Learning Activities

After reading the historical background on the French Vel d'Hiv roundup, students analyze photographs taken of the roundup and consider what they find unusual in each photograph.



 

For Jews living under Nazi persecution survival was incredibly uncertain. Leaving evidence of their experiences, testimony to their struggles, provided a way to resist the German “Aryan race” narrative that was the only official media story permitted and chronicle the truth.

This lesson plan aims to provide a comprehensive and engaging exploration of Janusz Korczak’s legacy, while encouraging students to reflect on broader ethical and historical themes.

This learning activity focuses on the understanding the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in terms of survival and resistance. Students think about what is needed to survive and resist and then analyze documents and oral histories to determine what was necessary for survival and resistance in the Warsaw Ghetto.

Władysław Szpilman was a pianist and Holocaust survivor. This learning activity asks students to consider the role music plays in a person's survival and resistance. 

 

Students will be motivated to learn about the prominent role women had in Jewish resistance groups. Using primary sources and seeing the role Vladka Meed played in impacting history and how she was impacted by historical events, students will understand the difference each person can make.
 

Students will explore how individuals can impact events and the justification for resistance through the life of Mordechai Anielewicz.