Jewish Anne Frank hid in 1942 from the Nazis during the occupation of the Netherlands. Two years later she was discovered. In 1945 she died in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.
These lessons explain more about Anne Frank's life and the historical context around Anne Frank's diary.
The Holocaust: Remembrance, Respect, and Resilience by Michael Polgar and Suki John is a collection of multi-disciplinary essays and lesson plans by different scholars and Holocaust educators offered as an Open Educational Resource (OER).
This unit is shaped by four fundamental questions that have shaped each lesson: What is genocide? Who were the people before they became victims? How did genocide occur? How do we remember a genocide? In asking these questions about four genocides of the 20th century, the purpose of this unit is to encourage critical thinking in students to explore the concept of genocide and analyze some of the common themes seen across multiple genocides. This unit challenges students to find value and meaningful lessons in the study of genocide and how memory and the understanding of genocides of the past can empower them to act against hatred today.