Below are eleven web sites about the Holocaust and World War II. Click on any link that may interest you, take notes, and write a report or do an oral presentation about what you have learned.
1. Hitler
(http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/riseofhitler/index.htm)
This site offers a wealth of information about Hitler and his rise to power.
2. Anne Frank: Her Life and Times
(http://www.annefrank.com/anne/anne.html)
This site tells about the story of Anne's diary, the publishing of the diary, and the authenticity of the diary. It also gives selected entries of the diary to read. *Select and read the topics above. Present information to the class.
3. Holocaust and Children
(http://www.ushmm.org/misc-bin/add_goback/education/children.html)
This site is about children and the Holocaust.
4. Soldiers of WW II
(http://www.surfsouth.com/~the70th/wingen2.txt.)
This site has an account of John A. Hallers of a battle in France.
*Read and complete the activity sheet. Present information to class.
5. Women Photographers of World War II 1
(http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/wcf/wcf0002.html)
This site gives some background information about women journalists. *Read, take notes, and write a brief summary of what you have learned. Present to the class.
6. Women Photographers of World War II 2
(http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/wcf/wcf0007.html)
This site features information about photographer Therese Booney. Examine some of her work.
*Scroll down through the site until you find the title of the photographs listed on the activity sheet.
View the photos and complete the activity sheet. Present what you have learned to the class.
7. Women Photographers of World War II 3
(http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/wcf/wcf0013.html)
This site features information about photographer Dorothea Lange. Examine some of her work.
*Scroll down through the site until you find the title of the photographs listed on the activity sheet.
View the photos and complete the activity sheet. Present what you have learned to the class.
Below are four web sites with different images to look at. The last is a glossary of Holocaust terms.
8. Holocaust 1 (http://remember.org/courage/pictures.html)
Pictures from Warsaw Ghetto (places all Jews were forced to live surrounded by barbed wire or walls)
Click on pictures to bring the image up close.
9. Holocaust 2 (http://remember.org/jacobs/index.html)
Auschwitz~Birkenau (concentration camp in Poland) images
Scroll down and click on first image. Read and follow direction arrows to the end.
10. Holocaust 3 (http://www.remember.org/image/images.html)
Images of Concentration Camps in Europe
Click on links to view images. There are lots of links here and are in this order:
11. Holocaust 4 (http://www.wiesenthal.com/resource/gloss.htm)
This is a Holocaust glossary of terms, places, and personalities. It is great to look up any word that is new to you while reading Holocaust literature.