Getting Started Teaching About the Holocaust
Guidelines for teaching about the Holocaust
Video length: 12 minutes
This video presents the foundations of effective Holocaust education. It covers guidelines for teaching about the Holocaust, essential Museum resources for educators, appropriate pedagogy, and classroom strategies.
Historical Connections in the Classroom
Video length: 12 minutes
Society and culture, including social media, impact student perceptions of the Holocaust and current events. This video covers how teachers can help students make appropriate connections to the past.
Why the Jews: Nazi Racial Antisemitism
Video length: 11 minutes
Antisemitism is the prejudice against or hatred of Jews. By incorporating the long history of antisemitism into your study of the Holocaust, students learn the Holocaust didn’t occur within a vacuum but it was the culmination of centuries of anti-Jewish actions and prejudices. Learning about antisemitism helps students recognize that European Jews in the 1930s and 1940s did not do anything to deserve being targeted and also helps students identify and reject antisemitic stereotypes today.
Start Where You Are: Teaching About the Holocaust
Video length: 5 minutes
Whether you’re new to teaching about the Holocaust or need a refresher, this is the place to learn about accessing the USHMM's lessons and resources for your classroom.
Timeline Lesson: Contextualizing Holocaust History
Video length: 11 minutes
Structured around a multi-layered wall timeline, the timeline activity encourages critical thinking about the relationship between Nazi policy, World War II, historical events, and individual experiences during the Holocaust.