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