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| The following are a variety of educational materials that can be accessed from the website of The International School for Holocaust Studies at Yad Vashem. We are constantly adding new material to the site. To see the educational website of the School, please . click here. |
Ceremonies
You will find a variety of ceremonies and educational activities that commemorate 2 dates: The Holocaust Heroes' and Martyrs' Remembrance Day (Israel), and January 27th, International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The ceremonies and educational activities are age appropriate and offer a wide range of topics related to teaching and learning about the Holocaust. They also include texts, testimonies, diary entries, poetry, and prayers. To see the ceremonies, click here. |
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Lesson Plans
Sample lesson plans designed specifically for teachers by the educational staff at the International School for Holocaust Studies. They cover some of the central themes of the Holocaust, and specify how these can be approached in the classroom. To view lesson plans, click here. |
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Holocaust Resource Center
The Center has a large collection of sources from the Yad Vashem Archives, including various kinds of original Holocaust-era documentation provided in English including letters and diaries written by Jews during the Holocaust, numerous photographs and original documents. The Holocaust Resource Center serves as a repository for the collection of the testimonies of Holocaust survivors that have been collected at Yad Vashem over the years, as well as excerpts from memoirs written by survivors after the war. The Resource Center supports this collection of primary sources with excerpts from research studies, as well as, works of art, and historical maps and charts. To enter, click here. |
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E-Newsletter
This online newsletter, published by the International School for Holocaust Studies at Yad Vashem is geared for teachers, principals, educators, and anyone who works in Holocaust education. The e-newsletter offers all those involved in Holocaust education different approaches and exposure to various issues concerning the Holocaust. To enter click here. |
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Echoes and reflections
It is a mutilmedia curriculum on the Holocaust developed by the ADL, the Shoah Foundation, and Yad Vashem. This curriculum, gives high school teachers a comprehensive tool box for teaching about the Holocaust. Yad Vashem has developed an educational website to accompany this curriculum which includes photographs, artifacts, keywords, online exhibitons, and other tools that will assist in teaching this curriculum. To view this curriculum, click here. |
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Journey to Poland
Thousands of students travel to Poland every year, and visit Holocaust memorial sites. This site offers historical background on the locations most often visited during study seminars to Poland, including cities whose Jewish communities were destroyed, concentration camps and extermination centers. To view Journey to Poland, click here. |
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Journey of Discovery
Pages of Testimony serve as symbolic tombstones, providing a unique and significant memorial for individuals who were killed in the Holocaust. "Journey of Discovery" is an interactive exploration of Pages of Testimony from Yad Vashem's online databases, outlining how these documents can be taught. To view Journey of Discovery, click here. |
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To contact us: internet.education@yadvashem.org.il
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