Teaching with survivor testimony and primary sources helps students understand the complexity of the Holocaust, along with honoring the memory of both survivors and victims. Collection of 8 videos.
Video length: 13 minutes
Items that belonged to victims and survivors—as well as other materials that relate to their stories, experiences, and histories form the heart of the Museum’s collections. This video offers resources for incorporating primary sources into classroom instruction.
Video length: 13 minutes
One of the most powerful ways of remembering the Holocaust is hearing the voices of survivors. By incorporating survivor testimony in your classroom, students become witnesses and honor the memory of Holocaust survivors and victims.
Video length: 9 minutes
This video provides strategies and sample writing prompts that help students respond to survivor testimony more meaningfully.
Video length: 18 minutes
These resources for teaching about liberation, including a short video, follow the Museum's guidelines for teaching about the Holocaust.
Video length: 9 minutes
This video introduces the Museum’s collection of survivor testimonies and artifacts and offers suggestions for incorporating personal stories into the classroom.
Video length: 14 minutes
Learning to analyze Holocaust-era photographs supports critical thinking about how and why the Holocaust happened.
Video length: 19 minutes
There is no “one” Holocaust story, but millions of unique experiences. Learning about these experiences helps students understand the complexity of the Holocaust and the impact that war and the Holocaust had on so many lives. This video is appropriate for classroom use.
Video length: 40 minutes
This video shows how the Museum preserves and shares its collection of Holocaust evidence and how teachers can incorporate these primary sources into their classrooms.
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