Explore New York’s Holocaust Curriculum: lesson plans and resources for students in New York City and beyond
Lesson Plans
From the Meilman Virtual Classroom
Lesson One: Introduction to Jewish Life during the Holocaust →
Lesson Two: The Rise of Nazism in Germany →
Lesson Three: Jewish Responses to Discrimination in Nazi Germany: Nuremberg Laws and Kristallnacht →
Lesson Four: Jewish Life in the Ghettos →
Lesson Five: Jewish Life in Concentration Camps →
Lesson Six: Experiences of Jewish Children and Teens →
Lesson Seven: Jewish Resistance during the Holocaust →
Lesson Eight: Jewish Teens in Hiding →
Lesson Nine: Liberation and Aftermath →
Lesson Ten: Jewish and World Response →
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