Education and the Holocaust

Educational resources for students and teachers.

  • How to Use this Guide

    || Return to The Holocaust–A Guide for Pennsylvania Teachers || How To Use This Guide Prepared by Linda Hurwitz, Director The Holocaust Center of Greater Pittsburgh This Holocaust Resource Guide is designed so that the teacher does not have to pursue original source material in order to feel comfortable with the complexity and diversity of…

  • The Seeds of War and World Conquest

    || Return to The Holocaust–A Guide for Pennsylvania Teachers || The Seeds of War and World Conquest Synopsis Hitler, now known as FÅhrer, activated his plans for the “Aryanization” of Germany and world conquest. A program of euthanasia was launched to remove “undesirables.” Jews were first subjected to discrimination, then persecution, and then state-condoned terrorism,…

  • Holocaust Denial and The Big Lie

    Return to  Educate This file contains answers to some common claims of those who deny the Holocaust, Holocaust Denial and The Big Lie. Comments can be sent to Daniel Keren, dk@lems.brown.edu. Some of the images (GIF files) in the images directory are referred to by their names. 1.00 Introduction & Editorial Notes……………………. 1.10 Copyright Notice………………………………….

  • Preface

    || Return to The Holocaust–A Guide for Pennsylvania Teachers || Preface Between 1933 and 1945, a catastrophe occurred in Europe which culminated in the wanton, planned destruction of much of European Jewry and millions of other “undesirables” while most of the world looked on with disinterest. Was this aberrant behavior by so-called “civilized” human beings…