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Listed here is a variety of resources to enhance your use of this program, including Internet links, related products, and suggested readings from our
professional reference librarian at the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC).
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is America’s national institution for the documentation, study, and interpretation of Holocaust history.
http://www.ushmm.org/index.html
Holocaust Memorial Day
This site is dedicated to the memory of the Holocaust victims and serves as a reminder ofwhat human beings are capable of doing to one another.
http://www.vjholidays.com/yomhashoa/
The Mechelen Museum of Deportation and the Resistance
During World War II the barracks in this Belgian town were occupied by the Nazis and used as a gathering camp for the Jews prior to deporting them to the death camps.
http://www.cicb.be/shoah/
Museum of Tolerance Online Multimedia Learning Center
This site offers a comprehensive resource on the Holocaust and World War II, with over 3,000 text files, and tens of thousands of photos.
http://motlc.wiesenthal.com/
Welcome to Yad Vashem on the Internet
This site was established to serve as the “Holocaust heroes and remembrance authority. Yad Vashem is the pioneer of Holocaust commemoration in the world, housing the collective memory of the Jewish people.”
http://www.yad-vashem.org.il/
A Teacher’s Guide to the Holocaust
The content of A Teacher’s Guide to the Holocaust is presented from three perspectives: Timeline, People, and The Arts.
http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/holocaust/
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These products may be purchased in the Discovery Channel School Store:
Yugoslavia: Death of a Nation
Violence, murder, and disorder in the former Yugoslavia have horrified the world. Learn how this once-unified country disintegrated into a combat zone of warring factions, and meet the man responsible: Serbian Communist Party leader Slobodan Milosevic.
Normandy: The Great Crusade
It was not the last battle of the war. But the operation code-named “Overlord” was the most pivotal. Watch dramatic footage of the actual landing at Omaha Beach, and hear personal accounts of soldiers on both sides that reveal the psychological costs of war.
Normandy: The Great Crusade CD-ROM
Explore the strategy and relive the drama surrounding the Normandy invasion. Pore over maps, browse through soldiers’ diaries, and listen to real radio broadcasts from World War II.
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The Hidden Children: The Secret Survivors of the Holocaust
(Jane Marks. Fawcett Books, 1995.)
This book depicts firsthand accounts of 22 survivors of the Holocaust. All survivors hid from the Nazis as children, and their compelling, honest, well-written experiences tell a tale of human courage.
Children in the Holocaust and World War II: Their Secret Diaries
(Laurel Holliday, ed. Washington Square Press, 1996.)
This is an anthology of diaries from 23 girls and boys ages 10 to 18 who experienced the horrors of the Holocaust. This is an excellent resource for teenagers to hear the story of the Holocaust and World War II through the voices of others their age.
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