1. H O L O C A U S T W O R K S H O P
M R S . H I G H L E Y A N D M R . O R T I Z
M A Y , 2 0 1 4
Genocide Symposium

2. Genocide
 On Sticky-Note, write a definition of what you think
Genocide is.
 Compare with a partner.
 Similarities? Differences?
 In 1948, the UN defined genocide as any of the following
acts committed with the intent to destroy a
national, ethnic, racial or religious group including:
 Killing members of the group
 Causing serious bodily or mental harm
 Imposing measures intended to prevent birth within the group
 Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group
 How does your definition compare?

3. Holocaust
 What do you already know?
 Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?
 The imprisonment, enslavement, and mass murder of
6,000,000 Jews by Nazi Germany in WWII (1941-1945).
 2/3 of all Jews in Europe were killed.
 Some of the most horrifically inhumane tactics were used
against Jews from Poland, Soviet Union, Germany, Ukraine, etc.
 Why?
 Inexplicable hate
 No good answer for such tragedy

5. Stations (6-8 minutes each)
 Propaganda
 4 visuals depicting how message was spread
 Answer questions on sheets – talk with partners
 Do you see similarities with other events in history?
 What is the common theme between pictures?
 Maus
 Calculated destruction (UN definition)
 Himmler’s Speech
 Calculated speech; lies; rationale
 Knew it was wrong

6. Wrap-up
 Pyramid of Hate
 Vicious cycle
 Not in Our Town
 What is the role of the individual in society?
 Guarantee equal rights
 To ponder….
 Where do we still see discrimination/prejudice still occur in
the world today? How can we prevent this?

7. UN Declaration of Human Rights