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© HarperCollins Publishers 2010
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Why should we study the Holocaust?
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Objectives
In this activity you will:
Discuss why we should study the Holocaust.
Contemplate why it is relevant to us today.
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What was the Holocaust?
‘The Holocaust was the murder of approximately six million Jews by
the Nazis and their collaborators. Between the German invasion of
the Soviet Union in the summer of 1941 and the end of the war in
Europe in May 1945, Nazi Germany and its accomplices strove to
murder every Jew under their control. Because Nazi discrimination
against the Jews began with Hitler's accession to power in January
1933, many historians consider this the start of the Holocaust era.
The Jews were not the only victims of Hitler's regime, but they were
the only group that the Nazis sought to destroy entirely.’
Here is the definition from Yad Vashem, the Jewish people’s living
memorial to the Holocaust in Jerusalem, Israel:
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What was the Holocaust?
The Nazis called the killing of the Jews the
‘Final Solution’.
They planned to wipe out the Jews of
Europe.
They killed over six million Jewish people.
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What was the Holocaust?
In 1942, the shooting of Jews was replaced by a new method,
that of gassing.
The Nazis had used concentration camps to hold their enemies
but now new camps were built. These were ‘Death Camps’,
where the Jews would be killed.
All six camps were built in Poland at locations chosen for
their good rail links and relative isolation. Jews from
German-occupied countries all over Europe were to be
rounded up, sent there by train, and gassed.
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Why should we remember the Holocaust?
In 2001, Holocaust Memorial Day was introduced. How would you
commemorate the Holocaust?
Why do you think we should remember the Holocaust?
Does history repeat itself? Can we use historical events to stop
similar events from happening in the future?
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Why should we remember the Holocaust?
You have been asked to introduce a section of a documentary about
the Holocaust aimed at younger students (9-10 year olds), to be
aired on The Learning Channel.
Spend some time preparing what you would say to introduce the
section, ‘Why should we remember the Holocaust?’
Be prepared to feed back.
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Auschwitz
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Today Auschwitz is a museum. Some people argue that it should not be a museum, and that it should be demolished.
What is your view on this matter?
