The Shoah Diaries 4th-6th Grade

Ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which is observed in January, we invite you to participate in this program specifically curated for young kids.

Inspired by the life of Anne Frank, students will be introduced to the Holocaust through a series of newsworthy headlines. They will then be encouraged to journal and focus on their creative writing skills while examining each topic further.

1. Hitler is Appointed Chancellor of Germany. January 30, 1933. The first event that marks a different life for Jews living in Germany. Under his rule, Hitler strives for a Jew-free Europe, and to many, it appears that he will not stop until that becomes a reality.
2. Boycott of Jewish Businesses. April 1933. Although an unsuccessful stunt by the Nazis, this intimidation tactic turns out to be a statement that frightens the local population and encourages German citizens to stop buying from Jews.
3. Book Burnings. May 1933. Pro-Nazi university students raid their schools and local libraries and set fire to books that go against Nazi ideals and teachings.
4. Jews are No Longer Citizens of Germany. September 1935. New laws are introduced in Germany, taking citizenship away from Jews. The Nazis also release a chart with new rules to designate who is Jewish and who is not.
5. Kristallnacht. November 9/10, 1938. The end of the beginning and the beginning of the end. We will discuss the first government-sponsored pogrom in Germany and the impossible situation in which Germany’s Jews now find themselves.