Use materials from this section to introduce students to the Holocaust.
Holocaust – the Path to Genocide and its Stages

The wall of the ghetto in Warsaw, being constructed by Nazi German order in August 1940.
Holocaust – the Path to Genocide and its Stages
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pdfHolocaust | GlossaryAn extensive glossary complementary to the educational package on the Holocaust.Open in new tab and download
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pdfThe Path To Genocide | Lesson scenarioThrough these sources and exercises, students will learn about the beginnings of the Holocaust. The material is divided into five parts covering the Nazi ideology, Nazis in power, discrimination and persecution of the Jews, Nazi propaganda and emigration.Open in new tab and download
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pdfThe Mass Murder of Jews and its StagesThrough these sources and exercises, students will learn about the stages of the mass murder of Jews during the Second World War. The material is divided into three parts covering the persecution, Ghettoisation and mass murder of the Jews.Open in new tab and download
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pdfEurope And The World In The Face Of The Holocaust – Passivity And Complicity | Lesson scenarioThrough these sources and exercises, students will learn about the passivity or complicity of people during the Holocaust showcasing the exploitation of the situation of Jews or the indifference towards them. The material is divided into three sections portraying the situation in different European countries.Open in new tab and download
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pdfThe Aftermath of the HolocaustThrough these sources and exercises, students will learn about the aftermath of the Holocaust. The material is divided into five parts covering the direct consequences; the reckoning; memory and denial of the Holocaust and genocide after the Holocaust.Open in new tab and download
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Webinar - Resources for history teachers: an educational kit about the Holocaust (M. Grądzka-Rejak)
For more about the series of webinars: https://enrs.eu/edition/series-of-web...
Martyna Grądzka-Rejak, PhD, historian and educator, graduated from the Institute of History at the Pedagogical University in Krakow and the Department of Jewish Studies of the Jagiellonian University in Krakow. She currently works in the Warsaw Ghetto Museum as well as the Historical Research Office of the Institute of National Remembrance. Her research focuses on the history and culture of Polish Jews the Holocaust and wartime fate of Jewish women and families in particular. She has conducted research in the USA, Israel, Germany and Poland. Her doctoral thesis focuses on Jewish women in occupied Krakow (1939–1945). She has received several awards and scholarships, such as a scholarship from the Foundation for Polish Science and the Polish Prime Minister’s award. She was also a finalist of the Scientific Award of the Polityka weekly. She is the author of several articles and books.
Animation "Memento"
Directed by: Zoltán Szilágyi Varga
Produced by: European Network Remembrance and Solidarity, House of the Wannsee Conference
Executive producer: Rózus Film
Funded by: Ministry of Culture and National Heritage (Poland), Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media (Germany), Nord-Ost Institut
Partners: Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial Site and Museum, Foundation for the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews, Federal Institute for Culture and History of the Germans in Eastern Europe