Victims and perpetrators
I can assess different experiences of and responses to the Holocaust.
Victims and perpetrators
I can assess different experiences of and responses to the Holocaust.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Six million Jews from many different backgrounds were murdered during the Holocaust.
- Many people acted as perpetrators during the Holocaust.
- Many more people knew about the Holocaust but did not intervene.
- There were Holocaust perpetrators and collaborators across Europe.
Keywords
Collaborator - a person or group who works together with others for a particular purpose
Perpetrator - someone who has committed a crime or a violent or harmful act
Bystander - in the context of the Holocaust, a person who did not intervene to help Jews or resist their persecution
Common misconception
Only German Nazis were involved in the Holocaust.
Examples such as the Vel' d'Hiv Raid in France, carried out in 1942, show that other Europeans collaborated and helped to perpetrate the Holocaust.
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
- Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
- Depiction or discussion of serious crime
- Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
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