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TEACHERS
Teaching about the Holocaust
The Museum has many resources for teachers striving to help students learn the history of the Holocaust and reflect upon the moral and ethical questions raised by that history. ![]() Online Teacher Workshop The Museum’s mandate is not to tell you exactly how to teach this difficult history, but to support you in this difficult endeavor, providing resources and guidance as well as help in finding additional resources in your area. View Workshop ![]() Holocaust Encyclopedia The Museum's online encyclopedia containing articles, film, photographs, individual histories, survivor testimony, chronologies, maps, artifacts, music, and links to resources. ![]() 2003 Arthur and Rochelle Belfer Exemplary Lessons Initiative Middle and high school educators were invited to submit lessons to illustrate or add to student understanding of individual responsibility during the Holocaust as reflected in one or more of the Tenth Anniversary themes: RESISTANCE, RESPONSE, RESCUE, and RENEWAL. View the six lessons ![]() Current Applications There are many Museum programs and workshops for educators. Read more about fellowships and other programs for which applications are currently being accepted. ![]() Elie Wiesel's Night If you are planning to teach or read Elie Wiesel's Night, we recommend the following resources available on the Museum's Web site. Elie Wiesel > "Memory and Witness" interview with Elie Wiesel > USHMM Library bibliography: Elie Wiesel > Elie Wiesel and Oprah Winfrey speak about the relevance of the Holocaust today > Holocaust Encyclopedia article, Hungary: German Occupation > Holocaust Encyclopedia article, Auschwitz > "Encountering Auschwitz" (10-minute film) > Elie Wiesel's remarks at the Museum's dedication ceremony (April 22, 1993) > Read Elie Wiesel's remarks at the Tribute to Holocaust Survivors (November 2, 2003) > Elie Wiesel's remarks "On the Atrocities in Sudan" (July 14, 2004) > ![]() Beyond Our Walls: State Profiles on Holocaust Education The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is pleased to announce its latest compilation of state profiles on Holocaust education. Find listings by state of Department of Education contacts and information about legislation regarding the teaching of the Holocaust. View State Profiles ![]() Committee on Conscience The Committee on Conscience mandate is to alert the national conscience, influence policy makers, and stimulate worldwide action to confront and work to halt acts of genocide or related crimes against humanity. It has been said that "conscience whispers while interest screams aloud." In a world where the clamor of interests often prevails, the Committee seeks to amplify the voice of conscience. |