Resource Theme: Jewish History
In this Mindful Exploration, students reflect on the value of individuality within a community by engaging with testimonies from Jack Adler (Holocaust survivor), Mohammed Dajani Daoudi (witness to contemporary…
30-60 Minutes
Grades 6-8
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. Designed for secondary classrooms, the…
30-60 Minutes
Grades 9-12. Can be adapted for 7-8
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, students explore how Jewish partisans…
60-120 Minutes
Grades 6-8. Can be adapted for 9 - 12
This lesson explores the experiences of Jewish women who resisted Nazi oppression as partisans during World War II. Through film, primary sources, and interactive activities, students learn about the…
30-60 Minutes
Grades 9-12. Can be adapted for 6-8
In this lesson, students examine the Holocaust through the experiences and perspectives of Hidden Children, an especially vulnerable population during World War II. Students analyze primary sources, including photographs…
90-120 Minutes
Grades 6-12
In this lesson, students explore the Holocaust through the life and artwork of Samuel Bak, a child survivor from Vilna, Lithuania. By analyzing visual art alongside historical context, students…
60-120 Minutes
Grades 9-12. Can be adapted for 7-8
In this interactive lesson, middle school students engage with Holocaust survivor testimonies and artifacts through a gallery walk format using TikTok videos. Students analyze primary sources, practice inquiry-based learning,…
60-120 Minutes
Grades 6-8
In this creative, project-based lesson, high school students explore Holocaust survivor testimonies and develop critical thinking and empathy by creating TikTok videos that reflect and honor those stories. Through…
60-120 Minutes
Grades 9-12
This unit guide supports middle and high school educators in designing an English Language Arts unit that uses literature to engage students in exploring genocide, identity, and human rights….
180-240 Minutes
Grades 6-12
This lesson invites students to explore how communities remember the Holocaust and other genocides through memorials and monuments. By analyzing existing memorials and designing their own, students reflect on…
30-60 Minutes
Grades 6-12
The lessons in this unit increase students’ understanding of Jewish people and awareness that antisemitism did not end after the Holocaust, and provide them with opportunities to learn about…
180-240 Minutes
Grades 9-12
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. Through historical case studies, media…
120-180 Minutes
Grades 6-8