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In the years between 1939 and 1945 more than eleven million people, six million of these Jews, were annihilated at the hands of the Nazi party. Included in this 11 million were gypsies, gays and lesbians, Jehovah’s Witnesses, political prisoners, criminals, emigrants, and those labeled asocial, along with many others. Each person was required to wear a triangular patch reflecting her or his deemed imperfection according to Nazi rule. This mass execution has left permanent scars on the face of humanity. Holocaust Remembrance Day has been observed since 1950. The 27th of Nissan was chosen because it was within the time span of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising, yet beyond the beginning of Passover. In 1951 Israel’s parliament declared Yom Hashoah U’Mered HaGetaot (Holocaust and Ghetto Revolt Remembrance Day). After several name changes the recognition was simplified to Yom Hashoah. This holiday usually falls between the middle of April and the middle of May on the Julian calendar.
Various types of commemoration are observed this day, such as the Field of Flags we have at ETSU. This solemn tribute gives us a chance to reflect on the tragic events and remember the victims. Its purpose is to inform observers about the facts surrounding the Holocaust and to tell the stories of those who were there. By increasing awareness of the Holocaust and similar occurrences in recent years, we hope to help prevent future episodes of genocide and increase ways to protect basic human rights for everyone. The impact that this event has had on world history is truly enormous. Educating future generations about the birth and progression of such devastating governmental control is crucial to this prevention of injustice. Of primary importance is the hope that comes from the knowledge that, in spite of the unspeakable horrors that occurred, the Jewish population was not wiped out. The strength and courage of the survivors and their descendants are to be an inspiration to us all.
Library Resources
| Description of Library Resources |
Location of Resources |
| Anne Frank, beyond the diary : a photographic remembrance / by Ruud van der Rol and Rian Verhoeven in association with the Anne Frank House ; translated by Tony Langham and Plym Peters ; with an introduction by Anna Quindlen. |
Location: ETSU C. C. SHERROD Room 353 Juvenile Nonfiction
Call No.: 940.5318 R64a 1993 |
| Pictorial history of the Holocaust / edited by Yitzhak Arad ; designed by Hava Mordohovich ; Yad Vashem, The Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority, Jerusalem. |
Location: ETSU C. C. SHERROD Books
Call No.: D804.3 .P53 1990 |
| Hidden children of the Holocaust : teens who hid from the Nazis / Esther Kustanowitz. |
Location: ETSU KINGSPORT Books
Call No.: D804.48 .K87 1999 |
| In the camps : teens who survived the Nazi concentration camps / by Toby Axelrod. |
Location: ETSU KINGSPORT Books
Call No.: D804.195 .A87 1999 |
| Remember the children : Daniel's story : teacher guide. |
Location: ETSU C. C. .SHERROD Docs Closed Stacks (Ask at Docs Desk)
Call No.: Y 3.H 74:8 D 22/2/PACKET |
| Women's Holocaust writing : memory and imagination / S. Lillian Kremer. |
Location: ETSU C. C. SHERROD Books
Call No.: PN56.H55 K74 1999 |
| Homosexuals, Victims of the Nazi Era, 1933-1945 |
Location: ETSU C. C. .SHERROD Docs Closed Stacks (Ask at Docs Desk)
Call No.: Y 3.H 74:2 H 75/998 |
| Jehovah's Witnesses, Victims of the Nazi Era, 1933-1945 |
Location: ETSU C. C. .SHERROD Docs Closed Stacks (Ask at Docs Desk)
Call No.: Y 3.H 74:2 J 38/998 |
| They were not silent [videorecording] : the Jewish labor movement and the Holocaust / Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University ; produced and directed by Roland Millman. |
Location: ETSU C. C. SHERROD Media Center Room 311 (Restricted Access)
Call No.: VTR 5400 |
| Courage to care [videorecording] / a United Way production ; Rittmy, Ltd. ; producer and director, Robert Gardner. |
Location: ETSU C. C. SHERROD Media Center Room 311 (Restricted Access)
Call No.: VTR 5468 |
| Triumph of memory [videorecording] / a production of Robert Gardner and Associates ; Rittmy, Inc. ; producer and director, Robert Gardner. |
Location: ETSU C. C. SHERROD Media Center Room 311 (Restricted Access)
Call No.: VTR 5482 |
| People's century. 1933, Master race [videorecording] / a co-production of WGBH Boston and the BBC ; produced and directed by Jonathan Lewis. |
Location: ETSU C. C. SHERROD Media Center Room 311 (Restricted Access)
Call No.: VTR 5099 |
| Generation twice removed [videorecording] / a film by Ulrike Hemberger and Rainer Hällfritzsch. |
Location: ETSU C. C. SHERROD Media Center Room 311 (Restricted Access)
Call No.: VTR 4900 |
| Voices of the children [videorecording] / written and directed by Zuzana Justman ; produced by Jirí Jezek, Robert Kanter ; a presentation of the Terezin Foundation ; produced in association with MJM Creative Services. |
Location: ETSU C. C. SHERROD Media Center Room 311 (Restricted Access)
Call No.: VTR 4095 |
Web Resources
A Teachers Guide to the Holocaust: Includes teacher resources, student activities, site map
http://fcit.usf.edu/holocaust/
Holocaust Teacher Resource Center. This site has lesson plans, essays, & publications, events & other things
http://www.holocaust-trc.org
Learning About the Holocaust Through Art
http://art.holocaust-education.net/
This site contains sample lessons/book listings
http://www.socialstudies.com/c/@la2iaHYtV5kvw/Pages/holo.html
This site has several teaching resources relevant to the Holocaust
http://www.ushmm.org/education/foreducators/
Teaching the Holocaust: Grades 4-12/lesson plans
http://remember.org/educate/moretta.html
Lesson Planning Article: Teaching the Holocaust
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson187.shtml
Holocaust Education: The Florida Legislation Mandate
http://www.holocaustedu.org/education/index.htm |
