Educational Materials
Please do not hesitate to request information material such as:
- Study Guide "The Last Flight of Petr Ginz" (available in English, French and Spanish)
- Women and the Holocaust educational DVD and study guide (available in English, French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic and Chinese (subtitles))
- Discussion Papers Journal, Volume I (available in all UN official languages)
- Discussion Papers Journal, Volume II (available in English)
- Footprints for Hope educational video DVD (available in all UN official languages (subtitles))
- Posters (available in English, French, Spanish and Russian)
- Commemorative DVD (highlighting the first universal observance of the International Day of Commemoration on memory of the victims of the Holocaust)
- Partners Materials (available for download)
Information material can also be downloaded below.
Materials produced by the United Nations
Holocaust Programme
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The United Nations Holocaust Outreach Programme has produced a 32-page study guide for students aged 13 and up that serves as a companion to the new animated documentary film entitled, “The Last Flight of Petr Ginz”, on the life and artwork of Petr Ginz, a Jewish boy from Prague who perished in the Holocaust at the age of 16. The publication features Petr’s art and writings, and provides historical context for the film and information about the United Nations, human rights and Holocaust remembrance activities.
Download the Study Guide "The Last Flight of Petr Ginz"
[English language, PDF Document]
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Study Guide and DVD "Women and the Holocaust:
Courage and Compassion"
Each chapter of the study guide explores different situations and ways in which these courageous and caring women struggled to survive. Through their determination, leadership, compassion, dedication, courage and willpower, they fed their families, helped to maintain a sense of community and religious traditions and faced Nazi persecution with dignity and strength.
Download the Study Guide "Women and the Holocaust: Courage and Compassion"[PDF Document 5,059 KB]
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Discussion Papers Journals
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The Discussion Papers Journal series is a compilation of papers written by leading Holocaust and genocide studies scholars from around the world. The series aims to engage the minds of students and spark lively discussions to expand their awareness of how hatred, discrimination and human rights abuses are shaping world events today. Teachers and students will examine what the implications are for the future and what could and should be done by the international community to stem the tide of violence, ensure the rule of law and protect the most vulnerable. The views expressed by these scholars do not necessarily reflect those of the United Nations.
Volume I
In Volume I, students are introduced to the subject of the Holocaust and its implications through experts in this field of study and testimonies from survivors. German Professor Monika Richarz provides the reader with historical context and insight into Jewish culture before the war and French-born Holocaust survivor Simone Veil gives a first-hand account of experiencing the Holocaust as a Jew. Hungarian writer László Teleki talks about the Roma experience and how this group was similarly targeted by the Nazis. Historian and Professor Yehuda Bauer (Israel) explains how the Holocaust evolved from a utopian ideology that involved hatred towards Jews, while Nobel Laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiessel (USA) challenges the reader with the question “Why hate?” Other contributors include Professor Xu Xin (China), Professor Ben Kiernan (Australia), Professor Edward Kissi (South Africa), and Francis Deng (former Special Adviser to the United Nations Secretary-Generalon the Prevention of Genocide and today Permanent Representative of South Sudan to the United Nations).
Download the Discussion Papers Journal, Vol, I [PDF Document 4,452 KB]
Volume II
In Volume II, Chinese author Pan Guang delivers a gripping account of how Jews made their way to Shanghai during the Second World War while Polish writer Andrzej Mirga details the Nazi persecution of Roma and Sinti during the same period. Argentine professor Juan E. Méndez bring us to the 21st century with a discussion of the 2011 arrest and pending trial of accused Serbian war criminal Ratko Mladic. And the timeless value of Holocaust education is explored as South African Tali Nates shows how education is helping to heal the divisions wrought by apartheid in South Africa and Russian scholar Ilya Altman lays out Holocaust remembrance and education in contemporary Russia. Other contributors are Edward Mortimer and Kaja Shonick Glahn (UK / Germany), David Matas (Canada), Lenore Weitzman (USA), and Robert Krell (Canada).
Download the Discussion Papers Journal, Vol II [PDF Document]
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Around the world, the network of United Nations Information Centres (UNICs) are invited to join the Footprints for Hope Project, the initiative of the Holocaust and the United Nations Outreach Programme, developed in partnership with Paul Salmons, Head of Curriculum Development at the Holocaust Education Development Programme of University of London, and Cornelia Reetz of the United Kingdom Holocaust Centre. The video is available on DVD and in all UN official languages (subtitles).
[Picture Credit: Olivia Hemingway]
Partners Materials
- Why Teach about the Holocaust? produced by UNESCO Education Sector, Paris. This short introduction provides an essential overview on education about the Holocaust that can support policymakers, educators and student alike in their understanding of genocide and why it is vital that we continue to teach about the Holocaust.
English Version [PDF Document] - Recommendations on Teaching about the Holocaust, Genocide and Crimes against Humanity published by the Subcommittee on the Holocaust, other genocides and crimes against humanity of the Educational Working Group in the International Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research
English Version [PDF DOCUMENT 443 KB] - Teaching materials on the history of Jews and anti-Semitism in Europe published by the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
(in English)
Part 1, "Anti-Semitism in Europe up to 1945" [PDF DOCUMENT 3,248 KB]
Part 2, "Anti-Semitism : a never ending struggle?" [PDF DOCUMENT 2,401 KB]
Part 3, "Prejudices. You too?" [PDF DOCUMENT 1,415 KB] - Frequently Asked Questions on the Holocaust
English Version by Yad Vashem (Israel) [PDF DOCUMENT 246 KB]
French Version by Memorial de la Shoah (France) [PDF DOCUMENT 230 KB]
Spanish Version by El Museo del Holocausto de Houston (USA) [PDF DOCUMENT 186 KB] - Guidelines on “Preparing for Holocaust Memorial Days, suggestions for Educators”, published by Yad Vashem and the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
English Version [PDF DOCUMENT 1,316 KB]
French Version [PDF DOCUMENT 1,098 KB]
Spanish Version [PDF DOCUMENT 1,869 KB]
Russian Version [PDF DOCUMENT 1,494 KB] - A Guide for Educators. "Addressing Anti-Semitism: Why and How?" published by Yad Vashem and the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
English Version [PDF document]
Russian Version [PDF document] - Teaching Guidelines and other materials avaible from the "One Person Can Make a Difference" Educational Programme (International Raoul Wallenberg Foundation) Jewish Partisans: Study Guides from the Jewish Partisan Educational Foundation
"Jewish Women in the Partisans" [PDF, 3,449 KB]
"Frank Blaichman: Jewish Partisan Platoon Commander" [PDF, 900 KB] - The Buenos Aires Holocaust Museum publishes since 1994 uninterruptedly Nuestra Memoria, with more than 350 pages. This material confirms a substantial contribution to the study of the subject of the Shoah, providing a significant enrichment to the existing literature in Spanish.
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Educational Materials on Roma and Sinti
- "Project Education of Roma Children in Europe" by the Council of Europe
Roma History: the Holocaust [PDF DOCUMENT 1,926 KB]
Roma History: Concentration Camps [PDF DOCUMENT 1,181 KB] - http://www.romasintigenocide.eu
This website provides guidelines, facts, photos, and resources for educators on the fate of European Roma and Sinti during the Holocaust. It is a comprehensive look at Roma and Sinti life before the war, discrimination and persecution, and life under Nazi rule, including detention, forced labour, and mass murder. The site also provides an extensive glossary and a guide to resources listed by country. The website is an initiative of _erinnern.at _ , an initiative that focuses on teaching and learning about National Socialism and the Holocaust that was launched by the Austrian Ministry of Education, the Arts and Culture in 2000 and the Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research (now known as the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). - http://www.romasinti.eu
The experience of the Roma and Sinti during the Nazi period is not well known. Throughout Europe they were arrested, deported and murdered. Many were forced to perform slave labour in camps and ghettos. According to historians, some 250,000 to 500,000 Roma and Sinti perished, although consistent records documenting these specifics were not maintained. According to romasinti.eu, more than half of the victims were under 14. The stories of six of the Roma victims - Zoni Weisz, Krystyna Gil, Elina Machálkova, Settela Steinbach, Amalie Schaich Reinhardt and Karl Stojka are told on this online exhibition produced by University of Applied Sciences (Graz, Austria); National Socialist Documentation Centre of the City of Cologne (Germany); Anne Frank House (The Netherlands); Documentation and Cultural Centre of German Sinti and Roma (Heidelberg, Germany); and Museum of Culture (Brno, Czech Republic)