Hidden Figures of the Holocaust 8th-12th Grade

We invite you to join us in the exploration of hidden figures of the Holocaust.
Various Jewish and non-Jewish individuals who are seldom discussed, although pivotal to the story of the Holocaust, will be recognized
at the forefront of this course. They took various forms, and several notable figures even played significant roles in resisting the
Nazi regime. These five sessions will bring a few of these lesser-known figures and their stories to light.
Session 1: The Forgotten Victims T-4 program and disabled victims Slavs, Roma (Gypsies) LGBTQ+ individuals, Paragraph 175,
and the pink triangle
Session 2: Non-Jewish Rescuers Irena Sendler Sir Nicholas Winton Varian Fry Chiue Sugihara
Session 3: In the Resistance The Partisans and Tuvia Bielski The ZOB and Zivia Lubetkin Prisoner revolt at Auschwitz: 4 women
(Roza Robota, Ela Gartner, Regina Safirsztain, and Ester Wajcblum) and the Sonderkommando
Session 4: In the Ghettos Dr. Janusz Korcsak Chaim Rumkowski Adam Czerniakow Tadeusz Panciewicz
Session 5: Hidden Heroes Jan Karski Rabbi Stephen Wise Hannah Szenesh Sgt. Roddie Edmonds