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South Carolina Voices: Lessons from the Holocaust. INSTITUTION South Carolina State Dept DOCUMENT RESUME ED 365 588 SO 023 531 TITLE South Carolina Voices: Lessons from the Holocaust. INSTITUTION South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. Council on the Holocaust. PUB DATE 92 NOTE 163p. AVAILABLE FROMSouth Carolina Department of Education, South Carolina Council on the Holocaust, 1429 Senate Street, Room 801. Columbia, SC 29201. PUB TYPE Guides Classroom Use Teaching Guides (For Teacher)(052) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC07 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Anti Semitism; Elementary Secondary Education; *History Instruction; *Jews; Learning Activities; Maps; *Nazism; Primary Sources; Racial Bias; Racial Discrimination; State Curriculum Guides; *World War II IDENTIFIERS *Concentration Camps; *Holocaust; South Carolina ABSTRACT This resource guide is based on interviews with survivors of the Holocaust and those who took part in liberating them from the concentration camps in World War II. The guide is divided into three main parts: (1) overviews,(2) lesson plans, and (3) student handouts. A Holocaust time line, a glossary of key terms, and an annotated bibliography are included. The seven overviews in the guide provide a summary of topics related to the Holocaust. These short lectures can be summarized by teachers or handed ut for reading. The overviews are intended to supplement the information in the students' textbooks on each topic and provide a background for teaching the lessons that follow each overview. The 11 lesson plans are designed to highlight a topic discussed in an overview. Each lesson plan contains a list of materials needed to teach the lesson, a list of key terms or vocabulary introduced in the lesson, and a three step plan for teaching each lesson. A motivational activity introduces each lesson and is followed by suggestions for developing the lesson and ideas for extension or enrichment activities. Most of the 34 handouts are primary source documents. They consist of interviews with South Carolina survivors, original newspaper accounts of events in Germany, Nazi speeches, and testimony at the Nuremburg Trials. Maps of Eastern Europe are included for a map activity. Overviews highlight the history of anti-semitism, Hitler's rise to power, prewar Nazi Germany, the Holocaust, resisters, bystanders and rescuers, and remembering and forgetting. (DK) *********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. *********************************************************************** )411 .44 Now 4,4 7, *AA. i3t , < 4s^' stc; U S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Educational Research and Improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) Vis document has been reproduced as coined from the person or organization originating it O Minor changes have been made toimprove reproduction quality Poinls of view or opinions stated ntrilsdoco. men! do not necessarily representoffiCial OERI PoSilion or policy "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY 'Cf(9 TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC)." 111 SOUL Uardina 10iCeS: ALessons from the Holocaust 2 BEST COPY AVAILABLE Acknowledgments Many people gave generously of their time and talents to create this teacher's resource guide.Several people worked especially hard to make this project a reality.Margaret Walden of the South Carolina Department of Education acted as Project Coordinator for the curriculum. She is a careful and caring editor who made many thoughtful and perceptive additions to the content of this guide. Dr. Rose Shames not only acted as administrative director for this project, but also coordinated the interviewing of 39 Holocaust survivors and liberators.These testimonies preserved on videotape make a significant contribution to Holocaust education. They will be preserved in the archives of the National Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C.To these people, we owe a special debt of gratitude.Dr. Selden Smith, professor of history at Columbia College, served as a conscientious reader, offering sound advice and friendship. Linda Durant of South Carolina Educational Television demonstrated her genuine commitment to this project and concern for its participants as she directed the videotaping of survivors and liberators. Two concentration camp liberators, Claude Hipp and Henry Allen, were responsible for the identification of Holocaust survivors and liberators living in South Carolina. Professors Selden Smith, Walter Edgar of the University of South Carolina, Martin Perlmutter of the College of Charleston, and Robert Herzslein of the University of South Carolina reviewed these materials.In addition five South Carolina teachers read and reviewed the curriculum. Jim Littlejohn of Irmo High School in Irmo, Ruth Bures of the Academic Magnet School at Burke High School in Charleston, Dottie Stone of Du Bose Middle Schoolin Summerville, and Donna Boggs of Gilbert Elementary School in Gilbert. A special thanks goes also to Nathan Katzin for his critique of the manuscript. Three scholars provided training for the interviewers who participated in the videotaping project. They were Dr. Mary Johnson of Facing History and Ourselves, Dr. Linda Kuzmack of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, and Dr. Selden Smith.Many people gave generously of their time to serve as interviewers.They were Lee Sokolitz, Ruth Jacobs, Jania Sommers, Janet Hudson, Jean Brock, Sue Sussman, Beverly Stahl, Meta Miller, Daphne Lurie, Richard Irwin, Richard Schellhammer, Tom Downey, and Shari Narrun. Sincere thanks go to the Holocaust survivors whose stories are told in this resource guide: Rudy Herz, Pincus and Renee Kolender, Trude Heller, Leo Diamantstein, Ben Stern, Bluma Goldberg, Francine Taylor, and the late Bert Gossschalk.It can only be extremely painful to relive this terrible time by sharing it with others. Many of these people lost parents, sisters and brothers and many other family members to the Holocaust.Yet in addition to participating in the videotaping project, each spoke willingly and graciously with me. They did so out of the hope that the sharing of their experiences would teach the young people of Soyith Carolina about the consequences of intolerance and of apathy in the face of bigotry. For their participation, we are particularly grateful. 4 6 CONTENTS Introduction How to Use This Guide Overview I: A Short History of Anti-Semitism 1 Teaching Lesson One Handout 1A: Imagine This Handout 1B: Fact Not Fantasy Overview II:Hitler's Rise 17 Teaching Lesson Two Handout 2A: The Hangman Handout 2B: News From Germany Handout 2C: Two Experiences Of Hitler's Germany Overview III: Prewar Nazi Germanyz 39 Teaching Lesson Three Handout 3A: News From Germany: 1935 Handout 3B: Rudy And The Nuremberg Laws Handout 3C: Trude Describes The German Takeover Handout 3D: Two Views Of Crystal Night Handout 3E: Holland Under The Nazis Overview IV: The Holocaust 61 Teaching Lesson Four Handout 4A: Rudy In The Ghetto Handout 4B: Pincus In The Ghetto Handout 4C: Renee In The Ghetto Handout 4D: Ben In The Ghetto Teaching Lesson Five Handout 5A: Rudy At Auschwitz Handout 5B: Ben At Auschwitz Handout 5C: Pincus At Auschwitz Handout 5D: Renee In A Work Camp Handout 5E: Blume In A Concentration Camp 4 Teaching Lesson Six Transparency 6A: Concentration Camps And Killing Centers 410 Transparency 6B: Holocaust Deaths Overview V: Resisters 117 Teaching Lesson Seven Handout 7A: Bert In The Resistance Handout 7B: Three Close Calls For Leo Handout 7C: Francine Thinks Quickly Handout 7D: Terrible Choices Overview VI: Bystanders And Rescuers 143 Teaching Lesson Eight Handout 8A: Rescuers Handout 8B: Leo Finds A Safe Haven Handout 8C: Francine In Hiding Overview VII: Remembering And Forgetting 167 Teaching Lesson Nine Handout 9A: Survivors Remember Liberation Handout 9B: American Soldiers See The Camps Teaching Lesson Ten Handout 10A: German Officers State Their Case Handout 10B: Himmler Speaks To The SS Leaders Teaching Lesson Eleven Handout 11A: 150-Percent Nazi Handout 11B: Nazi Education Handout 11C: News From Germany: 1992 Holocaust Time Line 227 Glossary 231 Bibliography of Holocaust Materials 235 Educator's Evaluation The South Carolina Council on the Holocaust would appreciate your suggestions for the use and/or Improvement of this educational material. Please share your opinions with us. Excellent Good Fair Poor Criteria Overall effectiveness of the lesson guide Usability of the lesson guide Quality of format and layout Student motivation and Interest Enhancement of student understanding of the issues and events associated with the Holocaust 1933-1945. Addressing issues of human behavior and public and personal moral responsibility. Used in Grade(s) What is the greatest strength of this lesson guide? Used for Basic /Core Instruction Selected Use Supplemental Use What would you change in this lesson guide? Teacher's Experience 0-5 years 6-10 years 11-15 years Additional Comments: 16 or more years School Location Optional city Name suburb Position small town School country Address School Enrollment 1-499 students 500-999 students 1000 or more students Please return to: South Carolina Department of Education The South Carolina Council on the Holocaust 1429 Senate Street, Room 801 Columbia, South Carolina 29201 6 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Dr, Barbara Stock Nielsen State Superintendent of Education December 1992 Earlier this year, 11-year-old Anisa Kintz of Conway was working with friends to organize a conference on racial harmony. I thought, how encouraging
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