Educational Resources

A Teacher’s Resource Guide created by the Anti-Defamation League, USC Shoah Foundation Institute, and Yad Vashem - Echoes and Reflections provides teachers with the opportunity to explore with students the conditions in Germany that made the Holocaust possible, and to consider what can happen when prejudice and discrimination are allowed to flourish. Video testimony clips and other multi-media assets are built into the guide. Every day, students confront issues of prejudice and bias. Through the study of the Holocaust, the Echoes and Reflections guide helps students connect history with contemporary issues and develop skills to become active members of a democratic society. Learn More

“A living memorial to the Holocaust, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum inspires citizens and leaders worldwide to confront hatred, prevent genocide, and promote human dignity. Federal support guarantees the Museum’s permanent place on the National Mall, and its far-reaching educational programs and global impact are made possible by generous donors. Located among our national monuments to freedom on the National Mall, the Museum provides a powerful lesson in the fragility of freedom, the myth of progress, and the need for vigilance in preserving democratic values. With unique power and authenticity, the Museum teaches millions of people each year about the dangers of unchecked hatred and the need to prevent genocide. And we encourage them to act, cultivating a sense of moral responsibility among our citizens so that they will respond to the monumental challenges that confront our world.” Learn More

“IWitness is an educational website developed by USC Shoah Foundation – The Institute for Visual History and Education that provides access to more than 1,500 full life histories, testimonies of survivors and witnesses to the Holocaust and other genocides for guided exploration. IWitness brings the human stories of the Institute's Visual History Archive to secondary school teachers and their students via engaging multimedia-learning activities. Designed to be participatory, academic and student-driven, IWitness addresses education standards from the Common Core State Standards Initiative (United States) and the International Society for Technology in Education, among others.” Learn More

"The Nebraska Stories of Humanity: Holocaust Survivors & WWII Veterans, Network Portal & Educational Website aims to centralize access to the history of Nebraska Holocaust survivors and WWII liberators of Nazi camps in a collection of searchable stories in aggregate. The site includes testimony, geographical and primary historical resources, documentation, and photos collected or harvested from local and disparate sources. Various tools enhance these stories through technologies such as digital story maps, access to testimonies, and network analysis of these individuals who were connected to and involved in their Nebraska communities. The project engages individual contributors, local stakeholder organizations, and national and international repositories." LEARN MORE

Hold On To Your Music fosters hope through the power of storytelling and music, showing people that we can flourish, and our dreams can thrive, even when faced with adversity and prejudice. The intergenerational story of Holocaust survivor Lisa Jura is brought to life by her daughter, pianist Mona Golabek. In communities across America and the globe, students are given the book, The Children of Willesden Lane, and they create projects including essays, poetry and short films around its universal themes. Digital educational materials are available through USC Shoah Foundation’s award-winning website IWitness, incorporating testimony from other survivors to extend The Children of Willesden Lane and its themes. Professional development in the use of localized testimony-based classroom materials to contextualize the story, is offered by leading educators through Echoes & Reflections. LEARN MORE

Samuel Bak Museum: The Learning Center offers a source of collaboration and opportunities to students, faculty and staff with the broader community around the subjects of art, Holocaust education, human rights and genocide. These opportunities of engagement will better prepare students with a sense of purpose, civic responsibility, critical thinking, inclusivity and cultural awareness. The center’s purpose is to be a partner and collaborator with all facets of the university, providing unique partnerships and opportunities aligned with internships, degree completion, workforce development, community engagement and social mobility of students, family and the community. LEARN MORE

The Nuremberg trials teach causes and effects of World War II a new way, with a focus on ethics and accountability. Students listen to 10-minute narrative podcasts, view companion photos, analyze Nuremberg primary sources, then have class discussions about morals and values. For 8th - 12th grade social studies classes, we bring the Holocaust front and center in WWII education - out of its marginalized placement in textbooks - because prosecutors at Nuremberg proved that Nazi racial ideology was the true cause of WWII in Europe. Courtroom 600 Teacher Resources are organized around the four indictments from the first, international Nuremberg trial - 1: Conspiracy (available now), 2: Crimes Against Peace, 3: War Crimes, and 4: Crimes Against Humanity. LEARN MORE