Building Background on Holocaust by Stephanie Morrison

Topic 6: ORAL HISTORIES

stephanie_morrison1 — 2022-11-06 20:12:36 UTC

Choose one of the more than 50 oral histories and watch it. What is this person talking about? What is one thing you learned or one thing you will take away from watching this eye witness account?

Topic 1: Nazi Anti-Jewish Propaganda

stephanie_morrison1 — 2022-11-06 20:30:23 UTC

How were the Nazi's able to convince so many people to stand by and let their friends and neighbors be dehumanized and murdered? What does this image tell you about how the Nazi's wanted people to view Jewish people?

Topic 2: Genocide didn't just happen during the Holocaust

stephanie_morrison1 — 2022-11-06 20:51:15 UTC

Mass atrocities have occurred around the world both before and after the Holocaust. Choose one of the areas/countries on this page and explore. What happened in that country/area? When did it happen? Why did it happen?

Topic 7: What is Anti-Semitism?

stephanie_morrison1 — 2022-11-06 21:00:12 UTC

There are two videos on this page- pick one to watch. What is antisemitism exactly? How do you recognize it?

Topic 9: The Nazi Party comes to Power

stephanie_morrison1 — 2022-11-06 21:04:17 UTC

How did Hitler and the Nazi (National Socialist German Workers' Party) come to power? What did they believe? What did they think was wrong with the world and their country?

Topic 4: Other Victims in the Holocaust

stephanie_morrison1 — 2022-11-06 21:15:33 UTC

Who were some of the Non-Jews killed by Hitler's ideology? Why were they murdered? Do any of these groups surprise you? Why? (or why not?)

DO NOT CHOOSE- This is for modeling- Elie Wiesel Timeline

stephanie_morrison1 — 2022-11-06 21:20:34 UTC

Skim this timeline. Choose 5 important events that happen to the author. List them.

Topic 5: Eugenics and how pseudo-science supported the Nazis

stephanie_morrison1 — 2022-11-06 21:32:44 UTC

What is Eugenics? What did the Nazis mean by "racial hygene"? What kind of people did the Nazi's target? What happened to them?

Topic 3: Liberating the Concentration Camps

stephanie_morrison1 — 2022-11-06 21:46:05 UTC

This page contains several short historical film clips some are very graphic (if they bother you, please come see me to change your topic). The first is narrated, the rest are silent. Watch at least two of them. What stands out to you? Why do you think they saved these videos?

Topic 12: Warning Signs

stephanie_morrison1 — 2022-11-06 21:55:19 UTC

What were the warning signs?? What can we learn from them today?

Topic 10: Stories of those who helped

stephanie_morrison1 — 2022-11-06 21:58:41 UTC

From this set of posters, choose TWO different people to focus on. Who were these people and what did they do (in your own words) to help during the war?

Topic 11: Kristallnacht

stephanie_morrison1 — 2023-11-12 22:55:02 UTC

Kristallnacht was on November 9–10, 1938, when the Nazi regime coordinated a wave of antisemitic violence. What do these survivors remember from that night? What should we remember from their experiences? (what are your take-aways?)

Topic 13: Holocaust Deniers

stephanie_morrison1 — 2023-11-12 23:29:48 UTC

Watch this video that focuses on a woman who wrote a book about a Holocaust Denier, David Irving, and was sued by him. What are Holocaust Deniers? What do they think? Why is it important that we recognize that they are wrong?

Topic 14: The Nuremberg Race Laws

stephanie_morrison1 — 2023-11-12 23:53:05 UTC

1. What did the laws say about “Fitness to Marry.”

2. What were Mischlinge?

3. What made someone “a full Jew”?

4.How did they use these laws to hurt people?

Topic 15: Map of a Camp

stephanie_morrison1 — 2023-11-13 00:00:11 UTC

FIRST- think about these questions... What was building 51? What do most of the buildings in Camp 1 have in common? Why? What happened in building 45? Building 47 was right next to the railroad tracks, what was it used for in the beginning, and why do you think it was located right next to the railroad tracks? If a Jew was being taken down the tube, where do you think they were probably going? Why do you think building 12 and 13 have additional fences around them?

SECOND- What did you learn about the Camps? Come up with at least 5 Important Ideas to share with the class.

Topic 8: Death Camps

stephanie_morrison1 — 2025-11-02 16:14:29 UTC

What happened to each member of Irene's family when they arrived in Aushwitz? What did the Nazi's do to people?