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 2
~5 min
hist.g8.s.ex_53
Short Answer
Prompt
In 1 paragraph identify ONE Jewish-resistance event (e.g. Warsaw Ghetto Uprising April 19 – May 16 1943 OR Treblinka Aug 2 1943 OR Sobibor Oct 14 1943) + name ≥2 resistance leaders.
How it's presented
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Answer criteria
type
short answer rubric
criteria
- Names specific event + dates
- Names ≥2 leaders
- Refuses passive-victim framing
- Cites Henry 2014 or Lower 2013 or Meed 1948
Hints
- Mordechai Anielewicz commanded Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.
- Vladka Meed was ZOB courier.
Misconceptions to watch
- Treating Jewish victims as passive
- Confusing camps and uprisings