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  • Holocaust Encyclopedia

    Holocaust Encyclopedia

    This online resource on the Holocaust is now available in 15 languages in addition to English, including Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, Spanish, Russian, Turkish, and Urdu.

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  • Help make history

    Help make history

    Join a Museum team of citizen historians researching what Americans knew about the Holocaust.

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  • State of Deception Posters

    State of Deception Posters

    This poster series, and an accompanying lesson plan, emphasizes why the issue of propaganda matters and challenges citizens to actively question, analyze, and seek the truth.

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  • Antisemitism
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Activities

These activities are designed to help students learn about the Holocaust and reflect on the moral and ethical questions it raises.

Teacher Guides

Explore teacher guides on various topics or for use with our online exhibitions.

Identification Cards and Personal Stories

The sheer number of victims in the Holocaust challenges easy comprehension. These identification cards and personal stories reveal the individual people—children and parents, neighbors and friends—behind the statistics.

Films

  • European Antisemitism from Its Origins to the Holocaust
    Prepares high school and college students for a discussion of why Jews have been targeted throughout history and how antisemitism offered fertile ground to the Nazis. (13 minutes)
  • The Path to Nazi Genocide
    Provides a concise overview of the Holocaust and provokes reflection and discussion about the role of ordinary people, institutions, and nations. (38 minutes)
  • Defying Genocide
    Chronicles the story of Damas Gisimba, an orphanage director who helped save some 400 people during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. (19 minutes)

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