a member of a group that secretly fights against soldiers who are controlling their country

happening naturally and suddenly and without being planned

young Jewish women involved in smuggling and carrying messages between Jewish communities

to take something into or out of a place in an illegal or secret way

Jewish resistance to the Holocaust

History

In this unit, pupils explore the Holocaust and its profound impact. This sets up the next unit, ‘Decolonisation: how similar was decolonisation throughout the British Empire?’, where they will investigate how the Holocaust influenced the founding of Israel and how this event intersected with wider decolonisation processes.

Pupils will have a knowledge of the Second World War (Y9) and they will also have an appreciation of the existence of Anti-Semitism throughout History, as they will be able to link back to Edward I's Edict of Expulsion in 1290 (Y7). Through pupils' knowledge of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, they will have an understanding of the oppression and persecution of groups (Y8).

The Holocaust: what was the Holocaust?

Discriminatory behaviour or images, whether on the grounds of race, gender, disability, religion or belief or sexual orientation, or otherwise.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Depiction of war, threats of war, death or the aftermath of war.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Depiction or discussion of violence or fighting, including threats of violence or the aftermath of violence.

Write the missing word. {{}} involves taking something into or out of a place in an illegal or secret way.

What type of areas did partisans usually operate in?

How many escapees from Sobibor extermination camp in 1943 were murdered afterwards by Poles?

Uprisings in Jewish ghettos are an example of what type of response to the Holocaust?

Smuggling in Jewish ghettos are an example of what type of response to the Holocaust?

encouraged him to participate in an uprising

discouraged his boyfriend from attempting to escape with Gad

led Gad to avoid challenging the persecution he faced

How did concerns about family affect resistance to the Holocaust in Gad Beck's experience?

Which word best describe someone who was aware of Jewish persecution but did nothing to help?

In which of the following countries were Jews murdered as part of the Holocaust?

Where did the majority of Holocaust victims come from?

France was defeated and partially occupied.

Starting with the earliest, sort the following events into chronological order.

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Depiction or discussion of serious crime

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Adult supervision required

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Jewish resistance to the Holocaust

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.