Responses to Migrants in Chiapas and Veracruz
Students analyze the actions of a character in the memoir Enrique's Journey.
Challenging the Single Story of Migrants
Students use the ideas in Chimamanda Adichie’s TED Talk to reflect on the stories told about migrants.
Photo Analysis of Pre-War Jewish Life
Complete a Text-to-Text, Text-to-Self, Text-to-World activity using photographs of Jewish life in Europe before World War II.
Surviving Theresienstadt: The Michael Gruenbaum Collection
Photo archivist Judith Cohen describes how a scrapbook and memory book from Holocaust survivor Michael Gruenbaum provide a rare view into life in the Theresienstadt camp-ghetto.
Historical Character Map
Help students engage with a historical character by creating an annotated illustration.
Teaching Holocaust and Human Behaviour: Unit Overview
This unit overview gives you a brief summary of all of the lessons in the unit and lists the materials needed alongside the main activities.
Watching Schindler’s List in Five Class Periods
Use these recommendations to segment a viewing of Schindler's List over multiple class periods.
Latino Americans: The 500-Year Legacy That Shaped a Nation
Watch the landmark PBS documentary series Latino Americans, featuring interviews and more than 500 years of history.
Forced March to the Ghetto
Holocaust survivor Moshe Shamir recalls how he and his family were uprooted when the Nazis invaded and forced to relocate to a ghetto.
Las Patronas: The Mexican Women Helping Migrants
Learn about a group of local residents who provide food to migrants traveling through Mexico to the United States.
Overview: What Are Borders?
Consider important questions about borders in the modern world with this article from National Geographic.