Teaching With Testimony

Auschwitz: The Past is Present

Auschwitz 70: The Past is Present Virtual Field Trip

Explore the legacy of the Auschwitz concentration camp through diverse perspectives, including powerful firsthand testimony from Holocaust Survivor Paula Lebovics. Students will investigate how memory, testimony, and respect for the past can help make our world a better place today.

Uncover the history of Auschwitz, and empower your students to engage with their world, think critically about what they see, and take action to make change — especially when they encounter bigotry or hatred.

Educator Guide

Spark conversations around important themes discussed in the Virtual Field Trip with a 3-part Post-VFT activity.

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Timeline of the Holocaust

Designed as a resource for students, this timeline from Echoes & Reflections chronicles key dates in the history of the Holocaust from 1933–1945.

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Ready-To-Use Activity

Auschwitz 70 Years Later: Student Investigation

Grades 6-12

Learn what it means to live with testimony in our world today by ensuring that the memories of the Holocaust remain relevant for generations to come.

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About The Partners

The USC Shoah Foundation records, preserves, and shares survivor and witness testimonies so that all can learn from the past, reflect on the present, and build a better future. The collections archive is home to more than 60,000 testimonies of survivors and witnesses of the Holocaust, contemporary antisemitism, the Armenian Genocide, and other mass atrocities and genocidal crimes of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. It is the largest such collection in the world. Established in 1994, the USC Shoah Foundation found a permanent home at the University of Southern California in 2006. With survivor testimony at the center, the USC Shoah Foundation's innovative programming, global-impact strategies, and forward-looking research and education initiatives help preserve Holocaust memory and history, confront antisemitism, and strengthen democratic values.

Discovery Education is the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place. Through its award-winning multimedia content, instructional supports, and innovative classroom tools, Discovery Education helps educators deliver equitable learning experiences engaging all students and supporting higher academic achievement on a global scale. Discovery Education serves approximately 4.5 million educators and 45 million students worldwide, and its resources are accessed in nearly 100 countries and territories.