Here is a list of resources to help school leaders and educators teach students about the Holocaust.
Educational Resources
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Key Facts about International Holocaust Rememberance Day
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UN exhibits on Holocaust Education and Remeberance
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The BBC has short, animated videos in which survivors recount their stories of survival, which are meant for the classroom.
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The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous has produced documentaries and educational materials about non-Jews who rescued Jews during the Shoah.
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Rabbi Jonathan Sacks has put together a series of videos on topics related to the Holocaust.
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The Jewish Partisan Educational Foundation offers online classes, films and other resources about Jews who resisted the Nazis.
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Yad Vashem has massive online digital collections, including photo and document archives.
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Facing History and Ourselves offers extensive educational resources online regarding the Shoah and other historical matters.
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The Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism devotes a section of its website to information about anti-Semitism and the Holocaust, including contemporary issues.
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The YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe, which contains numerous articles by leading scholars, includes discussions of the Shoah in the histories of Jews of different countries; the entry under “Holocaust” focuses on the diaries, art, and music produced by Jews during this time.
Holocaust related articles from Prizmah blogs and HaYidion
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Understanding the Holocaust as Jews by Ann Nachbar
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The Power of Holocaust Memory to Influence our Reality by Sharon Buenos
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Spiritual Healing of Memories Through Art: Holocaust Imagery and Theology by Karen Dressler
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To March or Not to March? Reflections on March of the Living by Chaye Kohl