E-LEARNING RESOURCES
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the nationwide lockdown, learners and teachers are now working online from home. Please see the list below of resources that we hope will help you during this time.
If you would like any more assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us! Send an email to claudia@dbnholocaust.co.za or cayleigh@dbnholocaust.co.za.
Echoes and Reflections
Echoes and Reflections provides Holocaust content that is classroom ready.
Designed to aid teachers, this website offers historical content, video testimonies, handouts and activities. Echoes and Reflections provide a range of lesson plans that deal with topics such as antisemitism, ghettos, resistance and many more. The site also offers an incredible interactive timeline – perfect for online learning.
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- Click here to find lesson plans from Echoes and Reflections.
- Click here to access Echoes and Reflections Holocaust Timeline.
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum website is bursting with incredible easy-to-use content.
USHMM offers a Holocaust encyclopedia that makes use of photographs, documents, video footage and testimony providing a well rounded learning experience.
Click here to learn about the Holocaust Digital resources including Holocaust Encyclopedia, History Unfolded, Experiencing History, Exhibitions, Path to Nazi Genocide (film) & extensive materials for educators.
Yad Vashem
Yad Vashem is Israel’s official memorial to the victims of the Holocaust, dedicated to preserving the memory of the dead; honoring Jews who fought against their Nazi oppressors and Gentiles who selflessly aided Jews in need.
This site provides amazing lesson plans and activities with a special focus on e-learning. You can also visit Vad Vashem’s YouTube channel which has an incredible Holocaust Education video tool box.
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- Click here to be taken to their e-learning resources on their website.
- Click here to be taken to their YouTube channel.
Facing History And Ourselves
Facing History And Ourselves empowers teachers and students to think critically about history, to stand up to bigotry & hate, and to understand the impact of their choices. This organisation provides hundreds of lessons and study units on a huge range of topics under for the Holocaust, other genocides and social issues.
You will need to register with an email address to freely access most of these resources.
Click here to view their available resources.
IWitness USC Shoah Foundation
IWitness is an educational website developed by USC Shoah Foundation – The Institute for Visual History and Education that provides access to more than 3,000 full-life testimonies of survivors and witnesses to the Holocaust and other genocides for guided exploration.
The site also offers lesson plans which apply the lessons of the Holocaust to contemporary society. To access this resource you will need to register with an email address.
Click here to access this resource.
Echoes and Relections: Roman Kent speaks on Jewish resistance during the Holocaust.
Anne Frank House
The Anne Frank House site has extensive resources about the story of Anne, the Secret Annex and her diary.
The site also has a section dedicated to education which includes digital lessons about Anne Frank, the Second World War, the Holocaust, antisemitism, prejudice, and more.
To view Anne Frank resources click here .
To view digital lessons and other educational resources click here.
E-LEARNING RESOURCES
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the nationwide lockdown, learners and teachers are now working online from home.
Please see the list below of resources that we hope will be of assistance to you during this time.
If you would like any more assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us! Send an email to claudia@dbnholocaust.co.za or cayleigh@dbnholocaust.co.za.
Echoes and Reflections
Echoes and Reflections provides Holocaust content that is classroom ready.
Designed to aid teachers, this website offers historical content, video testimonies, handouts and activities. Echoes and Reflections provide a range of lesson plans that deal with topics such as antisemitism, ghettos, resistance and many more. The site also offers an incredible interactive timeline – perfect for online learning.
Click here to find lesson plans from Echoes and Reflections.
Click here to access Echoes and Reflections Holocaust Timeline.
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum website is bursting with incredible easy-to-use content.
USHMM offers a Holocaust encyclopedia that makes use of photographs, documents, video footage and testimony providing a well rounded learning experience.
Click here to learn about the Holocaust Digital resources including Holocaust Encyclopedia, History Unfolded, Experiencing History, Exhibitions, Path to Nazi Genocide (film) & extensive materials for educators.
Yad Vashem
Yad Vashem is Israel’s official memorial to the victims of the Holocaust, dedicated to preserving the memory of the dead; honoring Jews who fought against their Nazi oppressors and Gentiles who selflessly aided Jews in need.
This site provides amazing lesson plans and activities with a special focus on e-learning. You can also visit Vad Vashem’s YouTube channel which has an incredible Holocaust Education video tool box.
Click here to be taken to their e-learning resources on their website.
Click here to be taken to their YouTube channel.
Facing History And Ourselves
Facing History And Ourselves empowers teachers and students to think critically about history, to stand up to bigotry & hate, and to understand the impact of their choices. This organisation provides hundreds of lessons and study units on a huge range of topics under for the Holocaust, other genocides and social issues.
You will need to register with an email address to freely access most of these resources.
Click here to view their available resources.
IWitness USC Shoah Foundation
IWitness is an educational website developed by USC Shoah Foundation – The Institute for Visual History and Education that provides access to more than 3,000 full-life testimonies of survivors and witnesses to the Holocaust and other genocides for guided exploration.
The site also offers lesson plans which apply the lessons of the Holocaust to contemporary society. To access this resource you will need to register with an email address.
Click here to access this resource.
Echoes and Relections: Roman Kent speaks on Jewish resistance during the Holocaust.
Anne Frank House
The Anne Frank House site has extensive resources about the story of Anne, the Secret Annex and her diary.
The site also has a section dedicated to education which includes digital lessons about Anne Frank, the Second World War, the Holocaust, antisemitism, prejudice, and more.
To view Anne Frank resources click here .
To view digital lessons and other educational resources click here.