Develop knowledge and understanding:
To deepen student knowledge and challenge common misunderstandings, in this chapter they will learn:
- About how some countries and some people tried to help Jews, but many did not.
Challenge myths and misconceptions:
Correct the misconception that no one, or no country, made efforts to help Jewish people.
Should you choose to share this with students it is very important to be clear that this is a misconception and it needs to be taught about with sensitivity and skill.
Support for in chapter activities:
Support for Activity p.77:
Students can access these websites to assist them with further research about the Danish efforts to rescue their Jewish population:
https://www.yadvashem.org/righteous/stories/the-rescue-of-denmark-jews.html
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/rescue-in-denmark
Support for Activity p.77:
Students can access this website to assist them with further research about the Albanian moral code of ‘Besa’:
https://www.yadvashem.org/yv/en/exhibitions/besa/index.asp
Additional resources for teachers:
Online classroom materials: ‘Heroic actions of the Holocaust.’
These materials are aimed at KS4 students who have some foundational knowledge of the Holocaust and are suitable for deepening learning in RS, Citizenship and History. The lesson examines the heroic actions of individuals who tried to help Jewish people at great risk to themselves.
https://holocausteducation.org.uk/teacher-resources/post-it-online-courses/heroic-actions-holocaust/
Further reading materials:
Tec, N. (2013) Resistance: How Jews and Christians Fought Back against the Nazis: Oxford: Oxford University Press.