Unit 3 Portfolio: Research Project€¦ · Unit 3 Portfolio: Research Project The Holocaust and its effects on Jewish families and communities during World War 2

Unit 3 Portfolio: Research Project

The Holocaust and its effects on Jewish families and communities during World War 2

Jewish Individuals and Families

• Triumph of Hope From Theresienstadt and Auschwitz to Israel• The story of Ruth Elias

• Maus: My Father Bleeds History

• The story of Art Spiegelman

• Dancing Through Darkness: The Inspiring Story of Nazi Death Camp Survivors, Chaim and Selma Engel• The story of Chaim and Selma Engel

• Alicia: My Story• The story of Alicia Appleman Jurman

• The Seamstress• The story of Sara Tuval Bernstein

Jewish Individuals and Families

• A Lucky Child: A Memoir of Surviving Auschwitz as a Young Boy

• The story of Thomas Buergenthal

• From a Name to a Number: A Holocaust Survivor's Autobiography

• The story of Alter Wiener

• Night

• The story of Elie Wiesel

• The Hiding Place

• The story of Corrie ten Boom

Research Topics related to The Diary of Anne Frank

• The treatment of Jewish families during the Holocaust

• The treatment of Jewish families in Holland during the Holocaust

• Ways of survival during the Holocaust for Jewish families

• The effects of the Holocaust on Jewish survivors

• The effects of the Holocaust on descendants of Jewish survivors

• The rise of the Nazi party

• Auschwitz, the concentration camp

• Examples of people who helped the Jews during the Holocaust

Research Topics related to World War 2

• The effects of World War 2 in Europe

• The effects of World War 2 in the U.S.

• Individual soldiers/troops who fought during World War 2

• Pearl Harbor

Movies about the Holocaust (for middle school and high school students)

• The Courageous Heart Of Irena Sendler

• Island On Bird Street

• Run, Boy, Run

• Anne Frank: The Whole Story

• Life Is Beautiful

• The Hiding Place

• Return to the Hiding Place

• Sophie Scholl: The Final Days

• Nicky’s Family

• Valkyrie

• The Zoo Keeper’s Wife