If you need more background on the Holocaust, check out this resource: How did the Holocaust happen?
The Diary of Anne Frank
During your study of the book, you might encounter the names of some groups, people or concepts that are unfamiliar. The Holocaust Glossary might help you work through some of those words.
Anne Frank Project ResourcesYou will need to access some of these websites to complete your LinoIt project:
About Anne Frank and Characters in her Diary: The Anne Frank Channel of YouTube: This channel will give you access to the only known film footage of Anne Frank, an interview with Mies Giep and a collection of photos. Anne Frank Museum: The website of the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, this site includes illustrations and an interactive history of Anne Frank and the hiding place where she wrote her diary. |
The Anne Frank Tree: An interactive monument that allows students to create and share drawings, photos, poems and stories inspired by Anne Frank's diary.
Miep Gies, An Unsung Heroine: This site is dedicated to Miep Gies, who risked her life to hide Anne and her family from the Nazis. It includes photos and links to other helpful sites.
Miep Gies, An Unsung Heroine: This site is dedicated to Miep Gies, who risked her life to hide Anne and her family from the Nazis. It includes photos and links to other helpful sites.
Individual Holocaust Survivors - Group Assignments:
Use the links below to find information about your assigned survivor. Remember to look for Before, During & After as well as answers to the 5Ws & H questions.
Use the links below to find information about your assigned survivor. Remember to look for Before, During & After as well as answers to the 5Ws & H questions.
Solomon Radasky, Warsaw ghetto & concentration camp survivor
- Solomon Radasky, concentration-camp survivor - Survivor Stories - Oral History - USHMM |
Simon Wiesenthal, camp survivor & Nazi hunter
- Simon Wiesenthal, 1908-2005 - Simon Wiesenthal biography - Nazi Hunting: Simon Wiesenthal Shep Zitler, soldier & prisoner of war
- Survivor Stories - Shep Zitler, Oral History - Life in the Shadows |
Eva Mozes Kor, survivor of twin experiments
- Eva Mozes Kor - Eva and Miriam - Evan & Miriam Mozes - Eva Kor obituary Krystyna Chiger, hid in sewers
- Krystyna Chiger's Story - Angels in the Dark - Krystyna's Story - Interview with Krystyna Chiger |
Additional Holocaust Survivor Resources:
Behind Every Name a Story: An online exhibit of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, this page links to the stories of a number of Holocaust survivors, some more detailed than others.
Telling Their Stories: An oral history project site that provides access to student interviews of Holocaust survivors and refugees.
Survivor Stories from Holocaust Learning: Both written and videotaped interviews of Holocaust survivors are available to view at this site.
Behind Every Name a Story: An online exhibit of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, this page links to the stories of a number of Holocaust survivors, some more detailed than others.
Telling Their Stories: An oral history project site that provides access to student interviews of Holocaust survivors and refugees.
Survivor Stories from Holocaust Learning: Both written and videotaped interviews of Holocaust survivors are available to view at this site.
Individual Holocaust Rescuers - Group Assignments
Use the links below to find information about your assigned rescuer. Look for answers to the 5Ws & H questions, especially - if possible - the Why behind their rescues. Also look for their activities Before, During and After World War II.
Use the links below to find information about your assigned rescuer. Look for answers to the 5Ws & H questions, especially - if possible - the Why behind their rescues. Also look for their activities Before, During and After World War II.
Additional Rescuer Resources:
Rescue: This section of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum site provides an overview of how different countries and individuals helped to protect and rescue those who were targeted by the Nazis.
The Righteous among the Nations: This link takes you to information on a number of rescuers, both Jewish and Gentile.
We Remember Anne Frank - Rescuers: Stories of several rescuers are available at this site with connections to additional information about some of them.
Rescue: This section of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum site provides an overview of how different countries and individuals helped to protect and rescue those who were targeted by the Nazis.
The Righteous among the Nations: This link takes you to information on a number of rescuers, both Jewish and Gentile.
We Remember Anne Frank - Rescuers: Stories of several rescuers are available at this site with connections to additional information about some of them.