Printable Resource List
- DHRC Resource List: Holocaust K-3Printable version of listed resources.
Benno and the Night of Broken Glass by Call Number: PZ7.W7903 Ben 2010ISBN: 9780822599296Publication Date: 2010-01-03In 1938 Berlin, Germany, a cat sees Rosenstrasse change from a peaceful neighborhood of Jews and
Gentiles to an unfriendly place where, one November night, men in brown shirts destroy Jewish-owned
businesses and arrest or kill Jewish people. Includes Teacher Resource.
Hiding from the Nazis by Call Number: DS135.N6 B343 1997ISBN: 0823412881Publication Date: 1997-09-01The true story of Lore Baer who as a four-year-old Jewish child was placed with a Christian family in the
Dutch farm country to avoid persecution by the Nazis
The Cats in Krasinski Square by Call Number: PZ7.H4364 Cat 2004ISBN: 0439435404Publication Date: 2004-08-01Two Jewish sisters, escapees of the infamous Warsaw ghetto, devise a plan to thwart an attempt by the
Gestapo to intercept food bound for starving people behind the dark Wall.
Passage to Freedom by Call Number: D804.3 .M63 1997ISBN: 1880000490Publication Date: 1997-05-01Looks at the Chinese diplomat who used his powers--against the orders of his own government--to assist thousands of Jews in escaping the Nazis in Lithuania. Includes Teacher Resource.
The Butterfly by Call Number: PZ7.P75186 Pap 2000ISBN: 0399231706Publication Date: 2000-04-24A story of two girls' friendship and bravery while hiding from the Nazis during the French Resistance is
based on the author's aunt's own experiences.
Monsieur Marceau by Call Number: PN1986.M3 .S48 2012ISBN: 9781596435292Publication Date: 2012-09-04Marcel Marceau, the world's most famous mime, enthralled audiences around the world for more than
fifty years. When he waved his hand or lifted his eyebrow he was able to speak volumes without ever saying a word. But few know the story of the man behind those gestures.
Elsie's War by Call Number: D804.66.K84 D33 2003ISBN: 1845071905Publication Date: 2004-02-12Elsie Kuhn-Leitz, the daughter of a famous industrialist, risked everything to save the lives of those
persecuted by the Nazi regime.
In My Pocket by Call Number: PZ7.S58855 In 1997ISBN: 0152013571Publication Date: 1997-03-01A seven-year-old Jewish girl from Germany suffers fear and uncertainty in July 1939 while traveling by train and boat to the safety of a new life in Scotland.
Anne Frank by Call Number: DS135.N6 F73499 2005ISBN: 0375832424Publication Date: 2005-08-23Anne Frank's diary telling the story of her years in hiding from the Nazis has affected millions of people. But what was she like as a small girl, at home with her family and friends; at play and at school? And how did an ordinary little girl come to live such an extraordinary and tragically short life?
I Survived the Nazi Invasion 1944 by Call Number: PZ7.T211115 Iarr 2014ISBN: 9780545459389Publication Date: 2014-02-25A young Jewish boy escapes the ghetto and finds a group of resistance fighters deep in the forests of Poland. Will he have the strength to fight back against the Nazis?
Behind the Bookcase by Call Number: DS135.N6 G545 2020ISBN: 9781541557253Publication Date: 2020-09-01Miep Gies, who as a girl was a refugee during World War I, recognized that the world had once again become a dark place. Especially in danger were Jewish people during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, like her boss's family. This is the story of how Miep helped hide the Frank family
Janusz Korczak's Children by Call Number: LB775.K6272 S65 2007ISBN: 9781580132558Publication Date: 2007-09-01A biography of Janusz Korczak, who went to his death with the Jewish orphans in his care during the Nazi occupation of Poland in World War II
Hidden: a Child's Story of the Holocaust by Call Number: PZ7.7.D37 Hi 2014ISBN: 9781596438736Publication Date: 2014-04-01A grandmother shares the story of her experiences in WWII with her grandchild in this graphic novel for young readers
- Benno and the Night of Broken GlassThis lesson plan includes vocabulary words, activities, and discussion questions.
- Passage to Freedom: The Sugihara StoryIncludes pre-reading, vocabulary, activities, and discussion questions.
- Hiding From the NazisTeachingBooks website teacher resources including multi-level lessons with drawing and writing
- The Cats in Krasinski SquareLesson plans to help children understand the development of plot and conflict
- The ButterflyActivity involving craft
- I Survived, Teacher ResourceA young Jewish boy escapes the ghetto and finds a group of resistance fighters deep in the forests of Poland. Will he have the strength to fight back against the Nazis?
- Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the KindertransportWebsite dedicated to the film 'Into the Arms of Strangers'.
Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport by Call Number: DS135.G3315 I586 2001Publication Date: 2001The story of how Jewish children were sent to Great Britain by their parents during World War II to
protect them from Hitler. Includes Teacher Resource.
Run time: 118 minutes
Blind Spot: Hitler's Secretary by Call Number: D811.5.B564 2003ISBN: 9781404923515Publication Date: 2003The astonishing true story of Hitler's private secretary coming to terms with working for unspeakable evil
after remaining silent for nearly 60 years. Traudl Junge was Adolf Hitler's secretary from 1942 until the
end of the war. He dictated his last will and testament to her. She refused to speak publicly about her
memories, keeping silent about her life, her trials and tribulations, until now, the end of her life.
Run time: 87 minutes
Among the Righteous: Lost Stories from the Holocaust in Arab Lands by Call Number: DS135.A68 A46 2010ISBN: 1608832422Publication Date: 2010Looks at the reaction of the Arab people to the Holocaust in North Africa where thousands of Jews were forced into labor camps.
Run time: 60 minutes
The Hidden Child by Call Number: D804.6 .H53 2007ISBN: 9780793693061Publication Date: 2006Chronicles the wartime experiences of Dahme, one of an estimated 5,000 Jewish children hidden from the Nazis by righteous gentiles in the Netherlands.
Run time: 60 minutesThe Only Way by
Call Number: D804.6.O54 2010zISBN: 9781557395825Publication Date: 2010A Jewish family try to escape from Denmark before the German occupation of 1940.
Run time: 86 minutes
GRescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Couples by
Call Number: PN6120.H73 F3 1998ISBN: 9780792152620Publication Date: 1998Two true stories about couples who help save victims of the Holocaust. The first story is about a Dutch couple who place their own family in peril by giving lodging to many Jews in their house. The second is about a childless couple who take care of eighty boys in a school, most of them Jews.
Run time: 109 minutes
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