Storiascopio · Era 11 of 12 · lower secondary year 3
The Shoah
about 1941–1945 · Nazi-occupied Europe (Auschwitz, Poland)
In short
The Nazi regime saw the Jews as enemies to be wiped out, and with ever harsher laws it took away their rights, their jobs and their homes. Fascist Italy too, with the racial laws of 1938, shut Jews out of schools and jobs. During the war millions of people were deported to concentration and extermination camps, and about six million Jews were murdered. Roma and Sinti, disabled people and political opponents were persecuted too. In Hebrew this tragedy is called the Shoah, meaning ‘catastrophe’; in English it is also known as the Holocaust.
Why it matters On 27 January, the day the Auschwitz camp was opened in 1945, Holocaust Memorial Day is held so that no one forgets.
Source: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, “Introduction to the Holocaust”
Where we are in the era “Early 20th century”
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1903Event 17 of 25about 1950
Your turn
Name ______________________ Class ______ Date __________
When did it happen? Find the date at the top and write it here:
Tell it in your own words: what happened?
Draw the scene below.
storiascopio.com/en/event/the-shoah/ · free worksheet, you may photocopy it for your class