The+Holocaust+Project

Welcome to the Holocaust Project. If you do this right, your life will never be the same.

Your task is twofold:
 * Task**
 * 1) You must research the history of the Holocaust, answering the following questions:
 * What were the political events that lead to the rise of Adolph Hitler?
 * How did Hitler manage to turn German society against the Jewish people?
 * How did Jews respond to the discrimination and deportation?
 * Why did the rest of the world do nothing about the Holocaust?

2. You must present a personal story of one victim of the Holocaust and include the following elements:
 * A narrative of their life both before and during the Holocaust, written either by the victim or by yourself.
 * A collection of pictures/maps/graphs etc that illustrates the narrative.

Your product will be a narrated slide show on the website [|Voicethread.com] or a narrated slide show using any computer-based software program.
 * Product**

Most of the historical data will be provided by Mr. Schmidt in class. To help you with the personal stories, here are some links.
 * Links**

http://www.holocaustforgotten.com/baginski.htm http://www.holocaustforgotten.com/HolocaustArtist.htm http://www.holocaustforgotten.com/holocaustpictures.htm http://www.holocaustforgotten.com/Dachau.htm http://www.holocaustforgotten.com/nordhausen.htm http://www.holocaustforgotten.com/Komski.htm http://www.holocaustforgotten.com/survivors.htm http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/media_oi.php?lang=en&ModuleId=10005143&MediaId=260 http://www.ushmm.org/education/forstudents/ http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/online/phistories/

This link is a fantastic resource for stories told from the perspective of both victims and perpetrators of the Holocaust: http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/GERnazigermany.htm