ExploringtheHolocaust

DuringthisdoubleperiodwewillbeexploringtheHolocaust.Wewillbelookingatvirtual
museumexhibits.AfteryouhavecompletedyourresearchIwouldlikeyoutocreateavirtual
flyerdescribingaspectsoftheHolocaustthatyouhavelearned.Pleasepostyourflyeronto
GoogleClassroom.Followalongonthisinformationalsheetandclickonthelinks.

Spendabout3040minutesresearchingthenspendthesecondhalfofthedoubleperiodcreating
yourflyer.

36QuestionsabouttheHolocaust
http://motlc.wiesenthal.com/site/pp.asp?c=gvKVLcMVIuG&b=394663

UnitedStatesHolocaustMemorialMuseum
https://www.ushmm.org/information/exhibitions/permanent

VisasforLife:TheRemarkableStoryofChiuneandYukikoSugiharaandtheRescueof
ThousandsofJews
http://motlc.wiesenthal.com/site/pp.aspx?c=hkLTJ8MUKvH&b=475889

WhatILearnedAbouttheHolocaust

5ThingsIlearnedfromthecommonlyaskedquestions
1. IlearnedthattheNazissingledouttheJewsbecausetheythoughtthattheJewswerea
threattothemandtheNazishadastereotypicalviewoftheJewsthatwasincorrect.
2. IlearnedthattheGermansdecidedwhowasJewishiftheyhadthreeJewishgrandparents
orifthatpersonwasmarriedtoaJewishperson.TheGermanshadmanywaysof
identifyingifthatparticularpersonwasconsideredaJew.
3. IlearnedthattheGermansmurderedapproximately5,000,000peoplethatwerenot
Jewishpeople.TheykilledtheparticipantsoftheResistance,andmanyotherpeoplethat
wereinnocent,andsomethatwerenotinnocent.
4. Ilearnedthatdeathcampsweredescribedassystematicmurderandthereweresixtotal
andthedeathcampswerealllocatedinPoland.
5. IlearnedthatthetermFinalSolutionwasusedtotalkaboutwhattheNaziswere
planningtodototheJews.TheNaziswereplanningtoexterminatealloftheJewsin
EuropeandtheycalledthistheFinalSolution.

UnitedStatesHolocaustMemorialMuseum

Describetheexhibitthatyouchose.Whydidthisexhibitstandouttoyou?Howdoesitmake
youfeel?Writeatleast1paragraphdescribingandexplainingtheseprompts.

TheexhibitthatIchosewastheDignityandDefianceexhibit.Thisexhibitwasaboutthe
confrontationoflifeanddeathintheWarsawGhetto.TheJewishsettlementinWarsawusedto
bethelargestJewishsettlementinEurope,buttoday,onlyafewJewsstilllivethere.Duringthe
years19391943,thoseJewssawthenearannihilationoftheirownpeople.Thisexhibitstood
outtomebecauseIwantedtoseehowsomeoftheseJewssurvivedandlivedafterthat
horrifyingexperience.Thisexhibitmakesmefeelpitifultowardsthepeoplethatdiedandeven
forthepeoplethatsurvivedbecauseyouwouldhavetolivewiththatexperience.Italsomakes
mefeelgratefulthatIdonthavetofightformylife,andthattherearesoldiersthatdothatfor
me.

WhoArethey?

OneofthemostimportantrescuersofJewsduringtheNaziHolocaustgoesbythename
ofChiuneSugihara.Hisfather,YoshimizuSugihara,wantedhissontobeadoctor,buthe
purposefullyfailedhisexambecausehewantedtobecomealinguist.Yatsu,hismotherwas
resembledinherson.Hisactionssaved40,000descendantsofJewishrefugees.Hewasthe
JapaneseConsulGeneralinKovno,Lithuaniain1939and1940.SugiharaissuedJapanesetransit
visastoasmanyas6,000PolishJewswiththeencouragementofhiswife,Yukiko.Heactedon
hisownwithouttheofficialpermissionofhisgovernment.ChiunewantedtohelpthePolish
Jews,soheaskedhisgovernmentthreetimesifhecouldissuevisas,butbecauseofJapans
alliancewithGermany,theMinistryofForeignAffairsrefusedeachrequest.


Whatisthestory/Whyaretheyimportant?

ThestoryaboutChiuneandYukikoSugiharaisabouthowtheybothhelpedatleast
40,000descendentsofJewishrefugees.HewastheJapaneseConsulGeneralinKovno,
Lithuaniain1939and1940.SugiharaissuedJapanesetransitvisastoasmanyas6,000Polish
Jewswiththeencouragementofhiswife,Yukiko.Heactedonhisownwithouttheofficial
permissionofhisgovernment.ChiunewantedtohelpthePolishJews,soheaskedhis
governmentthreetimesifhecouldissuevisas,butbecauseofJapansalliancewithGermany,
theMinistryofForeignAffairsrefusedeachrequest.Theyareimportantbecausetheysaved
manylivesduringthewarandtheyhelpedthepopulationofJewsgrow.

Describethepictureandwhyitisimportant

Thispictureisimportantbecauseinthedescription,ittalksabouthowChiuneeventually
didwhathewantedtoeventhoughhisfatherdisapproved.Ifhehadbecomeadoctor,thenhe
mightnothavehelpedallofthoseJewsduringthewar.Heisnotsettingagoodexampleof
disobeyinghisfather,butbecausehediddothat,Chiunegrewuptobeanexampleofwhathard
workandconcentrationcando.