Holocaust Webquest
Click the button below to access the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum website.
1. Describe Jewish life in Europe before the war.
2. Identify at least two ways in which Jews were discriminated against (read the section on Anti-Semitism)
3. Click on the section “Survivors and Victims” at the top of the page. Click on Identification cards.
Read through the profiles of different victims and choose one.
Answer the following:
Victim’s Name:
Briefly describe the victim. How old were they during the Holocaust? Include two other fact or details about their life. For example, their interests? Background? What they did for a living before the war?
4. Explore one other area of the site (of your choosing) and describe something you learned in a few sentences:
5. Write a 3-4 sentence reflection describing how what you learned about the Holocaust and its victims made you feel.
Extension:
When you finish, you must complete ONE of the following activities AND answer the question at the bottom of the page (in bold):
Browse through the ID cards and choose another victim/survivor to learn about. Include details about their life and Holocaust experience.
Click here to read about Nazi propaganda. Answer the following:
What is propaganda?
How did the Nazi's use propaganda during WWII?
What were Jewish ghettos? Why were they created? What was life like there?
Explore the animated maps that show the geography of the Holocaust. Provide a brief summary of one of the maps.
Based on everything you have read and learned, would you have created a Jewish state (Israel)? What solutions/compromises would you offer to Palestinians already living on the land that became a Jewish state?
Click the button below to access the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum website.
1. Describe Jewish life in Europe before the war.
2. Identify at least two ways in which Jews were discriminated against (read the section on Anti-Semitism)
3. Click on the section “Survivors and Victims” at the top of the page. Click on Identification cards.
Read through the profiles of different victims and choose one.
Answer the following:
Victim’s Name:
Briefly describe the victim. How old were they during the Holocaust? Include two other fact or details about their life. For example, their interests? Background? What they did for a living before the war?
4. Explore one other area of the site (of your choosing) and describe something you learned in a few sentences:
5. Write a 3-4 sentence reflection describing how what you learned about the Holocaust and its victims made you feel.
Extension:
When you finish, you must complete ONE of the following activities AND answer the question at the bottom of the page (in bold):
Browse through the ID cards and choose another victim/survivor to learn about. Include details about their life and Holocaust experience.
Click here to read about Nazi propaganda. Answer the following:
What is propaganda?
How did the Nazi's use propaganda during WWII?
What were Jewish ghettos? Why were they created? What was life like there?
Explore the animated maps that show the geography of the Holocaust. Provide a brief summary of one of the maps.
Based on everything you have read and learned, would you have created a Jewish state (Israel)? What solutions/compromises would you offer to Palestinians already living on the land that became a Jewish state?