Blessed is the match consumed
in kindling flame
Blessed is the flame that burns
in the secret fastness of the heart.
Blessed is the heart with strength to stop
its beating for honor's sake.
Blessed is the match consumed
in kindling flame.
Source: Hannah Senesh (1921-1944), Sardice, Yugoslavia, May 2, 1944.
in kindling flame
Blessed is the flame that burns
in the secret fastness of the heart.
Blessed is the heart with strength to stop
its beating for honor's sake.
Blessed is the match consumed
in kindling flame.
Source: Hannah Senesh (1921-1944), Sardice, Yugoslavia, May 2, 1944.
Resources: Grades 2-5
Print Resources
Haugen, Brenda. The Holocaust Museum. Minneapolis, MN: Compass Point Books, 2008. Print.
Description: Haugen's book provides a description of the Holocaust Museum in Washington D.C. as well as showing photographs and artifacts on display in the museum. The book is also listed amongst Children's Core Collections.
Description: Haugen's book provides a description of the Holocaust Museum in Washington D.C. as well as showing photographs and artifacts on display in the museum. The book is also listed amongst Children's Core Collections.
The New Children's Encyclopedia. New York: DK Publishing, 2009. Print.
Description: This easy to use encyclopedia directed at K-5 children is richly illustrated and provides a brief description of the Holocaust on page 211. With recommendations from the School Library Journal this is an excellent visual tool and quick reference.
Description: This easy to use encyclopedia directed at K-5 children is richly illustrated and provides a brief description of the Holocaust on page 211. With recommendations from the School Library Journal this is an excellent visual tool and quick reference.
Bos, Samone. Take Me Back to the Beginning. London: DK Pub, 2008. Print.
Description: This encyclopedia by DK covers world history throughout the ages. It specifically explores the Holocaust through the eyes of a brother and sister. The book is designed for students in grades 5-9.
Description: This encyclopedia by DK covers world history throughout the ages. It specifically explores the Holocaust through the eyes of a brother and sister. The book is designed for students in grades 5-9.
Holocaust: Cumulative Index Volumes 1 Through 8. Woodbridge, Conn: Blackbirch Press, 1998. Print
Description: This is an eight volume series, as well as the index listed above, describing different stages of the Holocaust. Books included in the series are either general reference or biographical. Some books in the series are directed towards a younger audience whereas others are directed towards older students.
Description: This is an eight volume series, as well as the index listed above, describing different stages of the Holocaust. Books included in the series are either general reference or biographical. Some books in the series are directed towards a younger audience whereas others are directed towards older students.
Rogasky, Barbara. Smoke and Ashes: The Story of the Holocaust. New York: Holiday House, 1988. Print.
Description: The book uses simple language to describe the horror's of Nazism from the beginning, to the setting up of concentration camps, to death factories. Rogansky chronicles how the Jews lived and died in these camps and concludes the book with discussions of the Nuremberg Trials and how anti-Semitism has outlived Hitler. The book had a favorable review from School Library Journal and is found on Core Collection lists.
Description: The book uses simple language to describe the horror's of Nazism from the beginning, to the setting up of concentration camps, to death factories. Rogansky chronicles how the Jews lived and died in these camps and concludes the book with discussions of the Nuremberg Trials and how anti-Semitism has outlived Hitler. The book had a favorable review from School Library Journal and is found on Core Collection lists.
Willoughby, Susan. The Holocaust. Chicago, Ill: Heinemann Library, 2001. Print.
Description: This books provides an overview of the Holocaust utilizing photographs and primary sources. It is broken into the following categories: What was it, War, Ghettos, and Rescuers.
Description: This books provides an overview of the Holocaust utilizing photographs and primary sources. It is broken into the following categories: What was it, War, Ghettos, and Rescuers.
Abells, Chana B. The Children We Remember: Photographs from the Archives of Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority, Jerusalem, Israel. New York: Greenwillow Books, 1986. Print.
Description: This book of photographs with very few words is a "eulogy for the children of the Holocaust." The photographs are of known and unknown children who were killed as well as those children who escaped, were rescued, or hid from the Nazi regime
----Horn Book
Description: This book of photographs with very few words is a "eulogy for the children of the Holocaust." The photographs are of known and unknown children who were killed as well as those children who escaped, were rescued, or hid from the Nazi regime
----Horn Book
Finkelstein, Norman H, Lars Hokanson, and Lois Hokanson. Remember Not to Forget: A Memory of the Holocaust. Philadelphia: Jewish Publ. Soc, 2004. Print.
Description: The black-and-white wood cut illustrations accompany this book explaining what the Holocaust was and how it is remembered on Holocaust Remembrance Day. The story also describes how the Jews became targets of anti-Semitism.
Description: The black-and-white wood cut illustrations accompany this book explaining what the Holocaust was and how it is remembered on Holocaust Remembrance Day. The story also describes how the Jews became targets of anti-Semitism.
Chaikin, Miriam. A Nightmare in History: The Holocaust, 1933-1945. New York: Clarion Books, 1987. Print.
Description: This book traces the history of anti-Semitism from biblical times all the way through the Nazi era. It provides the background of Judaism and how Nazi anti-Semitism began.
Description: This book traces the history of anti-Semitism from biblical times all the way through the Nazi era. It provides the background of Judaism and how Nazi anti-Semitism began.
Adler, David A, and Karen Ritz. Hiding from the Nazis. New York: Holiday House, 1997. Print.
Description: Adler recounts a story, often told in adult memoirs, of the heroic role the Dutch Resistance had in rescuing Jews and others during WWII. Factual information about the history of the time before and after the war is also included. Favorable reviews from Booklist and School Library Journal.
Description: Adler recounts a story, often told in adult memoirs, of the heroic role the Dutch Resistance had in rescuing Jews and others during WWII. Factual information about the history of the time before and after the war is also included. Favorable reviews from Booklist and School Library Journal.
Biographies
Auerbacher, Inge, and Israel, Bernbaum. I Am A Star: Child Of The Holocaust. New York: Prentice-Hall Bks. for Young Readers, 1986. Print.
Description: This autobiographical story traces Inge's experiences during the Holocaust in which of the 15,000 children imprisoned in Terezin, only 13 survived till the end of the war. The book also includes a timeline beginning with Hitler's rise to power and ending with liberation in 1945. The Illustrator Israel Bernbaum utilizes charcoal drawings to accent the story and poems by Inge. Favorable review by School Library Journal.
Description: This autobiographical story traces Inge's experiences during the Holocaust in which of the 15,000 children imprisoned in Terezin, only 13 survived till the end of the war. The book also includes a timeline beginning with Hitler's rise to power and ending with liberation in 1945. The Illustrator Israel Bernbaum utilizes charcoal drawings to accent the story and poems by Inge. Favorable review by School Library Journal.
Hurwitz, Johanna, and Vera Rosenberry. Anne Frank: Life in Hiding. Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society, 1988. Print.
Description: This biography of Anne Frank's life covers the events before, during, and after the period of Anne's diary. The book provides a map of Europe, chronology, and an explanation of the political and economic background of the Holocaust. With favorable reviews from Booklist and School Library Journal this book has made it onto Core Collection lists.
Description: This biography of Anne Frank's life covers the events before, during, and after the period of Anne's diary. The book provides a map of Europe, chronology, and an explanation of the political and economic background of the Holocaust. With favorable reviews from Booklist and School Library Journal this book has made it onto Core Collection lists.
Adler, David A, and Karen Ritz. A Picture Book of Anne Frank. New York: Holiday House, 1993. Print.
Description: An addition to the Picture Book Biography series, this book traces Anne's brief life, chronicling her early years in Germany, her time spent in the Amsterdam attic, and months following arrest and deportation. Through black and white drawings Anne and her family come to life.
Description: An addition to the Picture Book Biography series, this book traces Anne's brief life, chronicling her early years in Germany, her time spent in the Amsterdam attic, and months following arrest and deportation. Through black and white drawings Anne and her family come to life.
Levine, Karen. Hana's Suitcase: A True Story. S.l.: Albert Whitman, 2007. Print.
Description: The account, which was based on a radio drama, is a biography of a Czech girl who died in the Holocaust. The story alternates between the accounts of a Japanese Curator who learned about Hana's life after she was sent Hana's suitcase. School Library Journal states, "one of the most effective teaching models for Holocaust curriculums available."
Description: The account, which was based on a radio drama, is a biography of a Czech girl who died in the Holocaust. The story alternates between the accounts of a Japanese Curator who learned about Hana's life after she was sent Hana's suitcase. School Library Journal states, "one of the most effective teaching models for Holocaust curriculums available."
Electronic Resources
The Anne Frank Center USA
URL: http://annefrank.com/
Description: Explore the life and diary of Anne Frank. This website links to its' partner website in Amsterdam providing timelines, video excerpts, and a 3D hiding place to explore. Teaching resources are available as well as diary excerpts. Click on "Who is Anna" to explore interactive features.
URL: http://annefrank.com/
Description: Explore the life and diary of Anne Frank. This website links to its' partner website in Amsterdam providing timelines, video excerpts, and a 3D hiding place to explore. Teaching resources are available as well as diary excerpts. Click on "Who is Anna" to explore interactive features.
Children of the Holocaust: The Museum of Tolerance
URL: http://www.museumoftolerance.com/site/c.tmL6KfNVLtH/b.5759983/k.6B50/Children_of_the_Holocaust/apps/nl/newsletter2.asp
Description: This division of the Museum of Tolerance provides photos and short biographies of children caught up in the Holocaust. You can look up specific children, or browse the many faces. Great resource to use when assigning biographical reports to students. Puts names and faces to the victims.
URL: http://www.museumoftolerance.com/site/c.tmL6KfNVLtH/b.5759983/k.6B50/Children_of_the_Holocaust/apps/nl/newsletter2.asp
Description: This division of the Museum of Tolerance provides photos and short biographies of children caught up in the Holocaust. You can look up specific children, or browse the many faces. Great resource to use when assigning biographical reports to students. Puts names and faces to the victims.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
URL: http://www.ushmm.org/education/
Description: The Museum provides educational resources for teachers and students as well as audio, video, and photographic resources about the Holocaust. The website also provides a "Holocaust Encyclopedia." If you are unsure of how to teach a Holocaust unit, or want to know more about the History of the Holocaust look no further.
URL: http://www.ushmm.org/education/
Description: The Museum provides educational resources for teachers and students as well as audio, video, and photographic resources about the Holocaust. The website also provides a "Holocaust Encyclopedia." If you are unsure of how to teach a Holocaust unit, or want to know more about the History of the Holocaust look no further.
Scholastic Teacher Guide: We Remember Anne Frank
URL: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/we-remember-anne-frank-teachers-guide
Description: Scholastic provides a very thorough guide to a Holocaust unit of learning centering on Anne Frank. Project examples are provided as well as educational web links, continued reading lists, and a video reference list.
URL: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/we-remember-anne-frank-teachers-guide
Description: Scholastic provides a very thorough guide to a Holocaust unit of learning centering on Anne Frank. Project examples are provided as well as educational web links, continued reading lists, and a video reference list.