Educational Materials
Video: The Magic of The Memory Project
History and art become alive and personal with Memory Project Productions programs. Discover free videos and interdisciplinary lesson plans on topics including the Holocaust, the genocide in Rwanda, and personal family stories. All are designed to teach history, observation, communication, compassion, and community.
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- November 9: anniversary of Kristallnacht the first Nazi-organized pogrom against the Jews of Germany.
- January 27: International Holocaust Remembrance Day
- The month of April: Genocide Awareness Month
- April 7: International Day of Reflection on 1994 Genocide against Tutsi
- May 5-6, 2024 (dates change annually): Yom Hashoah, Day of Remembrance of the millions of Jews who were killed by the Nazis and their collaborators between 1933 and 1945. The date changes every year because it's based on the Hebrew calendar.
Lesson Plans
Holocaust Remembrance Through Art: Face-to-Face
Make portraits to honor Holocaust survivors, victims and rescuers. Learn their stories. Explore your own and discover that we’re all part of history.
Rwanda: Never Again — Again
Meet six survivors of the genocide in Rwanda. See how testimony and art help students connect to history. Ten-minute video and reproducibles.
Family Stories: We’re All a Part of History
Through interviews, writing and other forms of creative expression, students connect to family and learn we’re all part of history.
Holocaust Remembrance Through Film and Literature
Use the film or book Finding Kalman to gain insight into a Holocaust survivor’s family and how they have dealt with their heritage. If you need an activity that’s easy to use in a single class period, here are two options.
Additional Materials
Partnership with USC Shoah Foundation
In partnership with USC Shoah Foundation, we launched a new activity on their powerful IWitness platform. In this activity, students will work with primary sources, photos and survivor video testimonies. They will think about the topics of family, connection, and loss through the lens of survivors of the Holocaust and through the process of creating visual art.
Guided Art Workshop
Memory Project Productions founders Laurie Weisman and Roz Jacobs will come to your facility for a guided workshop. Students will watch the introductory video “The Memory Project” and a video art lesson. They will then make portraits based on photographs using charcoal and black and white pastels, before sharing their artwork and stories.