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The Holocaust

Part of the series Secondary Lesson Starters, from the Teachers TV video archive.

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Summary

This classroom resource contains six Key Stage 3 history lesson starters on the Holocaust, featuring archive footage, personal testimonies from survivors and other material.

See testimonies from eye witnesses regarding the Auschwitz Orchestra. There's also pre-war home movie footage of a Jewish family in Germany.

Show secondary students the story of Leon Greenman, one of a few British Jews to be deported to Auschwitz.

This video is designed to stimulate classroom discussion on the subject.

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  • Duration: 20 mins
  • No Subtitles
  • Published: 08 April 2010