In these uncertain times, amid the dangerous surge in antisemitism, conspiracy theories, and Holocaust distortion, our community stands together to support the Museum’s critical mission. Join us to ...

On May 13–14, high-level officials are convening in Berlin to discuss the future of United Nations (UN) peace operations. Perhaps more than ever in its seven-plus decade history, the future of UN ...

This lesson is structured around a multi-layered wall timeline that encourages critical thinking about the relationship between Nazi policy, World War II, historical events, and individual experiences ...

US Holocaust Memorial Museum educators and historians created these lesson plans for use in secondary classrooms. Click on a lesson plan to see its recommended grade level, subjects covered, and time ...

This lesson focuses on the history of antisemitism and its role in the Holocaust to better understand how prejudice and hate speech can contribute to violence, mass atrocity, and genocide. Learning ...

This extension highlights the changes in the social and political status of Jews in Germany between 1933 and 1945 and provides a foundational understanding of the events that led to the Holocaust.

This lesson is designed as both a two-day and four-day unit. In both versions, students analyze how and why the Nazis and their collaborators persecuted and murdered Jews as well as other people ...

In 1942, members of the Schwarz family packed their belongings, hid them in the attic for safekeeping, and left their home. Like many Jews who received deportation orders during the Holocaust, they ...

The Museum’s Bringing the Lessons Home program introduces Washington, DC-area public high school students to Holocaust history and encourages them to share its lessons with their family, friends, and ...

Holocaust survivor Ninetta Feldman remembers fleeing her aunt’s house and hiding in an ancient Greek fortress to keep safe from the falling bombs during World War II. As life grew more dangerous for ...

Esta lección se basa en una línea de tiempo de pared con varias capas que anima el pensamiento crítico sobre la relación entre las políticas nazis, la Segunda Guerra Mundial, los eventos históricos y ...

Imagine stepping back in time to savor the flavors of childhood, evoking fond memories that reconnect you to your homeland before it was lost to the Holocaust. Auschwitz survivor Steven Fenves, whose ...