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Escaping the Holocaust:
Incorporating the Voyage of the
St. Louis Web Site
Into a Unit of Study

Subject:World History
Grade:9-12

Brief Description
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Students research passengers aboard the St. Louis to learn about the difficulties Jewish refugees faced when fleeing Nazi Germany.

Objectives

Students will:

  • research print and online resources.
  • construct histories of individual passengers on the St. Louis.
  • examine primary- and secondary-source documents to determine the fate of individuals during the Holocaust.

Keywords

Holocaust, Jews, Nazi, Germany

Materials Needed

Incorporating the Voyage of the St. Louis Web Site Into a Unit of Study

Lesson Plan

The entire lesson, Incorporating the Voyage of the St. Louis Web Site into a Unit of Study, is available online at http://www.ushmm.org The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

Assessment

Students answer questions about the response of other countries to the Holocaust, about why it was difficult for Jews to escape the Nazis, and about why it is difficult to learn what happened to Jews who did try to escape.

Lesson Plan Source

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

National Standards

Social Sciences:
NSS-WH.5-12.8

Language Arts:
NL-ENG.K-12.1
NL-ENG.K-12.2
NL-ENG.K-12.3
NL-ENG.K-12.7
NL-ENG.K-12.8
NL-ENG.K-12.9
NL-ENG.K-12.11

Originally published 06/12/2000
Last updated 03/17/2009