Students will have the opportunity to explore the concept of genocide and its impact on the modern world through examples drawn from the 20th century. In a facilitated workshop students will develop an understanding of the origins of the legal definition of genocide and the debates surrounding this definition. Focus will be placed on the early stages of genocide, particularly the segregation, marginalisation, and dehumanisation of victim groups.
Students will be encouraged to explore the moral dilemmas of victims and bystanders. Students will also gain an insight into the impact of such atrocities on the survivors of genocide through the experience of hearing Holocaust survivor testimony and a Museum tour.
If there is a particular case of genocide that you would like your educator to cover in addition to the Holocaust, please inform us at the time of booking.
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Our Educators have created activities and resources for teachers to use to engage students before and after their visit to the Museum.
FACE-TO-FACE
Introduce your students to studying the Holocaust. This program explores key historical events that contributed to this cataclysmic event unfolding.
Resisting the HolocaustFACE-TO-FACE
This program challenges the misconception that Jews went “like lambs to the slaughter”, with examples of Jewish resistance.
The Nature and Development of Human Rights: The Universal Declaration of Human RightsFACE-TO-FACE
Focuses on the nature and development of human rights through the lens of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in the immediate context of the Holocaust and World War II.
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