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Kristallnacht

Passersby look at the broken windows of a shop that was vandalized during Kristallnacht, "Night of Broken Glass." A flag with a swastika hangs down in front of a window next door. On November 9th and 10th in 1938, more that 7,000 Jewish shops and 1,600 synagogues...

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Yellow Star of David Badge

This picture is of a yellow cloth Star of David with the word Jude, meaning Jew, in the center. Nazi's ordered Jewish people over six years of age to sew these stars on their clothing so that they could be identified.

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The gas chamber at Auschwitz

This photograph shows that wreaths and a vase or flowers have been placed in memory of the people who perished in the gas chambers at Auschwitz concentration camp at the hands of the Nazis. The gas chamber is a cement room that is dark and lit by a couple...

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Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany

Adolph Hitler is seen standing in a second-story window and speaking to a large crowd after being appointed Chancellor of Germany. One man stands above the others on a light pole and takes a picture of Hitler.

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Colors and symbols of stigmatization

This lesson is an introduction to the reading of Night by Elie Wiesel, which students will read independently. The students will do research to discover the different colors and symbols used to symbolize the Nazi party's list of undesirable people. The students will gain an understanding of how other people can arbitrarily judge other people as inferior.

Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and English Language Development)

By Sandra Hurd and Wilma Gale.

Stories from the Holocaust

This lesson is designed to supplement a study of World War II. Students will read first hand accounts of individuals who escaped Nazi persecution and eventually settled in Asheville, North Carolina. This lesson may be used as an 8th grade Social Studies or English project(It could also be used as an integrated project), 10th grade English, or 11th grade US History. This lesson uses the NCEcho portal to access the material.

Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts and Social Studies)

By Billie Clemens.

Differences across the curriculum: Part 1

Part of a set of lessons offering an integrated approach to exploring diversity with eighth graders, this lesson serves as a pre-reading activity for the drama version of "The Diary of Anne Frank." Students will learn how diversity creates bias which leads to conflict, where students confront their bias and practice tolerance.

Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies)

By Lynn Carter.

Comics in the classroom

Graphic novels aren't just “literature lite”: they're a genre you can use to explore philosophy, history, human interactions, visual literacy, and more with soon-to-be adults in a high school English class.

Format: article

By Ross White.

Resources on the web

From Swastika to Jim Crow

“Reveals the little-known story of German refugee scholars who were expelled from their homeland by the Nazis and found new lives at the historically black colleges in the American South.” (Learn more)

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Provided by: PBS

Anne Frank Guide

Comprehensive guide focused on Anne Frank, her family, and the Holocaust. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: Anne Frank House

Safe Haven Museum

The stories of the 982 refugees from World War II who escaped Europe and came to the United States. (Learn more)

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Holocaust and resistance

Students reflect on the Holocaust from the point of view of those who actively resisted Nazi persecution. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 9–10 English Language Arts and Social Studies)

Provided by: National Endowment for the Humanities

Einstein

An online exhibit that looks at Einstein's early life, his interests, his contributions to physics, and how his discoveries changed the world. (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: American Museum of Natural History