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Behind Every Name, Stories from the Holocaust

This series of short animations, along with an accompanying lesson, allows students to examine unique individual experiences within the historical context of the Holocaust.

Grade level: Adaptable for grades 7-12 Subject: Multidisciplinary Time required: 20 minutes, with optional artifact extension Languages: English, Español

For Learning Management Systems

This online lesson plan is compatible with learning management systems or web browsers for students to complete individually or as a class. You can use the PDF of the original lesson plan above as a guide. To use with your LMS, download the files below and follow your system’s instructions for importing files.

This lesson is also available in Spanish.

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