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The Beth Shalom Holocaust Web Centre Holocausthistory.net is an interactive platform of the Beth Shalom "Holocaust Centre" to teach pupils major facts of the Holocaust. A timeline, a glossary and audio-visual materials are available. Educators Resources from Holocaust Memorial Day Trust The Holocaust Memorial Day Trust (HMDT) is a UK charity that promotes and supports Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD). An important range of resources for educators regarding the Holocaust are available on their website: activities, lesson components… This website also has resources concerning other genocides (Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, Darfur) Jewish Partisan Educational Fund The mission of Jewish Partisan Educational Fund is to develop and distribute effective educational materials about the Jewish partisans and their life lessons, bringing the celebration of heroic resistance against tyranny into educational and cultural organizations. Designed for 6th-12th grades. most materials can be completed in 45-60 minutes. Lesson Plans and activities are interactive, thought-provoking lessons and experiential programs; included are step-by-step procedures, teacher guides and illustrations. Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies of the Yale University Library In the 1970s the Holocaust Survivors Film Project began videotaping Holocaust survivors and witnesses in New Haven. Since then, the Fortunoff Archive has worked to record, collect and preserve Holocaust witness testimonies, and to make its collection available to researchers, educators and the general public. The Fortunoff Archive currently holds more than 4,400 testimonies, which are comprised of over 10,000 recorded hours of videotape. The Fortunoff Archive and its affiliates recorded the testimonies of willing individuals with first-hand experience of the Nazi persecutions, including those in hiding, survivors, bystanders, resistants and liberators. Testimonies are recorded in whatever language the witness prefers, and range in length from one-half hour to over 40 hours. Dallas Holocaust Museum Center for Education and Tolerance The Dallas Holocaust Museum Center for Education contains resources for teaching about the Holocaust : questions/answers, a timeline, key definitions, etc. The Holocaust Explained The Holocaust Explained website, prepared by the London Jewish Cultural Centre, aims to help students with their school work, both in school and at home. It is designed to support the school curriculum. The site has images (pictures, maps, videos, diagrams) to help explain concepts and events. There is text to describe the historical events and 'reflective learning activities' to enhance students' understanding of the issues and concepts. Holocaust Educational Trust - Teaching Resources The Holocaust Educational Trust aim is to educate young people from every background about the Holocaust and the important lessons to be learned for today. The Trust works in schools, universities and in the community to raise awareness and understanding of the Holocaust, providing teacher training, an outreach programme for schools, teaching aids and resource material. The Teaching Resources section of the Trust’s website provides free, downloadable lesson plans, classroom resources and guidance documents for teachers. The access to the teaching resources is free, but you need to login to access the materials. Lesson Components from Echoes and Reflections Prepared by the Anti-Defamation League, the USC Shoah Foundation and Yad Vashem, Echoes and Reflections provides educators with the professional development and resources necessary to acquire the necessary knowledge, capacity, and practice to responsibly and effectively teach the Holocaust. The ten multipart lessons in the Teacher's Resource Guide, along with additional supplementary material provided here, can enhance both teachers' and students' experiences with Echoes and Reflections. Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre The Vancouver Holocaust Centre Society was founded in 1983 by survivors of the Holocaust. The founders’ goal was to leave a permanent legacy in the form of the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre devoted to the Holocaust and based on anti-racism education. Online, teachers have access to practical guides for teachers and activities with discovery kits for primary and secondary pupils. Centre commémoratif de l'Holocauste à Montréal The Montreal Memorial Centre informs and sensitizes every type of audience on the Holocaust, antisemitism, racism, hatred and indifference. Through its website, teachers have access to practical guides and activities for primary and secondary pupils.