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Educational Materials


Lesson Plans
Sample lesson plans designed specifically for teachers by the staff at the International School for Holocaust Studies. These cover some of the central themes of the Holocaust, and specify how they can be approached in the classroom. Lesson Plans
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Ceremonies
This resource was developed in order to assist teachers and administrators in designing and conducting ceremonies commemorating the Holocaust. These sample ceremonies serve as guidelines for use in schools, classrooms and gatherings. Making use of a variety of primary sources from the period, these ceremonies are suited for January 27 and for the Israeli Yom Hashoah. Lesson Plans
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Learning Environment
a collection of interdisciplinary pedagogical tools for teaching various aspects of the Holocaust.

 Learning Environment
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Holocaust Resource Center
The Holocaust Resource Center contains thousands of documents, and is the world's largest online database on the Holocaust. Accessible to teachers, students, and the general public, the Resource Center features a variety of scholarly and educational materials including a concise encyclopedia of the Holocaust, photographs, research papers, maps, letters, diaries and survivor testimonies. The Resource Center also features a suggested bibliography for further research, a timeline of Holocaust history and an FAQs - Frequent Asked Questions – section. Holocaust Resource Center
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Yom Hashoah
Educational Materials for Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Day This website features a variety of age-appropriate educational materials in English and in other languages, including ceremonies, lesson plans, encyclopedia entries, and guidelines for educators on how to prepare Holocaust remembrance days.

Yom Hashoah
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January 27, 2007 – International Holocaust Remembrance Day
January 27 has been designated by the United Nations as the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust. On this special site, we provide short video testimony from four Israeli survivors, along with useful links to educational materials. Also included is a new ceremony in English, German and Italian, as well as guidelines for preparing ceremonies.

 January 27, 2007 – International Holocaust Remembr
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Book Reviews
A collection of book reviews from the regular section featured in the “Teaching the Legacy” e-Newsletters, covering new publications by Yad Vashem and other Holocaust-related books. Book Reviews
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