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Jewish Communities in Wartime North Africa
This mini-unit explores the experiences of Jewish communities in Morocco, Algeria, Libya, and Tunisia before and during World War II and the Holocaust. Through
120-180 Minutes
3 lessons
Grades 9-12
Jewish Women in the Partisans
This lesson explores the experiences of Jewish women who resisted Nazi oppression as partisans during World War II. Through film, primary sources, and interactive
30-60 Minutes
Grades 9-12. Can be adapted for 6-8
Keep the Promise: Armenian Genocide Education
USC Shoah Foundation’s “Keep the Promise” lessons engage students with survivor testimony, historical sources, and cultural artifacts to deepen understanding of the Armenian Genocide.
30-60 Minutes
Series of lessons, 30 - 60 minutes each.
Grades 9-12. Can be adapted for 7-8
Laws and Decrees as Instruments of Tyranny
In this interdisciplinary lesson, students use Timothy Snyder’s On Tyranny to explore how authoritarian regimes gain power and how individuals can protect democratic institutions.
120-180 Minutes
Three class periods
Grades 6-8
Living and Surviving in the Jewish Partisans
This lesson introduces students to the little-known history of Jewish resistance fighters during World War II. Through firsthand accounts, short films, and interactive activities,
60-120 Minutes
Two class sessions
Grades 6-8. Can be adapted for 9 - 12
Media Literacy: Analyzing Propaganda – the Holocaust as a Case Study
This lesson explores the connection between ideology and propaganda. Students learn about the history of antisemitism, and contemporary antisemitic tropes, designed to promote empathy
180-240 Minutes
Grades 8-12
Navigating Critical Conversations & Fostering Civil Discourse
A Facing History approach involves engaging students in difficult, relevant conversations about identity, community, current events, history, and literature. This lesson first explores questions
30-60 Minutes
Grades 6-12
Painted Words: Teaching the Holocaust Through the Art of Sam Bak, Child Survivor
In this lesson, students explore the Holocaust through the life and artwork of Samuel Bak, a child survivor from Vilna, Lithuania. By analyzing visual
60-120 Minutes
Grades 9-12. Can be adapted for 7-8
Power of Testimony: Teacher Guide
This lesson explores the role of personal testimony in preserving historical truth and shaping collective memory. Through survivor accounts from the Holocaust and the
90-120 Minutes
Grades 9-12
Rescue & Resistance: Hidden Children in the Holocaust
In this lesson, students examine the Holocaust through the experiences and perspectives of Hidden Children, an especially vulnerable population during World War II. Students
90-120 Minutes
Grades 6-12
Resisting Injustices Through the Power of Writing
This lesson examines the Holocaust through the lens of children’s experiences, focusing on primary source documents that involve writing. Through reading the Bella Blitz
60-120 Minutes
Grades 6-12
Roots of Hate: Teacher Guide
This is a 2-hour lesson that explores how fear and anxiety can be manipulated to fuel hate, dehumanization, and exclusion. Using case studies from
60-120 Minutes
Grades 9-12. Can be adapted for 8
Shoah Stories: Gallery Walk Activity
In this interactive lesson, middle school students engage with Holocaust survivor testimonies and artifacts through a gallery walk format using TikTok videos. Students analyze
60-120 Minutes
Grades 6-8
Teaching About Genocide
After defining the term genocide, this lesson provides four examples for comparative analysis: the Armenian Genocide, the Holocaust, the Cambodian Genocide, and the Rwandan
180-240 Minutes
Grades 9-12
Teaching About Resistance During the Holocaust with Primary Sources
Drawing from the archives of the Warsaw Ghetto, this lesson helps students grapple with the question of how we form a factual knowledge of
120-180 Minutes
Grades 8-12
Teaching the Armenian Genocide through Artifacts, Literature, and History
Each of these 7 lessons invite students to humanize the history of the Armenian Genocide by analyzing artifacts and reading memoirs and historical documents
30-60 Minutes
7 lessons 30-60 minutes each
Grades 6-12
Teaching the Holocaust with the Virtual Sobibor Camp Model
This unit introduces students to the history and legacy of the Holocaust through Holocaust Museum LA’s resources, survivor testimony, and artifact-based learning. Students explore
60-120 Minutes
Multiple Lessons
Grades 6 - 12
Teaching the Human Story of the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi (1 Unit, 11 Lessons)
This is a twelve-lesson unit that starts with a pre-lesson Primer which defines and deepens the reader’s understanding of genocide, providing a basis for
180-240 Minutes
(Each lesson is 60 minutes)
Grades 9-12