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Online Workshop: Guest Lecture
Teaching about the Holocaust

  1. Introduction

    Students are often unaware of the magnitude of the Nazis’ intent and their targeting of other groups for racial, ethnic, and political reasons.

  2. Nazi Ideology

    “It is really important and appropriate ... that we remember that the primary victim of the Holocaust was European Jewry.”

  3. The Quest for Racial Purity

    “The group that most closely paralled the experience of Jews in Germany.”

  4. The Racial Struggle for Europe

    “The Nazi racial vision of the racial value of Poles was very low.”

  5. Nazi Ideology and the Persecution of Germans

    “... is another group who would otherwise be racially acceptable Germans.”

  6. Conclusion

    “You wouldn’t be wrong to say the Nazi state was a racist state.”

Victims of the Nazi Era, 1933-1945. Five brochures about non-Jewish victims describe the experiences of Jehovah's Witnesses, Poles, homosexuals, the handicapped, and Sinti and Roma.

Victims of the Nazi Era, 1933-1945
Five brochures about non-Jewish victims describe the experiences of:

Will Meinecke

Dr. Meinecke spoke to North Carolina teachers at the Museum in November of 2002. He presents this material at many of the Museum's teacher training programs on-site and around the nation. In addition to video of the actual workshop session, segments include historical and artifact photographs, text, and links to related sites within the Museum's Web site.

Teaching about the Holocaust: A Resource Book for Educators

Above is the print companion to the online workshop. Teaching about the Holocaust: A Resource Book for Educators provides guidelines for teaching about the Holocaust, a historical summary and chronology, and an annotated bibliography and videography on Holocaust-related topics. It also describes information about programs offered by Museum educators and additional resources for teachers. To view or print the entire resource book click here. (133 pages)
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The following links provide further information that may assist you in teaching about the Holocaust.