Holocaust Memorial Day
Holocaust Memorial Day is an international memorial day on 27 January commemorating the tragedy of the Holocaust that occurred during the Second World War.
Anne Frank House Virtual Tour
https://www.annefrank.org/en/anne-frank/secret-annex/ Added: 11 May 2019 Contributor: Faith Quille Resource type: Demonstration / Reference / Simulation / ToolThis website allows users to see inside the Anne Frank museum, which is the house in Amsterdam where Anne and her family hid during the Holocaust.
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- JC
- Religious Education
Strand: Useful Websites
Suggestions for use: This could be used to allow students to explore the secret annex where Anne Frank and her family hid during the Holocaust.
Strand: World Religions
Suggestions for use: This could be used to allow students to explore the secret annex where Anne Frank and Jewish her family hid during the Holocaust.
- JC
- History
Strand: 3. The History of Europe & The Wider World
Strand unit: 10. The Significance of Genocide
Auschwitz Virtual Tour
http://panorama.auschwitz.org/tour1,en.html Added: 11 May 2019 Contributor: Faith Quille Resource type: Guide/notes / Simulation / Tool / Primary SourceThis is a free virtual tour of the concentration camp Auschwitz in Poland. This resource allows users to see the grounds of Auschwitz.
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- JC
- Religious Education
Strand: Useful Websites
Suggestions for use: This resource allows users to see the grounds of Auschwitz, a concentration camp during the Holocaust. This could be used during students study of religious persecution, under the topic of Judaism.
- JC
- History
Strand: 3. The History of Europe & The Wider World
Strand unit: 10. The Significance of Genocide
Tomi Reichetal's Holocaust Story Teacher Guide
https://www.scoilnet.ieuploads/resources/29441/29177.pdf Added: 11 Apr 2019 Contributor: Dave O'Mahony Resource type: TextbookTeaching guide to the book Tomi Reichetal's Holocaust Story. This guide includes summaries, teacher notes, discussion points and activities. Each chapter is broken down with page numbers marked for reference.
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- 5-6
- English
Strand: Reading
Strand unit: Competence and Confidence in Using Language
The Auschwitz Album
https://youtu.be/ATQp8rFXRkg Added: 18 Sep 2018 Contributor: Alice Manning Resource type: Audio / VideoThe Auschwitz Album is the only surviving visual evidence of the process leading to the mass murder at Auschwitz-Birkenau. It is a unique document and was donated to Yad Vashem by Lilly Jacob-Zelmanovic Meier.
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- 5-6
- SESE History
Strand: Useful Websites
The Holocaust Explained
http://www.theholocaustexplained.org/ks3/#.VIcsvcmMinl Added: 09 Dec 2014 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type: Guide/notesInformation that is perfect for JC students that explains the horror of the holocaust. Poses questions like: What was the Holocaust? What is anti-semitism? What was the final solution? Also includes a timeline of events for the Holocaust. Includes numerous testimonies from survivors.
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- 5-6
- SESE History
Strand: Story
Strand unit: Stories from the lives of people in the past
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- become aware of the lives of women, men and children from different social, cultural, ethnic and religious backgrounds, including the lives of 'ordinary' as well as 'more famous' people
- discuss the actions and feelings of characters
- discuss the attitudes and motivations of characters in their historical context
- discuss the chronology of events in a story
- examine and begin to make deductions from some simple relevant evidence
- use appropriate timelines
Suggestions for use: This is a site that attempts to address an horrific story.
- JC
- History
Strand: 3. The History of Europe & The Wider World
Strand unit: 10. The Significance of Genocide
Key Skills: Managing Information and Thinking Literacy
Holocaust Education Trust
http://www.hetireland.org/ Added: 04 Apr 2013 Contributor: Scoilnet Resource type: OtherWebpage addressing Racism and teaching about the Holocaust and its consequences.
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- JC
- CSPE
Strand: Human Dignity
Strand unit: Conflict Situations
Suggestions for use: A section of the webpage, which is currently looking for contributions - http://www.hetireland.org/index.php?page=secondary_student will display students work/reports on visits to Auschwitz and poetry etc.
