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Teacher’s handbook

© 2016 Lynn Jackson, Holocaust Education Trust IrelandClifton House, Lower Fitzwilliam Street, Dublin 02 XT91 Ireland

T: + 353 1 6690593 E: [email protected] www.hetireland.org

No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form by any means without permission in writing.This material has been produced with support from the Teacher Education Section of the Department of Education and Skills, Ireland

This material has been produced with support from the Teacher Education Section of the Department of Education and Skills, Ireland

Co-funded by the Europe for Citizens programme of the European Union

Kunsill Lokali QrendiQrendi Local Council

Eko Centru Qrendi Qrendi Eco Center

Clifton House, Lower Fitzwilliam Street, Dublin 2, Ireland

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1The Crocus Project – A guide for teachers

The Crocus Project

IntroductionThe Crocus Project is suitable for school pupils and young people aged eleven years andolder, although there is no age limit for anyone who would like to become involved init. The Crocus Project is an Irish initiative that currently includes several Europeancountries. Eventually, we hope all the Member States of the European Union will takepart in the Crocus Project, and other countries too.

Holocaust Education Trust Ireland (HETI) provides yellow crocus bulbs to plant inautumn in memory of one and a half million Jewish children who perished in theHolocaust and thousands of other children who were victims of Nazi atrocities. Theyellow flowers recall the yellow Stars of David that Jewish people were forced to wearunder Nazi rule. The crocuses bloom at the end of January or beginning of February,around the time of International Holocaust Memorial Day (27 January). When peopleadmire the flowers, the young people can explain what they represent and whathappened to the children.

Participating in the Crocus Project is a tangible way to introduce young people to thesubject of the Holocaust and to raise awareness about the dangers of racism andintolerance. They learn the importance of inclusion and respect for all people regardlessof their ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs.

The Crocus Project Handbook aims to give teachers background information andsuggestions to assist in the successful implementation of theprogramme. Teachers should modify the language, taking intoconsideration the age of their pupils, their levels of understanding,previous knowledge of the subject and any local circumstances orsensitivities that may apply.

The Facebook Crocus Club is a secure online forumadministered by HETI where participants can sharetheir experiences of the project and postphotographs, comments and reflections. It provides aplatform where members can make new friendships athome and abroad with other schools, groups andindividuals.

We plant yellow crocuses to remember the childrenwho perished in the Holocaust. In this way thechildren are not forgotten, and their memory andtheir stories are passed on to future generations.

Join the Facebook Crocus Club, a secure forum managed by HETIwww.hetireland.org/programmes/crocus-project/

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The Holocaust was the systematic murder of sixmillion Jews, and hundreds of thousands of othervictims, by the Nazis and their collaborators.

After suffering defeat in World War I (1914–1918),Germany was left with many economic and socialproblems. Thousands of people were hungry and outof work. The German people hoped that their politicalleaders would solve their problems.

During the 1930s, the National Socialists, or Nazis asthey became known, said they could solve Germany’sproblems. They became very popular and formed agovernment in 1933. Their leader was Adolf Hitler. Theperiod between 1933 and 1945 is often called “TheNazi Era”. It is the period when the Holocaust tookplace.

Hitler and the Nazis did not like anyone objecting totheir ideology or policies. They persecuted peoplefrom ethnic minorities and of different culturalbackgrounds, nationalities or religions, and they alsotargeted the weak and the vulnerable such as peoplewith disabilities. They made life for all these peopleparticularly difficult. It suited the Nazis for thesepeople to become scapegoats – someone or somegroup of people whom they could blame for theirproblems. Their main target of blame was the Jewishpeople, whom they persecuted with extreme cruelty.The Nazis’ persecution of the Jews, known as theHolocaust, was one of the most shameful periods intwentieth-century European history.

In September 1939 Germany invaded Poland, andWorld War II began. The German army soon sweptthrough most of Europe.

The Nazis sent hundreds of thousands of Jewishpeople from all over Europe into ghettos,concentration camps, slave labour camps and deathcamps. Other people were also imprisoned in thesecamps, and most of them met the same fate as theJews. The prisoners in ghettos and camps weretreated with brutality, worked to death, frozen orstarved to death. In the death camps they weremurdered by poison gas. Six million Jewish peoplewere murdered, including one and a half millionJewish children.

It is very important that we never forget this terribleperiod in European history between 1933 and 1945.We must make sure we do not allow anyone or anygroup of people to murder or harm others becausethey do not like them or do not agree with their views.

The Crocus Project – A guide for teachers

Background to the Holocaust

Children wearing yellow star, Theresienstadt ghetto

The Yellow StarThe Star of David is aJewish symbol. In allthe countries where

the Nazis held power,they forced Jews towear them on theirclothing. This madethe Jews stand outfrom other people.

What must it have been like to havebeen forced to wear a yellow star?

What must it have been like to feel“different”?

Discuss with whole class.

LEARN THESE NEW WORDScollaborators ideologies policies ethnic minorities

vulnerable scapegoats ghettosYou can download these new words in The Crocus Project on the HETI website http://hetireland.org/programmes/crocus-project/



Other victims of the Holocaust

Albrecht Becker, imprisoned in 1935for being gay. He survived theHolocaust.©Schwules Museum,Berlin

Manfred Bernhardt, born 1929 withintellectual disabilities, killed in1942. USHMM

RomaThe Nazis deportedthousands of Romaand Sinti people(Gypsies) to ghettosand concentrationcamps. It is estimatedthat between 250,000and 500,000 peoplewere murdered in thegenocide of the Romaduring the Holocaust.

Gypsy family, Volhynia, easternPoland

Execution of Poles, Bydgoszcz,Poland, September 1939

Hungarian Jews before being loaded into cattle cars on their way to concentration camps

IRELANDGREAT

BRITAIN

PORTUGAL

SPAIN

FRANCE

NORWAY

SWEDEN

FINLAND

DENMARK

GERMANY

SWITZERLAND

ITALY

MOROCCO

ALGERIA TUNISIA

TURKEY

SYRIA

TRANS-JORDAN(British

Mandate)

LAND OF ISRAEL(British

Mandate)

LEBANONCYPRUS

CRETE

SICILY

SARDINIA

CORSICA

BALEARICISLANDS

RHODES

GREECE

ALBANIA

YUGOSLAVIA

BULGARIA

ROMANIAHUNGARY

AUSTRIA

CZECHOSLOVAKIA

POLAND

SOVIETUNION

LATVIA

ESTONIA

HOLLAND

BELGIUM

North Sea

Baltic Sea

Mediterranean Sea

Black SeaAdriatic

Sea

MALTA

Sea of Azov

LUXEMBURG

LITHUANIA

EGYPTLIBYA

ACTIVITYThis is how Europe looked in1930.

Find out which countrieswere occupied by the Nazis.Colour them in one colour.You can find this map on the HETIwebsite:http://hetireland.org/programmes/crocus-project/

Use a different colour forcountries not occupied byGermany.

Is your country on the map?

There were also thousands of political victims and Christian victims who opposed the Nazis and helped Jews. They too, were victims of the Holocaust.

Poles, Slavs andethnic minoritiesTens of thousands ofPoles, Slavs and peopleof ethnic minoritieswere murdered or sentto concentration camps.Polish children did notprogress beyondprimary school, andthousands werekidnapped and taken toGermany to be rearedas Germans.

People withdisabilitiesThe Nazis murderedthousands of peoplewith intellectual orphysical disabilitiesduring the Holocaust:they said they were“unworthy of life”. Morethan 300,000 peoplewith disabilities weremurdered by the Nazisduring the Holocaust.

Gay peopleThousands of gay menwere imprisoned inconcentration camps.Many were subjectedto harder work, lessfood and more brutaltreatment than otherprisoners. Thousandswere murdered, or diedfrom the appallingconditions.


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Sadness and HopeWe plant yellow crocuses to remember one and ahalf million Jewish children and thousands of otherchildren who died in the Holocaust. The yellowcolour of the flowers reminds us of the yellow starJews were forced to wear under Nazi rule. Theflowers remind us of all of the children whoperished.

Hundreds of thousands of children were murderedby the Nazis, but many survived. The children whosurvived are mostly grandparents today. They havepassed on their stories to their children andgrandchildren. Their stories must never beforgotten. We must tell them to our own children.

When the crocuses bloom at the beginning ofspring, we remember the children who died. But thebeautiful flowers also remind us that, even after themost terrible events, new life begins again and wecan hope that things will be better than they werebefore. The flowers remind us that there is stillbeauty in the world and hope for our future.

Planting the flowers is sad, but it is hopeful too.

Eventually we hope that children from all over theworld will plant yellow crocuses in memory of all ofthe children who died in the Holocaust.

The Crocus Project – A guide for teachers

Budapest, Hungary: A Jewish family in the ghetto, 1944. Yad Vashem

Why we plant yellow crocuses

Hanna Lehrer from Munichwearing the yellow star. Bornin1936, she was deported toRiga in Latvia where she wasmurdered, aged 6 years.

Beautiful crocuses in front ofGimnazija Nova Gradiška(Croatia)



Planting crocuses

In areas controlled by the Nazis,Jews were forced to wear a yellow

Star of David to identify them. The crocus flowers remind us of

these stars.

Rathgar Junior School, Dublin Ireland

5. Cover with black plastic and leave in acool dark place until the end ofDecember

6. Remove the plastic covering7. Check the window box has not dried

out8. Place in front of window, water if

necessaryZS Jilove, Czech Republic

Yellow crocuses in bloom, Drimnagh Castle School, Dublin

1. 2.

3. 4.

Place some broken pottery or stones in thebottom of the container

Fill with rich soil or compost

Plant the bulbs Water

Crocuses planted in the shape of a Star ofDavid by pupils of St Martin’s Primary School,

Garrison, Co. Fermanagh, Northern Ireland

Crocus bulbs planted in the shape of a Star of David,

ITAS Raineri Piacenza, Italy

Crocus bulbs are planted in the autumnbetween mid-September and mid-November. Spring comes at differenttimes in different countries. It does notmatter too much when the flowersbloom: the important thing is that theyare planted in memory of the childrenwho died in the Holocaust and thatwhen the flowers appear, we arereminded of them. We are also remindedhow important it is to accept and valuepeople from all cultures and ethnicities.

GardenPlant crocus bulbs approximately 15cmdeep in good soil. Water and leave untilthe flowers begin to pop up in thespring.

You may wish to mark the crocus gardenwith string around the outside.

Some schools have planted the bulbs inthe shape of a Star of David.

Window boxes orflowerpotsPlace some broken pottery or stones in thebottom of the container. Fill with rich soilor compost. Plant bulbs. Water. Cover withblack plastic (bin liner) and leave outside.Otherwise, place in a cool dark place (shedor garage) until the end of December.Remove the plastic covering, check thatthe window box has not dried out. Place infront of window. Water if necessary.

Flower BowlsIn some countries, where it is too cold inwinter and there is too much ice and snowto plant the crocus bulbs outdoors, theycan be planted indoors in bowls andflower boxes. The bulbs should be plantedas described above. When they start toproduce shoots, place them indoors infront of windows but not near the heaters!


6 The Crocus Project – A guide for teachers

1. Read pages 2 and 3 in the Information pack. Note the date the class read these pages on the chart.Discuss what has been read.

2. Choose a place to plant the crocus bulbs. Note the date the place was chosen on the chart.

3. Write a list of everyone who planted the bulbs. Place the list on the chart, note the date.

4. Take photographs of planting the bulbs. Post them on the Facebook Crocus Club. Make a note thatthe photographs were taken. Note the date. Include one of the photos on the chart.

5. For the first 6–8 weeks nothing will appear to be happening. Note the dates on the chart whennothing happens. In some countries, things might happen sooner or later than in other countries.

6. Eventually, the green tips of the crocuses will begin to appear. Note the date on the chart. Takephotographs of the sprouting bulbs, post them on the Facebook CrocusClub.

7. Yellow buds will appear soon afterwards. Take photographs of the firstbuds appearing. Note the date and post the photographs on theFacebook Crocus Club.

8. The buds will soon become beautiful yellow crocus flowers. Takephotographs of the crocus flowers blooming. Note the date and post thephotographs on the Facebook Crocus Club.

9. Count the number of crocus flowers and note it on the chart.

10. Crocuses multiply every year, thus the number of crocuses increases. As more people from aroundthe world become involved in planting the bulbs, the number of flowers grows too. Eventually therewill be more than one and a half million crocuses blooming around the world – in memory of all ofthe children who died in the Holocaust

Charting The Crocus Project

September October November December January February March


High School in Thessaloniki, Greece

Panayot Volov School,

Bulgaria


Milan Rufus Grammar School, Slovakia

High School Buzet, Croatia

Economics School Brothers Radic, đakovo, Croatia

Largy College, Co. Monaghan,Ireland

Primary School in Platerowka,

Poland

Panayot Volov School,

Bulgaria

Scuola San Michele di Torino, Italy

Scoil an Linbh Íosa, Killymard, Donegal Town, Co.

Donegal, Ireland

Primary School no. 22 in Tychy,

Poland

St. Thomas More College, Girls JuniorLyceum,Zejtun, Malta


High School Primo Levi in Bollate (Milan),Italy

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These are some suggestions for teachers and groupleaders who may wish to make links between theHolocaust and existing programmes in thecurriculum that include lessons about citizenship,rights and responsibilities, human rights,democracy, peace and reconciliation.

During World War II, young people had similarhopes, fears and dreams to the ones they havetoday, experiencing similar emotions and concerns

as they were growing up. Although Europe is not atwar anymore, many young people among us comefrom countries where there is conflict, repression,famine, and other hardships. We need to be aware ofthese things and we need to be prepared to addresssensitive issues as they arise. HETI encouragesteachers to use guidelines produced in their owncountries to augment the suggestions in thisbooklet.

The Holocaust and its relevance in our world today

The Holocaust and other genocides of the twentieth century

Armenia

Holocaust

Rwanda Bosnia and Herzegovina

Darfur

Srebenica


LEARN THESE NEW WORDScitizenship responsibilities human rights democracy

reconciliation conflict repressionYou can download these new words in The Crocus Project on the HETI website http://hetireland.org/programmes/crocus-project/

In all cases of genocide, people have beentargeted because of their ethnicity or theirreligious, cultural or political affiliations. Between1915 and 1923 over one million people weremurdered in Armenia. In Cambodia in the 1970s, itis estimated that two million people weremurdered by the Khmer Rouge, and in Rwanda inthe 1990s, over a million people were murdered,often by neighbours and people they knew. InBosnia in 1995, approximately 8,000 Muslim menand boys were massacred in Srebrenica. The two-decade-long civil war in Darfur resulted in a peaceagreement in 2005, after more than two millionpeople had died and four million had beendisplaced.

The Holocaust is the name given to one specificcase of genocide that was unprecedented in itsattempt to destroy the Jewish people of Europeand all traces of Jewish culture, history andmemory.The genocide of the Roma also took place duringthe Holocaust, as did the murder of thousands ofothers who were victims of Nazi atrocities.Genocide is not a single event in time but agradual process that begins when discrimination,racism and hatred are not stopped, and whenpeople are denied their human rights and theircivil rights. For this reason it is important that werespect each other’s differences and when we seeinjustice, we speak out.

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The St Louis set sail from Hamburg in 1939 for theUnited States with 937 Jewish people on board. USvisas never materialised, and permission to land in theUS was withdrawn. The ship was forced to return toEurope, where the majority of the passengers wereeventually murdered.


The plight of refugees during the Holocaust and today

Postcard from the St Louis, 1939. USHMM

Refugees and migrants arrive on an overcrowded boaton the Greek island of Lesbos, 2015

Whenever there are wars, conflict, famine, floods ornatural catastrophes, people often flee or seekrefuge in other lands. These people becomedisplaced: they are no longer able to remain in theirown countries. By 1938, persecution of the Jewishpeople in Germany and German-occupied landsbecame so harsh that the Jews were desperate toleave and sought refuge in other countries.President Roosevelt convened a conference inFrance as he feared a Jewish refugee crisis mightunfold. He invited 32 countries to attend theconference and asked them to agree to acceptJewish refugees, but none of them were willing todo so. The Jews became trapped inside their ownborders, and by the end of the war most of them hadperished.

Today, hundreds of thousands of people arerequesting asylum in Europe, and the leaders ofEuropean countries are trying to find a way to assistthese refugees. It is not easy to organise the

absorption of so many people at one time, but thecountries of Europe do not want to repeat themistakes of the past. They want to find a way to helppeople who are fleeing war, famine and otherhardships.

After World War II there were millions of people whohad survived the war and the Nazi camps, many ofwhom were called Displaced Persons (DPs). Theywere accommodated in Displaced Persons’ campsuntil they could be repatriated to their homelands.The International Red Cross, the United Nations andother agencies helped to do this.

The Jewish survivors had a particularly difficultexperience, because in most cases they had losttheir homes and most or all of their families hadbeen killed. They had nowhere to go and no one togo home to. Some remained as Displaced Personsfor a number of years. Eventually, they made newhomes in new lands.


LEARN THESE NEW WORDSdisplaced persecution harsh convened unfold

accommodated repatriated agenciesYou can download these new words in The Crocus Project on the HETI website http://hetireland.org/programmes/crocus-project/


Big Circle Make a big circle ofeveryone in theclass. Join handsand look at thecircle. Doeseveryone look the same or do some lookdifferent from others? Is everyone the samesize? Has everyone the same colour skin? Thesame colour hair? Even though outwardappearances may differ, the students willnotice that everyone is an equal member ofthe circle. Does everyone practise the sameculture or religion? Are there any Jewishchildren in the class? Do they look anydifferent? Think how big the circle would be ifthe whole school joined hands.

HandsPhotocopy orphotographeveryone’s handsin the class or askthe students totrace their handsand colour themin. Cut out the‘hands’. Make a collage in the shape of a circlewith everyone’s hands just touching. See howsimilar the hands are, even though size andcolour may be different.

Learn aboutother cultures Design anactivity to learnabout theculture andtraditions ofeveryone in theclass. Perhaps invite someone from a differentreligion or culture to talk to the class. Exploredifferent traditions, religious festivals, publicholidays, special foods, traditional dress, songsand folk tales.

CelebrateIllustrate thesediverse traditions indifferent ways:photographs,paintings, collages,music. Invite other classes to come along tosee and hear what your class has beendoing.What do people of different traditionsdo to mark events such as: births, weddings,deaths, religious festivals, national holidays?

SymbolsDiscuss symbols andsymbolic gestures with thegroup. Prompt discussionabout symbols and theirmeaning. Are therereferences to symbols in theCrocus Project?

Crocus AmbassadorsEveryone who participates in the Crocus Project becomes a Crocus Ambassador by sharing theirexperiences of it and telling friends and family about the project. All participants can post theirreflections, comments and photographs about the project on the Facebook Crocus Club. They mightlike to encourage others to join the Crocus Project by telling their schools or youth groups about it too.HETI would like to thank all the Crocus Ambassadors for participating in the Crocus Project andbecoming part of the Crocus family.

Embracing Diversity: Celebrating our similarities

ACTIVITIES


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DiscussionsIf possible, it is a good idea to sit in a circle for theseactivities.

Prompt discussions about prejudice, discriminationand bullying so that the participants realise theimportance of tolerance and respect for everyone intheir class or group, in their school and in their livesat home and in their country. The Holocaust did notstart with concentration camps and death camps, itstarted with words, taunting and bullying.

Read: Read one of the stories from thebooklist and discuss.

Memory: To reinforce our memories we need tothink and we need to do. When wethink about what we have read orlearned or done, it becomes part ofthe memory.

Think: When we participate in the CrocusProject, we think about the childrenwho died in the Holocaust.

Do: We plant yellow crocus bulbs inmemory of the children.

Remember: When the bulbs bloom we think of thechildren again and we remember howthey died.

WordsDraw up a poster of positive words and negativewords that come to mind when participating in theCrocus Project and learning about the Holocaust.Use a different colour for positive and negativewords. Discuss the meaning of the words. Add to thelist each week.

Divide them into two panels, positive andnegative.

Commemorating Holocaust Memorial DayInternational Holocaust Memorial Day is on 27 January every year. It is an ideal time for young peopleto share their experiences of the Crocus Project and what they have learned about the Holocaust withothers. Ask the students to suggest how they would like to mark this important date. They may like toorganise some readings, poetry, or music involving the whole class, a group, or even the wholeschool. Sometimes a special ceremony can be arranged. It can be simple, such as lighting a memorialcandle in memory of the six million Jewish people who were murdered in the Holocaust and all of theother victims too. Morning assembly is a good time for everyone to come together and to listen andreflect on the Holocaust. But once they are encouraged to do so, the participants in the CrocusProject will come up with many suggestions on how they would like to commemorate HolocaustMemorial Day. It is very nice if these activities are student-led. Post photos and information on theFacebook Crocus Club.

Diversity Refuge

Racism

Xenophobia

ExclusionGenocide

Asylum

Tolerance

Security

Discrimination

Respect

Persecution

InclusivenessKindness

You can download these words in The Crocus Project on the HETI websitehttp://hetireland.org/programmes/crocus-project/


LEARN THESE NEW WORDSprejudice discrimination bullying

tolerance tauntsYou can download these new words in The Crocus Project on the HETI website http://hetireland.org/programmes/crocus-project/

Discussions and words


The Crocus Project: Remembering The Holocaust andLearning Lessons for a Contemporary Europe reflectsthe principles and values of the European Union.These are based on human rights and the rule of law,and they demand respect for all EU citizensirrespective of their ethnicity, disability, sexualorientation, or religious beliefs. The EU has put inplace safeguards to protect all EU citizens frombeing harmed or from harming others.

Europeans do not want something like the Holocaustto happen again. Since the establishment of theEuropean Union (formerly known as the EuropeanEconomic Community) in the 1950s, Europe hasmostly avoided further war and bloodshed and hasmanaged a relatively peaceful coexistence with itsneighbours. The EU strives to provide a secureenvironment and equality for all its citizens, fosteringrespect and tolerance among all its members. TheEuropean Union was established under its currentname in 1993, following the Maastricht Treaty.

The Crocus Project is about remembrance andeducation about the Holocaust as well as awareness ofthe dangers of hatred, discrimination and prejudice.Through involvement in the Crocus Project, citizenslearn about Europe’s past and consider theimportance of the EU today, appreciating a unitedEurope based on fundamental principles.

The Crocus Project raises awareness ofremembrance, European history and EU valuespromoting peace, reconciliation and wellbeingamong all its citizens. It does this by encouragingparticipants to share their experiences of the projecton the online Facebook Crocus Club and to developnew friendships and appreciation of all members. Inthis way participants become aware of the role ofthe EU in defending democracy and freedom. As thenumber of participants in the Crocus Projectincreases each year, the number of bulbs plantedwill increase too. Eventually we hope there will beyellow crocus bulbs growing throughout theEuropean Union, recalling the tragic years of theHolocaust and the children who perished, but alsoencouraging hope and friendship.

The European Union

Flags of EU member states flying at EU Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium



ACTIVITIESFlags:

Identify the flags of each of the European countries

Find the countries on the map of Europe

Can you find your own country?

Make a list of the values and fundamental principles of the European Union

You can download these flags in The Crocus Project on the HETI website http://hetireland.org/programmes/crocus-project/


IRELAND

NORWAY

SWEDENFINLAND

ESTONIA

LATVIA

LITHUANIADENMARK

NETHERLANDS

BELGIUM

FRANCE

SPAIN

MALTA CYPRUS

TURKEY

PORTUGAL

GREATBRITAIN

GERMANY

LUX.

SWITZERLAND

ITALY

CZECH REP.SLOVAKIA

AUSTRIA HUNGARY

SLOVENIACROATIA

ROMANIA

UKRAINE

POLAND

BULGARIA

GREECE

MACEDONIAALBANIA

SERBIABOS.

& HER.

MONT.

MOLDOVA

ARMENIA

EUMember States (28)


There are numerous books written about childrenand the Holocaust. Some are true-life stories andsome are fiction. Holocaust Education Trust Irelandwould encourage anyone who wishes to read thesebooks with children to read them first themselvesand decide if they consider them appropriate. Someare suitable for reading out loud to the children as agroup in the classroom, others can be enjoyed as aprivate read. Generally, for children under twelveyears, we would suggest that stories are read as aclass activity.

Teachers and educators will wish to include storiesrelevant to the children in their own countries, andagain, we would urge careful consideration of allmaterial before presenting it to the class.

DVDs and websites should also be used under adultsupervision.

The story of Anne Frank and her diary still ranks veryhigh on the list of popular stories about theHolocaust

DVDAn excellent 25-minute DVDabout Anne Frank, entitledThe Short Life of Anne Frank,gives an overview of the Nazis’rise to power and thepersecution of EuropeanJews. It is available from theAnne Frank Trust UK, StarHouse, 104–108 GraftonRoad, London NW5 4BA. Tel: 00 44 (0)20 7284 5858.

Email:[email protected]

FilmsWe would recommend that adults accompanystudents under fifteen to all Holocaust films andurge preparation before, and discussion after, thefilm.

Websites recommended by HETI

There are hundreds of websites about theHolocaust. They should be vetted by adults beforebeing recommended to young people. Adultsupervision is always recommended.

www.hetireland.org

www.remember.org

www.yadvashem.org

www.iwm.org.uk

www.ushmm.org

www.holocaustcentre.net

www.en.galiciajewishmuseum.org

http://sfi.usc.edu/

www.oneclipatatime.org

Books, DVDs and Websites



It is very easy to join our Facebook Crocus Club. Simply search for ‘The Crocus Club’ on Facebook or follow this link:https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheCrocusClub/

Click ‘Join Group’ at the top of the page. Your request will be sent to our group administrator for approval, and youwill receive a notification once it has been approved. Now you can share your pictures, stories and thoughts withother Crocus Project participants from across Europe.

The Facebook Crocus Club(A secure forum managed by HETI)



Righteous Among The Nations

Miep Gies, Amsterdam, looked after Anne Frankand her family

Magda and André Trocmé of Le Chambon sur Lignon,France, the Huguenot village that hid Jews

Stefan Mika and his father Pavel saved two Jewish brothersby hiding them on their farm near Krakow Poland

RaoulWallenberg,Swedishdiplomat inHungary,savedthousands ofHungarianJews

OskarSchindler,Germanindustrialist,savedsome12,000Jews inKrakow

Dr HoFengshan,

Chineseconsul in

Vienna,issuedvisas to Jewsto cross into

China

Irena Sendlersaved 2,500

children fromthe Warsaw

Ghetto

Khaled Abdelwahhab of Tunisia saved AnnyBoukris and her family by hiding them on his farmfor several months

Nicholas Winton arranged for eightKindertransport trains to bring 669 Czech childrento safety in England

Mary Elmes, an Irishwoman from Cork and a scholar ofTrinity College, saved a number of Jewish children fromFrance and brought them to safety in neutral Spain

This is a title that has been awarded to non-Jewishpeople who risked their lives during the Holocaustto help save Jews. The title was inaugurated in 1963by Yad Vashem, the Holocaust RemembranceAuthority in Israel, and since then approximately26,000 people have been honoured with the award.These people, who are known as Righteous AmongThe Nations, come from 38 different countries, from

different cultural, religious and ethnic backgrounds,and they are of different ages. All were united intheir desire to help their fellow human beings, eventhough they knew they were taking a huge risk andcould have been punished by death. There arethousands of Jewish people alive today who owetheir lives to these courageous people.


© 2016 Lynn Jackson, Holocaust Education Trust IrelandClifton House, Lower Fitzwilliam Street, Dublin 02 XT91, Ireland

T: + 353 1 6690593 E: [email protected] www.hetireland.org

No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form by any means without permission in writing.This material has been produced with support from the Teacher Education Section of the Department of Education and Skills, Ireland.

Clifton House, Lower Fitzwilliam Street, Dublin 2, Ireland

Tel: +353 1 6690593 Email: [email protected] Website: www.hetireland.org

This material has been produced with support from the Teacher Education Section of the Department of Education and Skills, Ireland

Co-funded by the Europe for Citizens programme of the European Union

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