Conclusion

Thank you for “attending” this online workshop. Learning how to teach about the Holocaust is an ongoing process. I hope the information presented, as well as the questions raised here, will improve your ability to teach about the Holocaust in a responsible and careful manner. The Museum offers workshops and conferences in Washington and around the country. Refer to the Professional Development page for updated information.

I encourage you to revisit the Museum's Web site regularly for new exhibitions, announcements, and additions to this workshop. As you begin teaching this history or refine your current course or unit, also consider using the resources available to you from local Holocaust-related institutions: Web Links.

We welcome your feedback about this resource. Please e-mail your comments and questions to teacherworkshops@ushmm.org

Thank you for your interest in teaching about the Holocaust!

Warren Marcus

• Welcome and Introduction  • 
• Before you start teaching  • 
• 1. Define the term ‘Holocaust’  • 
• 2. Contextualize the history you are teaching  • 
• 3. Translate statistics into people  • 
• 4. Strive for precision of language  • 
• 5. Avoid simple answers to complex history  • 
• 6. Just because it happened does not mean it was inevitable  • 
• 7. Try to avoid stereotypical descriptions  • 
• 8. Strive for balance in establishing whose perspective informs your study of the Holocaust  • 
• 9. Make careful distinctions about sources of information  • 
• 10. Do not romanticize history to engage students’ interest  • 
• 11. Be sensitive to appropriate written and audiovisual content  • 
• 12. Select appropriate learning activities  • 
• 13. Reinforce the objectives of your lesson plan  • 
• 14. Avoid comparisons of pain  • 
• Topics to Teach  • 
• Sample Lessons  • 
• Conclusion

• Guest Lecture: Dr. William Meinecke Jr. discusses the topic "Nazi Ideology and Victims of the Holocaust and Nazi Persecution."

• Personal Testimony: Nesse Godin, a survivor of the Siauliai ghetto in Lithuania, the Stuffhof concentration camp, four labor camps, and a death march, shares her memories.