents a wide variety of information about the Holocaust. Links for both teachers and students

A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust
An overview through photographs, documents, art, music, movies, and literature. Be sure to check out the "Resources" link!
Yad Vashem: The Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority
Located in Jerusalem, dedicated to the commemoration and documentation of the Holocaust
Holocaust Cybrary
An educational community of contributors, sharing the stories of survival through art, photography, painting, and remembrance
Jewish Virtual Library
Very comprehensive with more than 10,000 articles and 5,000 photographs and maps integrated into the site through 13 "wings"

 

Primary Sources & Oral Histories

Jewish Partisans Educational Foundation
"Most people don't know there were Jews who fought back against the Nazis." Has lesson plans and teaching materials
Children of the Holocaust
Includes biographical information on a few of the many children who suffered
Ernest and Elisabeth Cassutto Papers
Both Holocaust survivors, interesting stories and lesson plans

Holocaust Survivors
Includes stories, family photographs & audio recordings of survivors
Holocaust Teacher Resource Center
Nice resources designed just for educators
Illinois Institute of Technology: Voices of the Holocaust (1939-1945)
Transcripts of interviews conducted with Holocaust survivors
Survivors of the Shoah
Steven Spielberg videotapes over 50,000 testimonies of Holocaust survivors and witnesses
Women and the Holocaust
Includes personal reflections, poetry, essays and a bibliography
America and the Holocaust: Primary Sources
History materials related to America and the Holocaust from PBS
Voice Vision
Over 150 audio & video survivor interviews


Non-Jewish
Victims of Nazi Persecution

Homosexuals and the Third Reich
Article from "The Body Politic," by James Steakley
Information on the Roma
Discusses the Nazi persecution of the Roma and their treatment in the concentration camps
Jehovah's Witnesses: Victims of the Nazi Era, 1933-1945
Features information on Jehovah's Witnesses as victims of the Nazi era from 1933-1945
Holocaust Forgotten
A site dedicated to the "forgotten victims" of the
Holocaust

Rescue

The Kindertransports
Discusses a rescue operation by the British government in 1938 to provide refuge to German Jewish children. Also look at Kindertransport Association, a on-profit organization of child holocaust survivors
Oscar Schindler
True story of one remarkable man who outwitted the Nazis to save Jews
Raoul Wallenberg
Wallenberg worked to rescue Jews during the Holocaust
Rescue of the Danish Jews from Annihilation
Chronicles the story of how Copenhagen citizens worked to save Danish Jews

Holocaust Denial

Holocaust on Trial
Supplement to PBS special with discussions refuting those who deny the Holocaust
Resources on the Nazi Genocide and its Denial
Access to articles, essays, poems, narratives, a bibliography and other resources
The Nizkor Project
Dedicated to fighting Holocaust revisionism and to providing accurate information concerning the Holocaust

 

Teaching Resources

Anne Frank: The Writer
Multimedia exhibit documenting the fairy tales, essays, and the beginnings of a novel Anne wrote during her two years in hiding
Anne Frank in the World: 1929-1944
Information on available resources to aid in teaching about Anne Frank and the Holocaust

A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust
An overview through photographs, documents, art, music, movies, and literature
Do You Know? Will You Remember?
Appropriate resources for use with middle and high school students
EDSITEment: Holocaust and Resistance
9-12 unit examining the point of view of those who actively resisted Nazi persecution
Facing History and Ourselves
A curriculum that looks at historical development and legacies of the Holocaust
Holocaust Worksheets
Best suited for use with upper elementary & MS students

International School of Holocaust Studies
Produces great educational materials
Midwest Center for Holocaust Education
Based in Kansas City with some great resources for teachers!
Teaching About the Holocaust
Presents the complete text of "Teaching About the Holocaust: A Resource Book for Educators."
Great resources!