The teaching materials, which are aimed at secondary school pupils, include a powerful collection of case studies, focusing on the persecution by the Nazis of different groups of people.
Case studies include experiences of trade unionists and the persecution of black people, persons with disabilities, Poles, Soviet POWs, gay men and Jehovah’s Witnesses.
Persecution of Poles
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Persecution of Poles - case study postcard
Czesława Kwoka was born on 15th August 1928 in Wólka Złojecka, a small village near the city of Zamość in south-eastern Poland.
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Persecution of Poles - poster
Why would a Government not allow children to go to school? Why would children be stolen from their families? What do you understand by the term ‘Germanisation’?
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Persecution of Poles - teaching notes
Teaching notes on the content and usage of the 'Persecution of Poles' section of the resource, together with advice on the pedagogical challenges and conceptual issues it raises.
Soviet prisoners of war
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Soviet prisoners of war - case study postcard
Konstantin Alexandrovich Shilov was born in Bugulma in Russia in 1913 and, like millions of other Russians of his generation, he experienced great hardship during his childhood.
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Soviet prisoners of war - poster
Why do international laws exist? What can happen when they are ignored? How should soldiers who are captured by those they are fighting be treated?
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Soviet prisoners of war - teaching notes
Teaching notes on the content and usage of the 'Soviet prisoners of war' section of the resource, together with advice on the pedagogical challenges and conceptual issues it raises.
Persecution of gay men
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Persecution of gay men - case study postcard
Richard Grune was born on 2nd August 1903 in Flensburg in northern Germany. Richard was interested in drawing from an early age and he attended art college in the nearby city of Kiel.
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Persecution of gay men - poster
Why would these men have been persecuted? What was Paragraph 175? What did the pink triangle symbolise?
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Persecution of gay men - teaching notes
Teaching notes on the content and usage of the 'Persecution of gay men' section of the resource, together with advice on the pedagogical challenges and conceptual issues it raises.
Persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses
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Persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses - case study postcard
Magdalena Kusserow was born on 23rd January 1924 in Bochum in Germany. She was the eighth of eleven children.
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Persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses
Why would a government regard a family home as a threat? Why would someone refuse to serve in the army? What would a person be prepared to sacrifice for their faith?
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Jehovah's Witnesses - teaching notes
Teaching notes on the content and usage of the 'Persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses' section of the resource, together with advice on the pedagogical challenges and conceptual issues it raises.
Persecution of black people
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Persecution of black people - case study postcard
Theodor Wonja Michael was born into a mixed race family in Berlin on 15th January 1925. His father Theophilius had come to Germany from Cameroon in the hope of studying but, like many Africans in Germany, had only been able to find work in travell
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Persecution of black people - poster
What was ‘racial science’? What does ‘Afrodeutsch’ mean? Who has the right to decide who can have children?
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Persecution of black people - teaching notes
Teaching notes on the content and usage of the 'Persecution of black people' section of the resource, together with advice on the pedagogical challenges and conceptual issues it raises.
Disabled people and the Euthanasia programme
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Disabled people and the euthanasia programme - case study postcard
Theresia Karas was born on 13th May 1928 in Salzburg, Austria. She was the fourth child of a railway official, Josef, and Maria Karas, a housewife.
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Disabled people and the euthanasia programme - poster
What is the purpose of a castle? What does “Euthanasia” mean? Who has the right to choose who lives and who dies?
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Disabled people and the euthanasia programme - teaching notes
Teaching notes on the content and usage of the 'Disabled people and the euthanasia programme' section of the resource, together with advice on the pedagogical challenges and conceptual issues it raises.
Persecution of Gypsies and the Porrajmos
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Persecution of Gypsies and the Porrajmos - case study postcard
Rita Prigmore was born on 3rd March 1943 in Wuerzburg, Germany, together with her twin sister Rolanda, into a Sinti (Gypsy) family.
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Persecution of Gypsies and the Porrajmos - poster
What does “sterilization” mean? Why would a government prevent certain groups from having children? Why would a Gypsy be sterilized?
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Persecution of Gypsies and the Porrajmos - teaching resources
Teaching notes on the content and usage of the 'Persecution of Gypsies and the Porrajmos' section of the resource, together with advice on the pedagogical challenges and conceptual issues it raises.
Jews in Hungary
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Jews in Hungary - case study postcard
Elie Wiesel was born in 1928 in the town of Sighet, Transylvania, which is today part of Romania. He had two older sisters (Bea and Hilda) and one younger sister (Tzipora).
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Jews in Hungary - poster
What makes a community? What does a synagogue look like? What was lost during the Holocaust?
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Jews in Hungary - teaching resources
Teaching notes on the content and usage of the 'Jews in Hungary' section of the resource, together with advice on the pedagogical challenges and conceptual issues it raises.
Martin and Erica's Journey
Paul's journey
Persecution of Trade Unionists
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Persecution of Trade Unionists - case study postcard
Wilhelm Leuschner was born into a working class family on 15th June 1890 in the German city of Bayreuth. Although Wilhelm had a passion and talent for art, it was difficult for a boy from a poor family to follow an artistic career.
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Persecution of Trade Unionists - poster
Why would workers go on strike? What rights should workers have? Why would a government abolish trade unions?
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Persecution of Trade Unionists - teaching notes
Trade unions developed in Europe during the Industrial Revolution of the 19th century.