Holocaust Days of Remembrance (April)

Remembrance: Days of Remembrance

• The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. presents information about Holocaust Remembrance Day, a day that has been set aside in the United States for remembering the victims of the Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945). The museum provides a calendar with the dates for the celebration of Holocaust Remembrance Day from 2000 to 2010. http://www.ushmm.org/remembrance/dor/
• Yad Vashem: The Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority Yad Vashem: The Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority is located in Jerusalem, Israel. The organization is dedicated to the commemoration and documentation of the events of the Holocaust. Yad Vashem provides information about exhibits, educational programs, research, publications, and more. http://www.yadvashem.org.il/
• EDSITEment: Holocaust and Resistance EDSITEment presents "Holocaust and Resistance," a history lesson for grades 9-12 that examines the Holocaust from the point of view of those who actively resisted Nazi persecution. This lesson incorporates the use of Web sites pertaining to the humanities. EDSITEment is the product of a partnership between the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Council of the Great City Schools, WorldCom Foundation, and the National Trust for the Humanities. The National Endowment for the Humanities provides the information. http://edsitement.neh.gov/lessonplans/holocaust_resist.html
• Holocaust Worksheets Teachnology, Inc. offers a collection of free, printable worksheets related to the study and teaching of the Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945). The collection includes a word search, a creative writing activity, a reading comprehension activity, vocabulary enrichment activities, and more. These worksheets are best suited for use with upper elementary or middle school social studies classes. http://worksheets.teach-nology.com/soc_studies/holocaust/
• Diary of Anne Frank Abstract: Jenny Hodge, Buddy Linder, and Gina Miller present an interdisciplinary WebQuest for middle school students based on the "The Diary of Anne Frank." Anne Frank (1929-1945) was a German Jewish diarist whose diary recounts her life spent hiding in the German-occupied Netherlands as a result of the Holocaust. The Spartanburg County School District Three, located in South Carolina, provides the WebQuest online. http://www.spa3.k12.sc.us/WebQuests/Diary%20of%20Anne%20Frank/Index.html

Sources of Primary Documents, Oral Histories, etc.

• Children of the Holocaust Offers biographical information on a few of the many children who suffered during the Holocaust, provided by the Simon Wiesenthal Center. Includes biographical information on the children and their families, as well as photographs of the children. http://www.wiesenthal.com/mot/children/list1.cfm
• JewishGen: Holocaust Global Registry JewishGen, Inc. presents the Holocaust Global Registry, which is a resource for people searching for Holocaust survivors, for survivors searching for family and friends, and for child survivors looking for information about their identity. Instructions on how to use the registry are included. http://www.jewishgen.org/registry/
• Holocaust Survivors John Menszer offers information on the survivors of the Holocaust during World War II. Menszer includes stories from the survivors, family photographs, and audio recordings of the survivors' as they relate their experiences during the Holocaust. Menszer also provides the full text of an article by Lawrence N. Powell on the history of the Holocaust. http://www.holocaustsurvivors.org/
• America and the Holocaust: Primary Sources Public Broadcasting Service provides history materials related to America and the Holocaust. Includes materials on the U.S. and immigration, news of the Holocaust reaching the United States, the War Refugee Board, etc. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/holocaust/filmmore/reference/primary/index.html
• Holocaust Denial Holocaust on Trial The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) presents an online supplement to "Holocaust on Trial," an episode of the public television program "NOVA." The supplement offers access to a timeline and a discussion refuting assertions made by those who deny the Holocaust. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/holocaust/
• Documentary Resources on the Nazi Genocide and its Denial Features resources on the Nazi genocide and its denial in two languages. Offers access to the full-text of articles, essays, poems, narratives by survivors, a bibliography, a calendar of events, and other resources. http://www.anti-rev.org/
• Rescue Kindertransports Features "The Kindertransports," an article written by Paul M. Cohn and presented online by Struan Robertson. Discusses a rescue operation by the British government on November 21, 1938 to provide refuge from Nazi persecution to Jewish children from Germany, known as the Kindertransports. Includes a biographical sketch of Cohn, who was a member of the group. http://www.rrz.uni-hamburg.de/rz3a035/kindertransport.html

Prepared by: Julia Myers NetFirst. For more information concerning the NetFirst database, available on OCLC FirstSearch: http://www.oclc.org/oclc/netfirst/