Learning Activities

This activity incorporates the use of a gallery walk to engage students in learning about the multiple forms of written and artistic expression of children during the Holocaust. Journals and diaries of Anne Frank, Ruth Laskier, and Yitskhok Rudashevski are examined, in addition to poetry and paintings by Heinz Geiringer and the children held in Theresienstadt. The historical narratives listed can be used by teachers to share knowledge about each person or group or provided to students to read for a more in-depth context before analyzing the primary sources provided.