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Introducing Our US History Curriculum Collection
Draw from this flexible curriculum collection as you plan any middle or high school US history course. Featuring units, C3-style inquiries, and case studies, the collection will help you explore themes of democracy and freedom with your students throughout the year.
Sara Trains Her Army of Women
Learn about the necessity to recruit and train women for an all-female partisan unit.
Sonia Orbuch’s Biography
Learn about the measures taken by a young woman and her family to join a partisan group during the Nazi's forced occupation of Poland.
The Vilna Ghetto Manifesto
Read Abba Kovner’s treatise urging the Jews of the Vilna Ghetto to rise up and resist the Nazis.
Vitka Kempner’s Biography
Learn the story of Vitka Kempner, who as a teenager became a leading figure of the Jewish partisan resistance in Vilna.
The Women Partisans Burn Down a House
Learn about partisan tactics with this retelling of an all-female unit's torching of a perpetrator's home.
Choices in a Modern World
Get insight into how the Jewish Enlightenment affected Jewish women in this memoir excerpt from Pauline Wengeroff.
The Impact of Propaganda
Get insight on the ability and limits of propaganda to influence the beliefs, feelings, and actions of those exposed to it.
The Impact of Propaganda (en español)
Get insight on the ability and limits of propaganda to influence the beliefs, feelings, and actions of those exposed to it. This resource is in Spanish.
Jewish Refugees from Austria
Examine a 1938 poll that reveals the public opinion in the United States toward the Jewish refugee crisis.
Jewish Refugees from Austria (en español)
Examine a 1938 poll that reveals the public opinion in the United States toward the Jewish refugee crisis. This resource is in Spanish.
Letter to Parents and Guardians
Inform parents about what their students will be experiencing in the weeks to come during their study of Holocaust and Human Behavior.