Structured around a multi-layered wall timeline, the timeline activity encourages critical thinking about the relationship between Nazi policy, World War II, historical events, and individual experiences during the Holocaust.
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Training Video for Educators: Contextualizing Holocaust History
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Digital Tools for Today’s Classroom
This video presents the Museum’s digital learning tools, including the online Holocaust Encyclopedia and Curator’s Corner.
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Teaching about Racial Science in the US and Nazi Germany
This timeline extension lesson is a case study examining Nazi Germany and the United States during the 1930s.
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Diaries and Memoirs in Historical Context: Night and Anne Frank Timeline Extension Lessons
This video presents two timeline extension lessons that place classic Holocaust literature in historical context.
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