Beyond the Shadows: Teaching the Danish Rescue to Young Learners

Organization: Holocaust Museum LA
Common Core Domain: English Language Arts/Literacy, History and Social Studies
Grade Level: Grades 6-12
Duration: 120-180 Minutes

Using Lois Lowry’s novel Number the Stars, primary sources, first-hand survivor accounts, and photographs, this lesson showcases the story of the Danish rescue of its Jewish citizens during the Holocaust, highlighting upstander perspectives.

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