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Stories that survived
- ages 12–15
- 45 min
Students discover the fates of specific children during the Holocaust through their personal diaries and drawings.
Steps
- The teacher briefly explains what the Holocaust was and why January 27 (liberation of Auschwitz) is a day of remembrance.
- Groups receive one child's story (e.g. excerpts from the diary of Dawid Sierakowiak, Rutka Laskier, drawings of children from Terezín).
- Students read the text and take notes: who this person was, what they dreamed of, what happened to them.
- Groups briefly introduce their figure to the class.
- Conversation: why remembering individual people matters and what we can do against hatred today.
Tip: Materials for schools are provided by POLIN Museum and the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial; leave ample time for questions and emotions.