C. South Carolina Voices: Lessons from the Holocaust

Watch the full interviews of South Carolinians who survived the Holocaust and those who liberated the concentration camps or witnessed the atrocities that took place. Transcripts have been provided.

 The Seared Souls: South Carolina Voices of the Holocaust documentary is also available on Knowitall. 

The South Carolina Social Studies Standard Correlations provided for each of the videos in Seared Souls: South Carolina Voices of the Holocaust may also be used with the full interviews in South Carolina Voices: Lessons from the Holocaust

The Holocaust Forum was a collaboration between the South Carolina Council on the Holocaust, ETV, and the South Carolina Department of Education.

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Holocaust Interviews
Holocaust Interviews

Lesson

Grades: 7

Students will explore those who experienced the Holocaust and now live in South Carolina.

Map - Holocaust Deaths
Map - Holocaust Deaths
Episode 10

Photo

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

The map shows the numbers of Jews killed by the Nazis in each country.
Holocaust Timeline
Holocaust Timeline
Episode 12

Document

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Learn the series of events that led to the Holocaust and related events that occurred during this period.. 1933 January 30: Hitler appointed chancellor of Germany. March 5: Hitler receives strong vote...
Holocaust Glossary | Holocaust Forum
Holocaust Glossary | Holocaust Forum

Document

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Learn key terms from the Holocaust. Anti-Semitism. Acts or feelings against Jews; takes the form of prejudice, dislike, fear, discrimination, and persecution. Aryan. A term used by the Nazis to mean a...
 Rudy Herz, Part 5 | S.C. Voices: Lessons from the Holocaust
Rudy Herz, Part 5 | S.C. Voices: Lessons from the Holocaust

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Born in Cologne, Germany, in 1925, Rudy Herz heard of Hitler in school when, in 1935, textbooks took on a Germanic nationalistic slant, the Swastika flag was flown, and Jews lost privileges. His...
 Rudy Herz, Part 2 | S.C. Voices: Lessons from the Holocaust
Rudy Herz, Part 2 | S.C. Voices: Lessons from the Holocaust

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Born in Cologne, Germany, in 1925, Rudy Herz heard of Hitler in school when, in 1935, textbooks took on a Germanic nationalistic slant, the Swastika flag was flown, and Jews lost privileges. His...
 Renee Kolender | S.C. Voices: Lessons from the Holocaust
Renee Kolender | S.C. Voices: Lessons from the Holocaust

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Born near Warsaw in 1922, Renee Kolender experienced a good childhood until war broke out, ending school, ending everything. Children were taken from the streets to work each day. Her family was...