The literature of the Holocaust casts light into one of the darkest shadows in history--it is a literature worth teaching not only because of the lessons it teaches, but because of its reach into the depths of human experience. The teacher's job in teaching about the Holocaust is to explore and expose--to help students find their way through the…

Discusses how to create a class on the Holocaust by providing books and films that address a number of issues, such as the role of World War I, interpretations of the Holocaust, the ghettos, and rescues of European Jews. Asserts that only by remembering the Holocaust will the evils endured be prevented. (CMK)

This is an annotated list of over 400 resource books and films on Jewish history before the Holocaust, the history and development of Nazism, experiences during the Holocaust and its aftermath, and the phenomenon of prejudice and anti-Semitism. Designed primarily for teachers and librarians in secondary schools and to some extent in elementary…