Propaganda Portrait of Hitler
German propaganda art depicting Adolf Hitler in Medieval armor.
This portrait, The Standard Bearer, was painted by artist Hubert Lanzinger and displayed in the Great German Art Exhibition in Munich in 1937. See full-sized image for analysis.
![Painted portrait of Adolf Hitler in profile on horseback wearing a suit of armor and waving a Nazi flag.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Ch06_Image06_Medium_res.jpg?h=327453ef&itok=txA0rGz4)
Race Science Class
Students being taught race science in a classroom setting while using Jews as examples.
While this classroom studied “race science,” Jewish students were forced to stand at the front of the room. The blackboard says, “The Jew is our greatest enemy.”
![While this classroom studied “race science,” Jewish students were forced to stand at the front of the room. The blackboard says, “The Jew is our greatest enemy.”](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Holocaust_RaceScienceClass_%20FH229437.jpg?h=b47cd95b&itok=r4PimQmS)
Samuel Bak, The Creation of Wartime III, 1999–2008
Artist and Holocaust survivor Samuel Bak's depiction of the relationship between God and human invokes imagery from Michelangelo's famous The Creation of Adam.
![Painting titled The Creation of Wartime by Samuel Bak. Depicts a man with outstretched hand sitting on a pile of rubble and belongings against the crumbling walls of a house or other structure](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/Samuel_Bak%2C_The_Creation_of_Wartime_III_1999%E2%80%932008_FH255093.jpg?h=7fb2964e&itok=rFeiPtoz)
Shabbtai Sonenso and Teacher
Shabbtai (Shepske) Sonenso takes one of the shtetl's Hebrew teachers for a ride on his new motorcycle, 1941.
![Shabbtai (Shepske) Sonenson takes one of the shtetl's Hebrew teachers for a ride on his new motorcycle.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Holocaust_1941_ShabbtaiSonensonOnMotorcycle_FH2115443.jpg?h=d392e916&itok=DmuRlDw6)
Illuminations: The Art of Samuel Bak
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This guide provides those viewing paintings by Holocaust survivor Samuel Bak with a framework for analyzing the art's profound symbolism about memory, justice, and identity.
![Book cover featuring painting by Samuel Bak](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-04/Illuminations_cover.png?h=42f34769&itok=f6UchPZt)
I'm Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People During the Holocaust
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This companion guide to the film I'm Still Here helps educators use diary entries from young people who witnessed the Holocaust as a springboard for discussion and reflection.
![I'm Still Here: Real Diaries of Young People During the Holocaust Cover](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/salvaged_pages.jpg?h=a71d6833&itok=MKlM9YO7)
The Jews of Poland
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This resource draws on autobiographies, diaries, official documents, and literary works to help students explore how Jews and non-Jews living in Poland throughout history have responded to questions about identity.
![The Jews of Poland Cover](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/jews_of_poland_color_8392006089_o.jpg?h=8bf64f20&itok=GbvwaBOB)
Sacred Texts, Modern Questions
Designed for educators in Jewish settings, this resource connects biblical, rabbinic, and contemporary Jewish sources to moral questions of today.
![Sacred Texts, Modern Questions](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Sacred_Texts_Cover_Image.jpg?h=4df9f751&itok=TRVC6Qto)
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Memorial
This memorial was built on the site of Warsaw’s Jewish ghetto. When it was unveiled in 1948, the city still lay in ruins all around it
![This memorial was built on the site of Warsaw’s Jewish ghetto. When it was unveiled in 1948, the city still lay in ruins all around it.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Ch11_image13_Medium_res.jpg?h=3c456dbd&itok=mo1M01pu)