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HOLOCAUST Florida State Statute-1003.42
This history of the Holocaust (1933-1945), the systematic, planned annihilation of European Jews and other groups by Nazi Germany, a watershed event in the history of humanity, to be taught in a manner that leads to an investigation of human behavior, an understanding of the ramifications of prejudice, racism, and stereotyping, and an examination of what it means to be a responsible and respectful person, for the purposes of encouraging tolerance of diversity in a pluralistic society and for nurturing and protecting democratic values and institutions.
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Maureen Marullo Elementary Social Studies/K-12 Holocaust Studies Program Planner Curriculum Department |
OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS:
- Teacher's Request for Holocaust Speaker
- Holocaust Studies Programs
- Holocaust Studies Opportunities
- Palm Beach County Schools Holocaust Studies Offerings
- Explanation of Commemoration Dates
- Kristallnacht Readings
- Yad Vashem
- The Florida Holocaust Museum
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous
- The Center for Holocaust and Human Rights Education at FAU
Teachers will be able to receive a free curriculum after attending a three hour training session!
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To view the Holocaust curriculum, visit the links below.
Holocaust Elementary Curriculum
| Kindergarten | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | |
Language Arts |
The Ugly Duckling | The Sneetches | Novel Unit: Twenty and Ten | |||
Social Studies |
Same and Different | Getting Along with Each Other | Dealing with Differences | Immigration | Novel Unit: Helping Others | Novel Unit: Role Modeling |
Science and Math |
Whole Numbers | Matter and Its Properties | Measurement | |||
| K-5 Holocaust Teacher Resources | ||||||
Holocaust Secondary Curriculum Resources
PODCASTS ON ANTI-SEMITISM AND GENOCIDE:
The Holocaust: What if?
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Plantations and Death Camps: Religion, Ideology, and Human Dignity Beverly E. Mitchell In Plantations and Death Camps: Religion, Ideology, and Human Dignity, Beverly Mitchell looks at the history both of the Holocaust and of slavery in the U.S. to see what lessons about human dignity can be learned. |
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Triangles of Truth is an organization that raises funds and awareness about the crisis in Darfur, while at the same time honoring victims of the Holocaust. For each dollar donated, a triangle is purchased that pledges to help the people of Darfur in honor and memory of a specifically named Holocaust victim. The full donation is then forwarded to the Save the Darfur Coalition and the Genocide Intervention Network. |
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This film is produced as a tie-in remembering the Holocaust and how we can all be upstanders. We must "be the change" in the words of Gandhi. This film also delves into human rights around the world. |
Put Your Medal Where Your Mouth Is! Joey Cheek Joey Cheek is a 2006 Olympic gold medalist speed skater. Recently, he turned in his skates and focused his attention on bringing an end to the crisis in Darfur, Sudan through his organization, Where Will We Be? He speaks to Jerry Fowler about creating an international coalition of athletes with a shared goal of making the world better by raising awareness of the genocide in Darfur. |
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Jill Savitt China has recently appeared rattled by efforts to link the Beijing Olympics to China's strong support for Sudan's genocidal government. Dream for Darfur's Jill Savitt explains why. |
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President, Yahad in Unum In 2004, Father Patrick Desbois set out across the Ukraine to locate the sites of mass killings of Jews during the Holocaust. He is motivated in part by the memory of his own grandfather, a French soldier who was deported to the Ukraine by the Nazis. Interviewed on November 8, 2007. |
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Author, The Yiddish Policemen's Union In his 2007 novel, The Yiddish Policemen's Union, Michael Chabon tries to imagine a way out of the Holocaust. Interview on March 12, 2008. |
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Professor of the History of Ideas, École Polytechnique Essayist and philosopher Alain Finkielkraut has become wary of contemporary anti-Semitism that casts Jews in the role of oppressor. Interviewed on February 28, 2008. |
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Field Researcher, ENOUGH Project Rebecca Feeley, a field researcher for the ENOUGH Project discusses the current situation in Congo, particularly the massive problem of gender based violence. Interviewed on March 20, 2008. |
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Senior Advisor to the Africa Division of Human Rights Watch Alison des Forges, Senior Advisor to the Africa Division of Human Rights Watch, was one of the few people drawing attention to the Rwandan genocide in 1994. Here she discusses the impact that event continues to have on its neighboring country, the Democratic Republic of Congo. Interviewed on March 6, 2008. |