Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah)
The internationally recognized date for Holocaust Remembrance Day corresponds to the 27th day of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar and it marks the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.
Description and History
The internationally recognized date for Holocaust Remembrance Day corresponds to the 27th day of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar and it marks the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. In 2024, Yom HaShoah will be recognized beginning at sunset on the evening of April 23 – April 24.
Professional Learning Resources
Echoes & Reflections
Echoes & Reflections, Anti-Defamation League Education’s Holocaust Education program, provides professional learning opportunities and classroom content to equip educators for effective instruction of the Holocaust and resonant themes of today.
Interactive Map of States That Mandate Holocaust Education
This map provided by Echoes & Reflections tracks state legislation (passed and pending) regarding Holocaust and genocide education, as well as task forces/commissions established by such law.
Never a Bystander & Other Enduring Lessons for Holocaust Remembrance
Margaret Lincoln shares how Battle Creek, Michigan, has participated in the nationwide effort established by Congress to honor victims of the Holocaust and Nazi persecution. She shares collaborative projects which can be replicated by school librarians.
Fighting Anti-Semitism and Anti-Asian Hate Through Books
Karin Greenberg reviews two nonfiction books highlighting the complexities and beauty of Jewish and Asian culture. She also shares book lists with recommended titles to celebrate Jewish American Heritage and Asian American & Pacific Islander Month.
Days of Remembrance Resources
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) provides a variety of ready-to-use resources to help educators plan Days of Remembrance activities for their students.
Americans and the Holocaust: A Traveling Exhibition for Libraries
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) and the ALA Public Programs Office present Americans and the Holocaust, a traveling exhibition.
Learner Engagement Resources
Empathizing with Teens in Trauma: An Exploration of the Terezin Ghetto/Camp
This presentation shares how a team of educators collaborated to help students deepen research skills and talk about mental health strategies. Students researched art created by teenagers in the Theresienstadt/Terezín Nazi concentration camp.
Books Matter™ | Children's & Young Adult Literature
ADL provides an online bibliography of recommended children’s and young adult books about bias, bullying, diversity and social justice. This curated list provides age level recommended books on Jewish culture and antisemitism.
Projects by AASL Award Winners
Wilson Southern Middle School’s Holocaust project receives AASL Roald Dahl Miss…
School librarian Yawornitsky and 6th grade reading teachers Sarnes and Zawaski collaborated to create the project “Children of the Holocaust/Holocaust Hall of Memories.”
Stephanie Meurer, Jennifer Milstead and Erin Kelley receive AASL Collaborative …
Since 2013, Stephanie Meurer and Jennifer Milstead have worked in collaboration with the 8th-grade language arts teachers at Sierra Middle School to develop the project Investigating the Holocaust: A Collaborative Inquiry.
