Art and the Holocaust
Art and the Holocaust from World ORT in collaboration with Ghetto Fighters House presents artists and artworks painted within the Nazi camps and ghettos.
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Art and the Holocaust from World ORT in collaboration with Ghetto Fighters House presents biographies of 30 artists and their artworks painted within and after internment in the Nazi camps and ghettos. As well as over 300 artworks, the website includes short histories of the camps and ghettos in which they were painted or drawn. Also on the site are teacher guides and student activities for a range of grades. The site is available in four languages: English, Spanish, Hebrew and Russian.
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Excerpts from the book and a lesson plan in response to the poem written by a child in Theresienstadt.
Project-based lesson plan offering a brief overview of Holocaust history, survivor testimony, and reflective art project.
Temple Israel New Rochelle (TINR), NY. Chavaya uses camp language, feel, and a hands-on approach. Students form eidot (communities) to experience chuggim (electives) such as art, drama, and music.
Use artworks in Holocaust Museum LA’s collection to encourage critical thinking around art and primary sources.
Explore identity and representation through contemporary art.
Project-based lesson plan offering a brief overview of Holocaust history, survivor testimony, and reflective art project.