Teacher Resources
Listed below are several links to websites that provide further material related to the Holocaust. Feel free to check out these resources as you continue your learning or as you plan lessons to teach about this topic!
1. The Jewish Virtual Library: provides a good overview of the events surrounding the Holocaust, as well as information about other aspects of Judaism that could be used as an extension of the study of The Complete Maus.
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/history.html
2. New York Times: article that details the true magnitude of Nazi suppression of the Jews during the Holocaust, based on recent research that has produced staggering totals that have shocked scholars who had previously underestimated how extensive Jewish imprisonment was.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/03/sunday-review/the-holocaust-just-got-more-shocking.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
3. Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs: article that details the modern-day state of Holocaust education and representation in Germany.
http://jcpa.org/article/representations-of-the-holocaust-in-todays-germany-between-justification-and-empathy/
4. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: webpage outlining the continuing impact of the Holocaust, with a large list of links and resources that provide examples of changes that have come about as a result of the Holocaust and safeguards that have been implemented to prevent another tragedy like the Holocaust from happening again.
http://www.ushmm.org/information/exhibitions/online-features/special-focus/aftermath
5. A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust: webpage that provides information about the various groups that were persecuted during the Holocaust. It is important because it draws attention to the fact that there were groups other than the Jews that were also victims of the Holocaust.
http://fcit.usf.edu/holocaust/people/victims.htm
6. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: online brochure that explains worldwide changes that have occurred as a result of the Holocaust.
http://www.ushmm.org/m/pdfs/20120405-aftermath-brochure.pdf
1. The Jewish Virtual Library: provides a good overview of the events surrounding the Holocaust, as well as information about other aspects of Judaism that could be used as an extension of the study of The Complete Maus.
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/history.html
2. New York Times: article that details the true magnitude of Nazi suppression of the Jews during the Holocaust, based on recent research that has produced staggering totals that have shocked scholars who had previously underestimated how extensive Jewish imprisonment was.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/03/sunday-review/the-holocaust-just-got-more-shocking.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
3. Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs: article that details the modern-day state of Holocaust education and representation in Germany.
http://jcpa.org/article/representations-of-the-holocaust-in-todays-germany-between-justification-and-empathy/
4. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: webpage outlining the continuing impact of the Holocaust, with a large list of links and resources that provide examples of changes that have come about as a result of the Holocaust and safeguards that have been implemented to prevent another tragedy like the Holocaust from happening again.
http://www.ushmm.org/information/exhibitions/online-features/special-focus/aftermath
5. A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust: webpage that provides information about the various groups that were persecuted during the Holocaust. It is important because it draws attention to the fact that there were groups other than the Jews that were also victims of the Holocaust.
http://fcit.usf.edu/holocaust/people/victims.htm
6. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: online brochure that explains worldwide changes that have occurred as a result of the Holocaust.
http://www.ushmm.org/m/pdfs/20120405-aftermath-brochure.pdf