Antisemitism
THE HOLOCAUST - A RESOURCE FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS
SECOND EDITION, MARIANNE GRANT RESOURCE FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Based on the testimony of Holocaust survivor Marianne Grant, this resource was published in 2021, and is suitable for secondary students. This resource comprises film testimony produced by filmmaker Rex Bloomstein, and a teacher guide written by Paula Cowan and Lynn Nisbet that focuses on the Scottish curriculum.
Use the following links to access the online version of the teacher guide and the film testimony:
: to access subtitles, click on cc on bottom right of film.
THE HOLOCAUST: A RESOURCE FOR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Based on the testimony of Rev. Ernest Levy OBE, this resource was published in 2023 and is suitable for primary and secondary schools. This resource comprises film testimony recorded at Calderwood Lodge Primary School, East Renfrewshire, and a teacher guide written by Paula Cowan and Lynn Nisbet that focuses on the Scottish curriculum.
Use the following links to access the online version of the teacher guide and the film testimony:

- to access subtitles, click on cc on bottom right of film.
Further Resources
Additional resources for teachers:
What is the Holocaust?
Dr. David Silberklang, of Yad Vashem answers, 鈥淲hat is the Holocaust?鈥
Publications
- The Holocaust Educational Trust鈥檚 鈥楪uide for Primary School Teachers鈥.
- Understanding and Teaching Holocaust Education, Cowan, P. and Maitles, H. (2017) London:Sage
- Teaching Controversial Issues in the Classroom, London: Continuum, Cowan, P. and Maitles, H. (eds.)(2012)
- - developed by the IHRA鈥檚 international education experts, these recommendations aim to provide fact-based and educationally sound techniques for teaching the complex and nuanced history of the Holocaust.
- - The Holocaust explained: The Complete Introduction to the Holocaust designed for school.
- - this book provides insight into the significance and meaning of Marianne鈥檚 art and to the historical context. It is a welcome addition to school libraries and a useful resource for secondary teachers, particularly those teaching Art, History and Modern Studies.
- - non-binding guidelines that have been endorsed by dozens of countries, that include the UK.
- -intended to help Canadian educators recognise and combat antisemitism in various settings, this resource is useful for educators in Scotland and elsewhere.
- Addressing Antisemitism Through Education (UNESCO and OSCE, 2018)
Scotland and the Holocaust
- The Kindertransports - this edition of Prism contains many interesting articles that can support IDL in this area. Auld Lang Syne: The Experiences of the Kinder in Scotland, focuses on the Scottish context. (pp. 24-29).
- - this website contains online oral testimony from men and women who sought sanctuary in Scotland to escape the Holocaust.
- - situated in the centre of Glasgow, the Scottish Jewish Archive Centre collects and preserves material relating to the Jewish experience in Scotland over the past 200 years. This includes material during the Holocaust.
- - opened in 2021, the Centre is designed to support school visits and to assist researchers and visitors of all kinds. In the display, visitors will find out how people and organisations throughout the country helped the refugees who came to Scotland from Nazi-occupied Europe.
- - Holocaust Testimony (2 hours, 38minutes), film from the Shoah Foundation of the testimony of Rev Ernest Levy (1925 to 2009) a Holocaust survivor who came to live in Scotland.
- - audio recording from the BBC (53 minutes, 53 seconds). Presenter Johnstone McKay speaks to Marianne Grant (1921 to 2007), a Holocaust survivor who came to live in Scotland.
- - this video (2 minutes) features two people who have come to Scotland in very different circumstances. One of these is Rosa Sacharin, who came to Scotland on one of the Kindertransports. Video unavailable.
- - a BBC film presented by Sally Magnusson (29 minutes). Jane Haining (1897 to 1944), a Church of Scotland missionary, who is the only Scot honoured for risking her life to save Jews during the Holocaust.
- The Unwanted Jew by R.M. Sacharin, (2014) Tullibody: Diadem Books
- Ramaswamy, C. (2022) Homelands: The history of a friendship, Edinburgh: Canongate
Holocaust Survivors
- Remembering, Rev. Ernest Levy, OBE, cantor teacher and author (1925 to 2009)
- Remembering Marianne Grant (1921 to 2007)
- Newsclip of the
- Audio and transcript of talking about her late mother (3mins).
- Remembering Rosa Sacharin (1925 to 2019)
- : Kinder girls and the nursing profession in wartime Britain by Jane Brooks ( Jewish Historical Studies, 2019, Vol 15: 68-85)
- Remembering Ingrid Wuga BEM (1924 to 2020)
- Remembering Henry Waugh MBE (1924 to 2024)
- Remembering Judith Rosenberg (1921 to 2021)
Antisemitism and Holocaust Denial
ANTISEMITISM
- The UK Government鈥檚 definition of antisemitism is based on the following .
- Addressing Antisemitism Through Education (2018) - European Guidelines from UNESCO and OSCE.
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Addressing Antisemitism Through Education (UNESCO and OSCE, 2018).
HOLOCAUST DENIAL
- adopted by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance
- Antisemitism (14.52 minutes) - You can choose to watch all the sections or choose one from the menu on the left. Antisemitism today (found at 12.10 minutes, 2.42 minutes in length) is particularly interesting and has specific relevance for responsible citizenship. .
- Holocaust Denial (15.35 minutes) - TED Talk by Professor Deborah Lipstadt - Behind the Lies of Holocaust Denial. .
Websites
- - free portal of interviews with survivors, refugees, rescuers and liberators
- - international school projects that include two from Scotland.
- - key documents with teacher notes
- - learn about your local connections to the Holocaust
- - leading and most extensive archives on the Holocaust, the Nazi era and genocide.
Activities
- - students interact with a Holocaust survivor鈥檚 testimony, and by using virtual reality, explore historical sites associated with the Holocaust, The Holocaust Educational Trust
- - diverse and inclusive Holocaust education project that is based on the BBC documentary.
