Holocaust+and+Final+Solution

= MAY 19-Objective: Students will examine Nazi anti-semitism in order to detail events leading up to the "Final Solution." Warmup: What is anti-semitism? What is a ghetto? =

Assignment: As a member of the, you are one of the fortunate few who survived the “Konzentrationslager” (concentration/death camp) __. You have decided to write a letter to the German government about your experience of Nazi persecution. Address the following issues:__ *explain the significance of your religious/ethnic/cultural group. Why and how did the Nazis target your group? What does it mean to you to be a member of this group? *What were your experiences when you first arrived at the concentration camp? Explain the conditions of the camps and how the Nazis made you feel. *Explain Hitler’s “Final Solution” in context of your ethnic group and concentration camp. *How did you survive the concentration camp? *If you could speak face to face right now with one of the Nazis at your concentration camp what would you want to say/ask/know? Materials: __ biographies [] Concentration camps: [] “The Ghettos” [] “The Final Solution” [] Journal entry: “The Final Solution” poem by Yitzhak Katzenelson []