Auschwitz-Birkenau: Educational Environment for Teachers

On January 27, 1945, Soviet forces liberated the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp, discovering the largest Nazi killing center in Europe. Auschwitz has become a symbol of the Holocaust, representing the depths of man's inhumanity to man. Eighteen governments have legislated January 27 as an annual Holocaust Memorial Day. In November 2005, the United Nations passed a resolution to mark January 27 as an international day of commemoration to honor the victims of the Holocaust, and urged member states to develop educational programs to impart the memory of this tragedy to future generations. Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremonies will be organized on the international, national, regional and local levels, including in universities and schools. This site has been developed in order to assist educators prepare ceremonies and lesson plans for middle school and high school students.

Learning Environment

Main Nazi Camps and Killing Sites

To Remember Their Faces

The Holocaust and the Arts

Children in the Holocaust

The Auschwitz Album

Holocaust Resource Center – Auschwitz-Birkenau Material

Videos

“May Your Memory Be Love” – The Story of Ovadia Baruch

Surviving the Holocaust - Sophie Engelsman's Story

Miriam Rozenbaum - The Liquidation of the Trzebinia Ghetto

Holocaust Survivor Testimonies: The Anguish of Liberation

Holocaust Survivor Testimonies: Daily Life in the Lodz Ghetto

Holocaust Child Survivors - Getting an Education

For more videos, visit the Yad Vashem Youtube channel.