Holocaust ID Cards
Overview
Below is the direct link to the ID cards.
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/landing/en/id-cards
Another resource that can be used is the Jewish Virtual Library
.https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum ID Cards
The teacher can print out individual ID cards and hand one to each student. There are 600 ID cards in all on the website.. Students can use maps of 1930's or 1940's Europe and trace each individual's journey from their birthplace to the concentration camp. Students can research the different concentration camps around Europe. Teachers can instruct students to look at Europe's history during 1933 through 1939 especially on the treatment of the Jews. Students can get into groups and share the information/research that they have discovered about their person on the ID card. Teachers can do different lesson if they wish.
Another good website is The Jewish Virtual Library.. Not only does it have info on the Holocaust but it has the early history of the Jewish people. Research can be done on this website to supplement the lessons that are on the United States Holocaust Memorial Library.
This lesson would be for middle school grades. Students will go to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and click on the MENU at the top left corner. Look for REMEMBER SURVIVOR AND VICTIMS, click on it and scroll and click on IDENTIFICATION CARDS.
This lesson could be used for map skills and/or research on the treatment of Jews in pre-war Europe.
Both websites, The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and The Jewish Virtual Library have an array of information that can be used as lessons to teach about WW2 and the Holocaust.