The+Holocaust

=The Holocaust - Nazi's commit Genocide against the Jews= Friday 12/5//2014

Today you will be outlining information on the Holocaust and using primary sources to strengthen your knowledge of genocide, the 8 stages of genocide, and the holocaust. @http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/history.html.

I. Propaganda: "The Jews Are Our Misfortune"
 * 1) Summarize the text
 * 2) Click on the link titled //Das Sturmer// (The Attacker).
 * 3) Choose from one of the pieces of propaganda you think best reflects a negative view of the Jewish population. Why did the Nazi's use this piece of propaganda?

II. The Jews Are Isolated from Society
 * 1) Summarize the text
 * 2) Click on the link titled Nuremberg Laws.
 * 3) Choose one of the laws and explain why the Nazi's enforced it and what stage of genocide that law fits under.

III. The Jews Are Confined to Ghettos
 * 1) Summarize the text
 * 2) Briefly write what you think life was like in a ghetto.

IV. The "Final Solution"
 * 1) Summarize the text
 * 2) click on the following link: Primary sources of the cover up
 * 3) Choose one of the primary documents and explain how the Nazi's attempts to cover up the genocide. What stage of genocide does this fit?

Further Exploration- Explore the various links provided by the site to determine any of the following:
 * What is a ghetto? What is the difference between a ghetto and a concentration camp?
 * Go through any of the hundreds of primary documents. What do you find to be fascinating?


 * Your format should look very similar to this, as you will be outlining the **MAIN IDEAS** of what went on during the Holocaust. It is important for you to practice the SKILL of extracting main ideas and concepts from the text.
 * When you finish, USE YOUR NOTES to complete the following.**


 * Holocaust Survivor Testimony**