Resources for the Classroom
Education Program 4 lessons
AT GREAT RISK: HOLOCAUST RESCUE AND THE RIGHTEOUS AMONG THE NATIONS
14+
and an optional final assignment
Available in French
MATERIALS NEEDED
FEATURED ANTHOLOGY
• Teacher’s guide • Student workbook • Student reflection journal • Short film — Holocaust Rescue and the Righteous Among the Nations
• Final assignment proposal (optional) • Class set of At Great Risk: Memoirs of Rescue during the Holocaust
Fishel Philip Goldig The Survival Story of a Six-Year- Old Boy • Born in Poland in 1933
14+
• Arrived in Canada in 1948; lives in Montreal, QC When Fishel and his parents escape from a ghetto and certain death, a farmer helps them survive in his potato cellar, creating an underground bunker.
DURING THIS PROGRAM, STUDENTS WILL
• Read one memoir on the theme of Holocaust rescue • Learn about the historical context of the Holocaust • Engage in meaningful discussions with peers
• Reflect on their personal opinions and feelings • Complete a final assignment (optional)
David Korn Saved by Luck and Devotion • Born in Czechoslovakia in 1937
11+
• Arrived in Canada in 1965; lives in Halifax, NS As deportations to Nazi camps begin in Slovakia, David’s parents place him and his brother in a Lutheran orphanage, where a pastor directs his staff to protect Jewish children.
After completing the Education Program, students will recognize that the act of rescue during the Holocaust was a rare occurrence due to the extreme risk associated with hel- ping Jews. Students will develop a greater understanding of the complex context in which people made decisions that went against the rules of the society they were in and the signi- ficant outcomes of those decisions.
Eva Lang Three Stars in the Sky • Born in Belgium in 1930
11+
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• Learn about the Holocaust by discovering its historical context and understanding the dynamics of Holocaust rescue • Learn from the Holocaust by analyzing forces that shape human behaviour in times of crisis and by applying this learning to become responsible global citizens
• Reflect on the value of first-person testi- monies in remembering and responding to past events
• Arrived in Canada in 1974; lives in Netanya, Israel Separated from their parents when they are released from an internment camp in France, Eva and her sister are moved from refuge to refuge by a clandestine network determined to save Jewish children.
At Great Risk An Education Program on Holocaust Rescue and the Righteous Among the Nations Teacher’s Guide
At Great Risk An Education Program on Holocaust Rescue and the Righteous Among the Nations Student Workbook
At Great Risk An Education Program on Holocaust Rescue and the Righteous Among the Nations Student Reflection Journal
At Great Risk An Education Program on Holocaust Rescue and the Righteous Among the Nations Final Assignment Proposal
If you are interested in Holocaust rescue, you might also like these memoirs:
Student Name: Survivor Author’s Name: Title of Memoir:
Student Name: Survivor Author’s Name: Title of Memoir:
Student Name: Survivor Author’s Name: Title of Memoir:
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memoirs.azrielifoundation.org
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At Great Risk : An Education Program on Holocaust Rescue and the Righteous Among the Nations
Teacher's Guide
Student Workbook
Reflection Journal
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