List+of+Topics

// The Boy in the Striped Pajamas // Holocaust Project Topics 1) //Hitler’s Youth Groups// – Who were they? What activities did they participate in? What were the ages of the children in the groups?

2) //League of German Girls// – Who were they? What activities did they participate in? What were the ages of the children who were part of this?

3) //John Demjanjuk// – Who was he? How was he involved in the Holocaust? Where did he live after World War II? Where is he now? What has happened to him?

4) //Dina Babbitt// – Who was she? How was she involved in the Holocaust? Where did she live after World War II? Is she still alive?

5) //Concentration Camps// – Pick ONE – (Auschwitz-Birkenau is the most well-known camp) Where was the camp located? What years was it in operation? What types of things happened there? Who were the people that ran the camps? What type of work did the prisoners do? A) Treblinka B) Auschwitz-Birkenau C) Dachau D) Chelmno E) Sobibor F) Belzek G) Majdanek

// 6) The Book Thief // by Markus Zusak – Read the book and write a summary about it. Who are the main characters? What types of things did they do in the book? What is the connection between this book and the Holocaust? Who is telling the story? Why did Markus Zusak decide to write a book like this?

7) //Oskar Schindler// – Who is he? Why is he important to the Holocaust?

8) //Warsaw Ghetto// – Where was this located? What types of things happened there? Who were the people who ran the ghetto? What type of work did the people in the ghetto do?

9) //Father Bruno Reynders// – Who was he? Why is he important to the Holocaust?

10) Elie Wiesel – Who was he? Why is he important to the Holocaust?