INTERNET RESOURCES
for
Information about the Holocaust
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Timeline of
the Holocaust
Timeline of events from 1939-1945.
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U.S. Holocaust
Memorial Museum Guidelines for Teaching the Holocaust
"The primary mission of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
is to promote education about the history of the Holocaust and its implications
for our lives today. This pamphlet is intended to assist educators who
are preparing to teach Holocaust studies and related subjects."
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The Holocaust History Project
"The Holocaust History Project is a free archive of documents, photographs,
recordings, and essays regarding the Holocaust, including direct refutation
of Holocaust-denial."
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The Anne Frank
House
"Anne Frank was one of the Jewish victims of Nazi persecution during
the second world war. After
Nazi Germany invaded the Netherlands in 1940, increasingly severe
anti-Jewish measures began here
as well. The Frank family tried to escape by going into hiding..."
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Kristallnacht
This link takes you to a page with a quote from Franklin D. Roosevelt
and then in a few seconds transfers you to
another page with details about how:"On November 9, 1938, the Nazis
unleashed a wave of pogroms against Germany's Jews. In the space of a few
hours, thousands of synagogues and Jewish businesses and homes were damaged
or destroyed. This event came to be called Kristallnacht ("Night of Broken
Glass") for the shattered store windowpanes that carpeted German streets."
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Opportunity
for Educators
The Education Department of the United States Holocaust Memorial
Museum is pleased to
announce the fifth annual Arthur and Rochelle Belfer NATIONAL CONFERENCE
FOR EDUCATORS
July 11 - 13, 1999 . "Middle and high school educators, with five
or fewer years teaching the Holocaust, are invited to apply to attend this
conference. Educators who complete the program receive a collection of
educational resources and a voucher to purchase Holocaust-related resources
in the Museum Shop."
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Josef Nassey - Images
of Internment
"A Black expatriate artist of Jewish descent, was one of 2,000 civilians
holding American passports who were confined in German internment camps
during World War II. While imprisoned for three years, Nassy created a
unique visual diary of more than 200 paintings and drawings. This site
offers an on-line exhibit of his work.
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Children
of the Holocaust
It is important that the children of the Holocaust are not forgotten
and that the children of today know of the
tragedies that surrounded even children.
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The HopeSite - Centre
for Holocaust Education
A user-friendly place to start with resources focusing around the
themes: REMEMBER, REFLECT, REKINDLE.
NOTE: Although there are many
resource sites on the internet, we chose to include those that might be
of special interest to teachers to help them get started on their own research
and to help direct their students.
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