Lesson 1: Life in Europe Before the War
Learning Objective: To understand what life was like in Pre-War Europe for everyone.
Resources needed for lesson:
Youtube, Echoes and Reflections Resource, But the Story didn't End that way (+Posters), The Image of Polish Jewry between the two world wars 1919-1939.
Learning Activities:
1. Play video "Children in the Hebrew Gymnasium" The children are singing a song of hope in the 1930's. - (read to class)They are in an orphanage in the early 1930s prior to the war and final solution singing a song for hope. Now the Israel national anthem.
2. Discuss with class - Key words for this topic
Before Group work: with Second video on page and the Testimony link in other column. 3. Station Work 30 mins per station
Image analysis - Using the posters 1-2
Teacher notes attached to read on each images. Mapping Skills -
Discuss with class why Europe's map is important to the World at this time. Who were the super-powers/leading nations in 1930's. Mathematical and Graphing -
5. Evaluation -
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Treblinka, Poland, Smoke Rising from the Burning of Bodies in the Camp, 1943
© Yad Vashem Photo Archive
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