Holocaust education requires a comprehensive study of not only times, dates, and places, but also the motivation and ideology that allowed these events. In this course, students will study the history of anti-Semitism; the rise of the Nazi party; and the Holocaust, from its beginnings through liberation and the aftermath of the tragedy. The study of the Holocaust is a multi-disciplinary one, integrating world history, geography, American history, and civics. Through this in-depth, semester-long study of the Holocaust, high school students will gain an understanding of the ramifications of prejudice and indifference, the potential for government-supported terror, and they will get glimpses of kindness and humanity in the worst of times.
Unit 1
Lesson 1: The Rise of Anti-Semitism
Lesson 2: Preparing for the “Final Solution”
Lesson 3: Confinement in the Camps
Lesson 4: The Wannsee Conference
Lesson 5: Life and Death in the Extermination Camps
Midterm
Lesson 6: Liberation and Recovery
Lesson 7: Non-Jewish Victims
Lesson 8: The Nuremberg Trials
Lesson 9: Coping in the Aftermath
Lesson 10: Genocide Convention
Final
Unit 2
* This course requires you to prove your ability to adhere to the expectations of HHSO prior to being enrolled into it. Therefore, coach approval is required.