Educational Materials
Please do not hesitate to request information material such as:
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Posters (available in English, French, Spanish and Russian)
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Information cards (available in English, French and Spanish)
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Commemorative DVD (highlighting the first universal observance of the International Day of Commemoration on memory of the victims of the Holocaust)
- Footprints for Hope educational video DVD available in all UN official languages (subtitles)
- Discussion Papers Journal (available in English and French)
Information material can also be downloaded below.
- The Holocaust and the United Nations Outreach Programme Discussion Papers Journal
The Holocaust and the United Nations Outreach Programme of the Outreach Division has published the first volume of its Discussion
Papers Journal. The publication, which contains a foreword by Under-Secretary-General Akasaka and nine papers drafted by experts on the Holocaust and genocide, provides a forum for individual scholars representing a variety of cultures and perspectives to raise issues for debate and further study. Avaiable in English and French.
- The Footprints for Hope Project
Around the world, the network of United Nations information centres (UNICs) are invited to join the Footprints for Hope Project, the newest initiative of the Holocaust and the United Nations Outreach Programme, developed in partnership with Paul Salmons, Head of Curriculum Development, Holocaust Education Development Programme, Institute of Education, University of London, and Cornelia Reetz, United Kingdom Holocaust Centre, Nottinghamshire. The video is available on DVD and in all UN official languages (subtitles).
(Picture Credit: Olivia Hemingway) - 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]
- "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] - Teaching Guidelines and other materials avaible from the "One Person Can Make a Difference" Educational Programme (International Raoul Wallenberg Foundation)