Voyage of the St. Louis

http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/online/stlouis/story/voyage/

Introduction to the Holocaust — Animated Map

We will be going to the Holocaust Centre on Monday Dec 5th.  See the link below to get more details.

Introduction to the Holocaust — Animated Map

Saving Private Ryan Video

Hi folks,

Here is the video to the first 10 minutes of the film Saving Private Ryan.  It shows what D-Day would have looked like.  It is quite graphic, please be advised. 

Monday December 5th 2011 Field Trip

Hello folks!


Here are the details to our Field Trip on Monday December 5th 2011. 

**Don't forget to pack a lunch and bring 2 TTC tokens with you!

We will all meet at 10:30AM Sharp in Portable 7
Together with Mr. Jones, everyone will walk to the bus stop on Don Mills


We will take bus # 25 NORTH to Don Mills Subway Station ***Everyone take a TRANSFER!


We will go WEST to Sheppard/Yonge Subway Station


We will connect to the Sheppard Bus #84 WEST or #196 Express to Bathurst Street


We will get off the bus at Bathurst/Sheppard and transfer to the #7 Bus NORTH using our TRANSFERS




We will get off the bus at Ellerslie Ave. cross the street to the west side of Bathurst at the lights and walk SOUTH 3 minutes until we reach the entrance to the Holocaust Centre.

Our tour will begin at 12:00PM  NOON TIME and will last until 2:00PM

At 2:00PM when the tour is over, everyone is allowed to return home "unsupervised" going back the same way we arrived to the centre. (if you want to take a different way home, that is ok, just make sure you don't get lost!)




IMPORTANT LINKS


Google Maps Directions to the Centre: 

http://g.co/maps/fnp4r

Toronto Subway Map

Info about the Centre: http://holocaustcentre.com/

Centre Details:


Sarah and Chaim Neuberger Holocaust Education Centre, UJA Federation of Greater Toronto
Lipa Green Centre, Sherman Campus
4600 Bathurst Street, 4^th Floor
Toronto, ON • M2R 3V2 • CANADA
neuberger@ujafed.org • 416.631.5689

**Please note that we will be hearing from a living survivor of the Holocaust.  The speaker has lived through terrible things and has lived to speak about it.  I trust that everyone will be on their best behaviour during the time at the centre and that there will be ABSOLUTELY NO CELL PHONE USE OR TALKING during the presentation as it would be more than disrespectful and that person will be immediately asked to leave the centre.

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World War Two Work Sheet pg-64-68

World War Two Work Sheet  pg-64-68

Look at the photo on page 64.  Who were the allied leaders?  Name them.

What were the disadvantages of participating in big wars for Canadians?(pg. 64)

What were the advantages of participating in big wars for Canadians? (pg. 64)

What were the four main causes of WWII?  List each one and describe each cause(pg. 65-67)

Look at the maps on page 66. 

List the countries that disappeared after WWI

List the countries that were born after WWI

Who was Benito Mussolini?(pg. 65)

What kind of government was created in 1917 by the Russian Revolution?(pg. 65)

Who became the new leader of the Soviet Union in 1927? (pg. 65)

What does persecution mean?

What main group of people did Hitler blame all of Germany’s problems on? (pg.66-67)

What country in Asia was trying to increase its power by invading other countries like China? (pg. 67)

What do you think appeasement means? (pg. 67)

Why do you think Canadians and Americans did not want to fight another war in Europe? (pg. 68)

Which two countries promised to defend Poland if Poland was attacked by Germany? (pg. 68)

How many Chinese people were killed in the city of Chungking by Japanese bombers?  Look at the photo on the top of pg 68.

Case Study: Jews in Canada – Page 61-62 in the Textbook

Case Study: Jews in Canada – Page 61-62 in the Textbook

1.      When did the first Jews settle in Canada?

2.     In 1901 how many Jews were there in Canada?

3.     In 1931 how many Jews were there in Canada?

4.     Toronto was home to how many Jews?

5.     What does prejudice mean?

6.     (from the photo on pg. 61) – Why did the Nazis tattoo  numbers on the arms of the Jews?

7.     Were the Jews the majority or a minority in the countries that they left in Europe?

8.     What does anti-Semitism mean?

9.      When was anti-Semitism at its peak (highest point) in Canada?

10.              What was the name of the German leader in 1933?

11.              Which people did the Nazi Party begin to persecute in 1933?

12.              Did the Jews of Germany and other areas of Europe have any rights during this time?

13.              Why were newcomers to Canada unpopular during this time?

14.            What was the position of the Department of Immigration concerning the entry of Jews to Canada?

15.             Who was the head of the Canadian Department of Immigration?

16.              How did this person make it difficult for Jews to enter Canada?

17.            How many Jews were admitted to Canada between 1933 and 1945?

18.             What did Hitler decide to do in 1941?

19.            What does the word Holocaust mean?

20.            How many Jews were murdered during this time?

21.             Look at the photo on the top of pg. 62 – Why did the Nazis kill 2500 Jews in this town?

22.            Thinking question:  Have you ever experienced discrimination?  How do you think it would feel if you lost all of your rights and were made to feel not human just because of your religion? 

23.            Thinking question: What do you think you can do in order to teach people that discrimination is wrong and not acceptable?