Resources for Studying NIGHT by Elie Wiesel
Pre-Reading WebQuest
Before you start reading, you need to get familiar with the time period, historical events, and some vocabulary that you will be seeing while reading. START HERE.
Supplemental Texts
The additional reading selections used in class may be downloaded here.
| anne_frank_excerpt.pdf |
| warsaw_ghetto_uprising.pdf |
| the_sunflower_excerpt.pdf |
| we_are_witnesses.pdf |
Vocabulary Study Links
Click on these links to go to Quizlet flash cards or games for each set of words.
JUDAISM CHARACTERS
THE HOLOCAUST PLACES
VOCABULARY
JUDAISM CHARACTERS
THE HOLOCAUST PLACES
VOCABULARY
Historical Context: Timeline of the Holocaust
The timeline used in the WebQuest is available here.
Where in the World?
The map below is how Eastern Europe currently looks. For the animated map from the WebQuest, introducing the place and time period, click here to go to the website of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. For the map from the Webquest, click here.
So, you still want to know more, do you?
To learn more about Judaism, visit the Judaism 101 website. In their own words, "Judaism 101 is an online encyclopedia of Judaism, covering Jewish beliefs, people, places, things, language, scripture, holidays, practices and customs."
More?
To find out about the Holocaust Memorial Center in Farmington Hills, Michigan, visit their website. This museum complex is the nation's first freestanding museum that is dedicated to the memory of the Holocaust. It contains a wealth of information and artifacts, including the opportunity to meet and talk to Holocaust survivors now living in the Detroit area.
