The Warsaw Ghetto: From Persecution to Resistance

• 14+
• 1–2 class periods

Students will be introduced to the history of the Warsaw ghetto through first-hand accounts. Using Re:Collection and the digital exhibit Four Stories from the Warsaw Ghetto, students will explore pre-war Jewish life in Poland, life in the Warsaw ghetto and the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.

Learning Objectives

• Learn about the Holocaust and develop an understanding of pre-war Jewish life in Poland, life within the Warsaw ghetto and the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.
• Recognize the impact of anti-Jewish attitudes and discrimination on Jewish life in Europe.
• Reflect on the agency of Jews during the Holocaust.