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Resistance Basics Resource Pack

Jewish Partisan Educational Foundation

Description: Contains the Resistance Basics resource pack, an annotated outline of this video course, plus a list of selected resources on the JPEF website.
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"Who Are the Jewish Partisans?" Study Guide (1-page)

Jewish Partisan Educational Foundation

Description: Use this inspiring one-page study guide to teach about the 20,000 to 30,000 men and women — many of them teens — who fought back against the Nazis and their collaborators as Jewish partisans. Includes a survey of both armed and non-violent Jewish resistance during the Holocaust.
Antisemitism in the Partisans Study Guide

Jewish Partisan Educational Foundation

Description: Teach your students about the strategies Jewish partisans used to rescue fellow Jews and overcome murderous antisemitism in a war on three fronts.
Living and Surviving in the Partisans Study Guide

Jewish Partisan Educational Foundation

Description: Answer your students' most frequently asked questions, including: How did the partisans survive in the forest? Where did they get their weapons and food? What happened if someone got sick?
Jewish Resistance Slideshow (PowerPoint)

Jewish Partisan Educational Foundation

Description: Rare, archival images of Jewish armed and non-violent resistance during the Holocaust. Can be used standalone or with other materials — particularly JPEF's Tactics of Resistance and Strengthening Jewish Pride lessons.

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Resistance Basics

Engage and inspire your students by teaching about the approximately 30,000 Jews who fought back against the Nazis and their collaborators as Jewish partisans. Start here and you’ll be ready to teach at least one 15-60 minute class on Jewish armed and unarmed resistance within minutes of completing the course.

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Running Time: 45:11

Credit Hours: 1.25

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49:16 minute video divided into 10 chapters
5 Downloadable study guides for grades 6-12 and Up
Desktop and mobile access
Certificate of Completion
1.25 Credit hours towards free CEUs (10 credit hours = 1 CEU)

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What Will I Learn?

How to teach at least one 45 to 60 minute class about armed and unarmed Jewish resistance efforts during World War II
How to use JPEF curricula to teach history, heroism, ethics, leadership, Jewish values, and more
The five most important things to teach about the Jewish partisans
Historical context for teaching about armed and unarmed resistance during the Holocaust
How to use the JPEF website to find the resources that are right for you
Techniques for fostering comprehension and critical thinking skills
Suggestions for extending the lessons
The life lessons of the Jewish partisans: Young people can make a difference, Stand up to tryanny, oppression and discrimination -- early, and Never give up

About this Course

Q:	What is the video course about?
A:	During the Holocaust, 20,000-30,000 Jewish partisans, spread across at least ten Nazi-occupied territories in Europe, fighting to help defeat the German army. This course provides tools and resources to teach your students how Jewish partisans overcame extreme conditions to strike back against their oppressors during the Holocaust.

Q:	Who is it for?
A:	For educators teaching 6th grade and above. Suggestions are given for modifying the activities to suit your needs. Basic knowledge of World War II and the Holocaust is helpful, but not required.

Q:	What resources from the JPEF website will the course introduce me to?
A:	More than 50 partisan profiles using primary-source video testimonials, photographs and short biographies. A library of short documentary films. Access to more than 15 printable lessons and study guides. Hundreds of video clips and photographs. JPEF's blog to keep you updated with new curricula, teacher tips, and articles. Maps, a virtual underground bunker, and more.

Q:	How do these materials support learning?
A:	These materials provide the basis for whole class discussion, partner study, written response, research projects, and creative extensions that will expand the way students think about both history and resistance to oppression. The materials are designed to encourage critical thinking skills, including questions about the moral and ethical issues partisans faced and how students might respond to difficult situations in their own lives.

How do these materials support learning?

These materials provide the basis for whole class discussion, partner study, written response, research projects, and creative extensions that will expand the way students think about both history and resistance to oppression. The materials are designed to encourage critical thinking skills, including questions about the moral and ethical issues partisans faced and how students might respond to difficult situations in their own lives.

Q:	How is the course structured?
A:	Nine chapters each, with chapter quizzes to reinforce comprehension. Teachers who score 80% or more on the quizzes can earn free credit hours and CEUs through Touro College.

Chapters

1. Introduction and Goals (04:39)
2. German-Soviet 1939 Non-Aggression Pact (02:01)
3. Jewish Ghettos and Camps (04:49)
4. Different Types of Resistance (02:18)
5. How Partisan Groups Began (10:07)
6. What Partisan Groups Accomplished (03:36)
7. Antisemitism in the Partisans (04:30)
8. Luck, Opportunity, Knowledge (01:40)
9. How to Use This in the Classroom (11:02)
10. Conclusion/Summary (04:34)

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Andrea Schulewitch

Thank you! Great resources and information.

Darlene Marcucci-Miller

If you want history to come alive, check this resource out.

Emily Lamberth

I love the fact that it shows HOW to use in the classroom and where to locate the materials. I have already shared with several co workers about the site and how to navigate it.

Darlene Smithi

I have been teaching WWII and the Holocaust for 30 years, but this is the first truly useful video-learning course that I have taken. I know I will use this in my classroom for as long as I able to teach!

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	A.Partisans fled to those countries from Southern and Western Europe when Hitler invaded
	B.Civilians in those countries were more supportive of Jews in their struggle
	C.Those countries had the largest populations of Jews
	D.Jews in those countries had greater access to firearms

	A.Neither country would attack each other for a period of 10 years
	B.Poland would be granted access to the Baltic Sea
	C.Both countries would invade and split up Poland
	D.All countries between the two nations were declared a “neutral zone" - creating a buffer between Germany and the USSR.

	A.To assure reluctant guards that prisoners would eventually be let go
	B.To instruct prisoners to give up their possessions
	C.To convince prisoners that escape was impossible
	D.To hide the true purpose of the camp

	A.Joining the Judenrat
	B.Forging identity cards
	C.Teaching children to read Hebrew
	D.Sabotage in forced-labor camps

	A.A sympathetic guard allowed them to escape
	B.They dug and escaped through a 750-foot tunnel
	C.They smuggled themselves out through a shipment of uniforms
	D.They snuck through a hole in the barbed-wire fence

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	A.To end the war
	B.To leave a legacy
	C.To prevent their family farms and houses from being destroyed
	D.To get revenge

	A.Food was often kosher and could be eaten without breaking dietary laws
	B.All-Jewish units were well-supplied by the Allies
	C.It was easier to be accepted into the group
	D.They were safe from antisemitic attacks by fellow partisans in their group

	A.They were allowed to live outside the ghetto
	B.Gertrude’s father was a sign painter
	C.They found out about an upcoming attack on the Jews in their town
	D.They had money hidden from before the war, which they used to buy fake identity papers
	E.Gertrude’s mother had friends outside the ghetto who helped them escape to a partisan group

	A.Prepare for the worst
	B.Young people can make a difference
	C.Never give up
	D.Stand up to tyranny, oppression, and discrimination... early

	A.200 to 300
	B.2,000 to 3,000
	C.20,000 to 30,000
	D.200,000 to 300,000

Resistance Basics | Introduction and Goals | Course Quiz 1 of 10

Resistance Basics | German-Soviet 1939 Non-Aggression Pact | Course Quiz 2 of 10

Resistance Basics | Jewish Ghettos and Camps | Course Quiz 3 of 10

Resistance Basics | Different Types of Resistance | Course Quiz 4 of 10

Resistance Basics | How Partisan Groups Began | Course Quiz 5 of 10

Resistance Basics | What Partisan Groups Accomplished | Course Quiz 6 of 10

Resistance Basics | Antisemitism in the Partisans | Course Quiz 7 of 10

Resistance Basics | Luck, Opportunity, Knowledge | Course Quiz 8 of 10

Resistance Basics | How to Use This in the Classroom | Course Quiz 9 of 10

Resistance Basics | Conclusion/Summary | Course Quiz 10 of 10

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