Margrit Rosenberg Stenge
- English
- 11+
- 2 class periods
- Also available in French
Margrit Rosenberg Stenge was born in 1928 in Cologne, Germany. She and her parents survived the Holocaust by finding refuge in Norway and Sweden. Margrit came to Canada in 1951 and lives in Montreal.
The educational materials below can be used to create a lesson around Margrit Rosenberg Stenge’s survival story.
Learning Objectives
- engage with survivor testimony
- develop media skills by researching a survivor’s story on the digital resource Re:Collection
- use historical-thinking and critical-thinking skills to complete a timeline
How to use these materials in class
Step 1: The Background Reading is a short introduction to Margrit Rosenberg Stenge’s story that provides historical and biographical context. Distribute the Background Reading to your students to prepare them to delve deeper into Margrit Rosenberg Stenge’s survival story.