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Holocaust Memorial Day 27 January 2021 Resource for Schools th 27 January 2021 Holocaust Memorial Day Be the light in the darkness We will continue to do our bit for as long as we can, secure in the knowledge that others will continue to light a candle long after us. - Gena Turgel MBE, survivor of the Holocaust (1923-2018) This resource was compiled by Mirela Temo (EMA/NQT Adviser, MA History/Geography) Email: [email protected] 2 th 27 January – Holocaust Memorial Day Why a Holocaust Memorial Day 27 January is the Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD). In this international day we remember the six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust, alongside the millions of other people killed under Nazi Persecution and in subsequent genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur. HMD offers a chance to reflect on our past, and a call to work for a better future. Our world often feels fragile and vulnerable and we cannot be complacent. Prejudice, identity based hostility, and the language of hatred must be challenged by us all. Holocaust Memorial Day 2021 The theme for Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) 2021 is Be the light in the darkness. It encour- ages everyone to reflect on the depths humanity can sink to, but also the ways individuals and communities resisted that darkness to ‘be the light’ before, during and after genocide. Be the light in the darkness is an affirmation and a call to action for everyone marking HMD. This theme asks us to consider different kinds of ‘darkness’, for example, identity-based per- secution, misinformation, denial of justice; and different ways of ‘being the light’, for exam- ple, resistance, acts of solidarity, rescue and illuminating mistruths. Teaching and learning about the Holocaust Although unique in time and place, the Holocaust was nonetheless a human event that raises challenging questions: about individual and collective responsibility, the meaning of active citizenship, and about the structures and societal norms that can become dangerous for certain groups and society as a whole. Teaching and learning about the Holocaust provides an essential opportunity to inspire critical thinking, social awareness, and personal growth. The Holocaust, a watershed event in world history, spanned geographic boundaries, affected all segments of societies and occurred in the context of the Second World War. Whether teaching your students about the Holocaust as part of the History curriculum, part of Holocaust Memorial Day, or taking a cross curricular approach, this document provides some useful classroom resources, ideas, lesson plans and activities. Mirela Temo [email protected] 3 Contents 1. Weblinks for useful lesson plans and resources (Cross-Phase) – page 5 2. List of books on holocaust and WWII (Cross-Phase) – page 6 – 16 3. Otto – The Autobiography of a German-born teddy bear who is separated from his Jewish owner, lives through World War II, and is reunited with his original owner 50 years later (Primary) – page 17 – 25 4. Guidelines for delivering Holocaust and genocide education on Holocaust Memorial Day (Cross-Phase) 5. Lesson plan (Primary) 6. Holocaust Memorial Day genocide film screening and discussion – Guidance (Cross- Phase) 7. Historical Association resource – 'So why did they go into hiding - Anne Frank in her historical and social context - Darius Jackson (Cross-Phase) 8. Holocaust Memorial Day Trust resource – The Veseli Family (Primary) 9. Historical Association resource – Anti-Semitism and the Holocaust (Secondary / also teacher resource) 10. Historical Association resource – Connecting the dots: helping Year 9 to debate the purposes of Holocaust and genocide education (Secondary) 11. Historical Association resource – ‘But I still don’t get why the Jews’: using cause and change to answer pupils’ demand for an overview of antisemitism (Secondary) 4 Resources Holocaust Memorial Day Trust (HMDT) is the charity established by the UK government to promote and support HMD. They support schools to mark HMD in a number of ways - producing free education resources, such as pin badges, booklets and posters, our life stories, assemblies for primary and secondary level, lessons and creative activities suitable for all ability levels, teacher guidelines, films, and much more. Ideas for assemblies https://www.hmd.org.uk/resource/hmd-assembly-primary-schools/ https://www.hmd.org.uk/resource/hmd-assembly-secondary-schools/ Historical Association https://www.history.org.uk/ Anti-Semitism and the Holocaust https://www.history.org.uk/historian/resource/3563/anti-semitism-and-the-holocaust Teaching History 141: The Holocaust edition/ 153: The Holocaust & Other Genocides https://www.history.org.uk/publications/resource/3857/teaching-history-141-the-holocaust-edition https://www.history.org.uk/publications/resource/6971/teaching-history-153-the-holocaust-other- genoci The holocaust explained https://www.theholocaustexplained.org/ Holocaust Educational Trust https://www.het.org.uk/hmd-2021/primary-schools Guide for Primary Teachers https://www.het.org.uk/images/downloads/Primary/A_Guide_for_Primary_School_Teachers.pdf Scheme of work (KS1 – KS3) https://www.het.org.uk/primary https://www.het.org.uk/teaching-resources Centre for Holocaust Education (UCL) Classroom materials https://www.holocausteducation.org.uk/teacher-resources/materials/ National Archives (Holocaust resources) https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/holocaust/ Holocaust Memorial Day – BBC resources for schools https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/holocaust-memorial-day-2019/zb3r6v4 Teachwire.net – Classroom Resources https://www.teachwire.net/news/holocaust-memorial-day-teaching-resources Facing History Step by step – Phases leading to Holocaust https://www.facinghistory.org/resource-library/video/step-step-phases-holocaust History.com https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/the-holocaust Religious Studies and Holocaust https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zphkqty The Anne Frank House https://www.annefrank.org/en/ The National Holocaust Centre and Museum https://www.holocaust.org.uk/ The Journey https://journey.holocaust.org.uk/class-lessons/ National Association of Religious Education Teachers (NATRE) Jewish People https://www.natre.org.uk/resources/termly-mailing/inspiring-re/jewish-people/ 5 Holocaust books for children Recommended by Jewish Book Council https://www.jewishbookcouncil.org/books/reading-lists/holocaust-books-for-children Anne Frank Josephine Poole; Angela Barrett, illus. Hedy's Journey: The True Story of a Hungarian Girl Fleeing the Holocaust Michelle Bisson; El primo Ramón, illus. Anne Frank and the Remembering Tree Sandy Eisenberg Sasso; Erika Steiskal, illus. The Hiding Game Gwen Strauss; Herb Leonhard, illus. Escape From Berlin Irene N. Watts A Concert in the Sand Tami Shem-Tov and Rachella Sandbank; Avi Ofer, illus. 6 Gifts from the Enemy Trudy Ludwig Jars of Hope Jennifer Roy, Meg Owenson, illus. Irena Sendler and the Children of the Warsaw Ghetto Susan Rubin Goldman; Bill Farnsworth, illus. Mister Doctor: Janusz Korczak & the Orphans of the Warsaw Ghetto Irene Cohen-Janca Maurizio Quarello, illus. Janusz Korczak’s Children Gloria Spielmam; Matthew Archambault, illus. The Magician of Auschwitz Kathy Kacer 7 The Whispering Town The Orphan Rescue Jennifer Elvgren; Fabio Santomauro, illus. Anne Dublin; Qin Leng, illus. The Patchwork Torah Allison Ofanansky; Elsa Oriol, illus. The Wren and the Sparrow J. Patrick Lewis; Yevgenia Nayberg, illus. The Secret of the Village Fool Rebecca Upjohn; Renne Benoit, illus. Through Eva’s Eyes Phoebe Eloise Unterman Recommended by https://www.jewishbookcouncil.org/books/reading-lists/holocaust-books-for-children 8 Recommended by Scholastic https://www.scholastic.co.uk My Survival: A Girl on Schindler's List On the Move: Poems About Migration Poems from the Second World War Hana's Suitcase: A True Story The Story of the Second World War for Chil- dren We Had to Be Brave: Escaping the Nazis on the Kindertransport 9 The Tattooist of Auschwitz (YA Edition) My True Story: Can I Come Home, Please? The Great War Anthology The Book Thief Soon Horrible Histories: Woeful Second World War 10 Hidden: True Stories of Children Who Survived World War II Holocaust tales of children who hid to stay alive, collected by a top filmmaker and journalist. It’s hard to get your head around, but Anne Frank was one of thousands – now fourteen more Holocaust tales are finally told. Anne Frank’s Story A simple and moving account of the life of Anne Frank, the young girl who evaded the Nazis for two years before finally dying in Bergen-Belsen. This biography journeys from her happy early childhood in Frankfurt to her youth in Amsterdam, and from her years in hiding to the final months of her life in the concentration camps. I Am David A truly essential modern classic, this is the heartbreaking tale of a child’s lone journey through Europe. David’s spent all his life in a concentration camp. He’s never known his parents, or any world outside. But now he’s free. He’s escaped – and now he’s racing across Europe, with his enemies hot on his heels. The Promise Eva and her brother Heinz live happily in the beautiful city of Vienna – until war breaks out. Hunted for being Jews, with no choice but to hide, she and Heinz must put their faith in a special promise… Telling the true story of a Jewish family caught up in the Holocaust, this tale of war and loyalty will move you to tears. 11 The Things We Did for Love Horrific and beautiful. A real Nazi massacre in wartime France, woven into a love story. Have you heard of Oradour-sur-Glane? A pretty little village in southern France. An ordinary place – until 10th June 1944. When Nazi soldiers slaughtered the village-folk and razed it to the ground. Recommended by Holocaust Education Trust Waiting for Anya by Michael Morpurgo A suspenseful and sensitively narrated tale, set in the French Pyrenees, whose child protagonist is drawn into a mission to smuggle Jews to safety across the border. Written with human warmth and compassion, the novel carefully avoids simplistic characterisation or mor- alising.
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