Analyze the Holocaust via Yad Vashem 'each person has a name' pedagogy: 6 million Jews murdered + 5 million additional victims (Roma + Sinti + disabled + LGBTQ+ + Soviet POWs + political prisoners + Jehovah's Witnesses + Black Germans)
Exercise
Difficulty 3
~6 min
hist.g8.s.ex_20
Short Answer
Prompt
In 2-3 sentences explain what Yad Vashem's 'each person has a name' pedagogy refuses, and why. Cite Pages of Testimony (4.5M+ names recovered).
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Answer criteria
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criteria
- Names dehumanizing statistic-only framing
- Cites Yad Vashem Pages of Testimony 4.5M+
- Identifies individuals had names + families + futures
- Connects to MG-14c PROMISE
Hints
- Statistics without names erase individuality.
- Pages of Testimony recovers names + ages + family connections.
Misconceptions to watch
- Reducing the Holocaust to a number
- Forgetting Pages of Testimony purpose
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