Holocaust Education Resources Project

Thanks to a grant provided by The Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR), the project is also collaborating with the Jewish History Association of South Wales/Cymdeithas Hanes Iddewig De Cymru (JHASW/CHIDC) to develop bilingual, locally relevant resources on Holocaust education for use in secondary schools in Wales. These will be available through Hwb from the 2022/3 semester. By promoting bilingual educational material on Holocaust and refugee history in Wales, we will support teachers to expand knowledge of the Holocaust among young people, increase the number of people engaging with Jewish heritage, and combat antisemitism and racism.

Here you can access the English and Welsh-language resources created as part of the project. The first four lessons focus on the Kindertransport: 

“Fleeing across Europe to escape the Nazis, about 10,000 Jewish children arrived in Great Britain between December 1938 and May 1940 on ‘Kindertransport’ (Children’s Transport). Most of them had to travel without their parents or other family members. In this collection of resources about the Holocaust, we explore some of the stories of child refugees who came on Kindertransport to Wales. These resources are suitable for teaching Key Stage 3 learners.”

The resources are also available at People’s Collection Wales:

  1. Kindertransport 1 – Jewish Life in Central Europe Before World War 2
  2. Kindertransport 2 – The Journey to Britain
  3. Kindertransport 3 – Arrival in Wales
  4. Kindertransport 4 – Life in Wales
  5. Kristallnacht 1 – Memories of Kristallnacht
  6. Kristallnacht 2 – The last bar mitzvah
  7. Jewish Artists in Wales – Josef Herman
  8. Aero Zipp Fasteners at Treforest Trading Estate
  9. Internment of ‘enemy aliens’ 1
  10. Jewish Artists in Wales – Heinz Koppel
  11. Internment of ‘enemy aliens’ 2
  12. General Paper and Box Manufacturing Company at Treforest Trading Estate
  13. Jewish refugees as domestic servants
  14. Religious life of Jewish refugees in Wales
  15. The Welsh Language
  16. Jewish refugee doctors, dentists and nurses in Wales
  17. Jewish refugees in the British Army during World War Two
  18. Liberation
  19. Identity
  20. Remembering the Holocaust
Further resources

The Centre for Holocaust Education at University College London has prepared research briefings for teachers to inform their classroom practice and increase the effectiveness of teaching and learning about the Holocaust.

The Holocaust Memorial Day Trust has a number of bilingual English/Welsh resources to learn more about the Holocaust and other genocides.