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The gray headings list the different resistance movements. The corresponding sources are in blue underneath.
In the blue sections, the first source is Background Information to provide important context. This is NOT part of your annotated bibliography.
The next source is a link (or book information) about the primary source you received on paper. Use this link to get the information you need to create your citation for this source in Noodle Tools.
The third set of primary sources are all options. Select any ONE of these sources to make a citation in Noodle Tools and an annotation in Google Docs. Select a source that you think supports the thesis:
"Acts of resistance were vital in the fight against the Nazi regime, as individuals and groups took immense risks to defy tyranny, protect lives, and uphold human dignity in the face of overwhelming danger."
Le Chambon: A Village Takes a Stand: (1940-1944) Residents of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon, France, hid and saved Jewish refugees throughout the war.
Le Chambon: A Village Takes a Stand: (1940-1944) Residents of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon, France, hid and saved Jewish refugees throughout the war.
Background Information:
Background Information:
Printed Primary Source:
Primary Source Options:
Photos and oral history interview with Peter Feigel from World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Oral history recording, photographs, and diary entries from US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Photo archive from The Museum of Jewish Heritage
The Bielski Partisans: (1941-1944) A group of Jewish partisans (resistance fighters) who operated in the dense Naliboki Forest of Nazi-occupied Belarus. They not only fought against the Nazis but also built a hidden community, sheltering and saving over 1,200 Jewish civilians.
The Bielski Partisans: (1941-1944) A group of Jewish partisans (resistance fighters) who operated in the dense Naliboki Forest of Nazi-occupied Belarus. They not only fought against the Nazis but also built a hidden community, sheltering and saving over 1,200 Jewish civilians.
Background Information:
Background Information:
Printed Primary Source:
Primary Source Options:
Photos, oral history video from World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Book: Courageous Teen Resisters: Primary Sources from the Holocaust by Ann Byers p. 107- 110
Oskar Schindler: (1940-1945) Schindler’s story of saving over 1,000 Jews by employing them in his factories in Poland became internationally famous through the book and film Schindler’s List.
Oskar Schindler: (1940-1945) Schindler’s story of saving over 1,000 Jews by employing them in his factories in Poland became internationally famous through the book and film Schindler’s List.
Background Information:
Background Information:
White Rose Movement: (1942-1943) A student-led resistance group in Nazi Germany that distributed anti-Nazi leaflets calling for active opposition to Hitler’s regime.
White Rose Movement: (1942-1943) A student-led resistance group in Nazi Germany that distributed anti-Nazi leaflets calling for active opposition to Hitler’s regime.
Background Information:
Background Information:
Printed Primary Source:
Primary Source Options:
Pamphlet from the US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Leaflets from the German Resistance Memorial Center
Book: At the Heart of the White Rose: Letters and Diaries of Hans and Sophie Scholl
Book: The Holocaust Primary Sourcebook by Jeff Hill p. 287-289 Text of the Second White Rose Leaflet (different translation from printed source)
Jan Karski: (1942-1943) A Polish resistance fighter who secretly gathered evidence of Nazi atrocities and reported them to Allied leaders to urge action against the Holocaust.
Jan Karski: (1942-1943) A Polish resistance fighter who secretly gathered evidence of Nazi atrocities and reported them to Allied leaders to urge action against the Holocaust.
Background Information:
Background Information:
Printed Primary Source:
Excerpt from Story of a Secret State by Jan Karski
Primary Source Options:
Newspaper article from Jan Karski Educational Foundation
Oral history interview with Jan Karski from US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising: (April-May 1943) A Jewish armed resistance in the Warsaw Ghetto against Nazi efforts to transport the ghetto population to concentration camps.
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising: (April-May 1943) A Jewish armed resistance in the Warsaw Ghetto against Nazi efforts to transport the ghetto population to concentration camps.
Background Information:
Background Information:
Printed Primary Source:
Book: The Holocaust Primary Sourcebook by Jeff Hill Text of a pamphlet distributed by the Jewish Military Organization in the Warsaw Ghetto p. 289-291
Primary Source Options:
Excerpts from Stroop Report at Nuremburg trials from University of South Florida site for teachers
Last letter by Mordechai Anielewicz from the Jewish Virtual Library
Book: The Holocaust Primary Sourcebook by Jeff Hill p. 294-299 Official report on the destruction of the Warsaw Getto by Jurgen Stroop
Book: The Holocaust Primary Sourcebook by Jeff Hill p. 291-292 Excerpt from a letter written by Mordecai Anilewicz, one of the leaders of the uprising, to a compatriot outside the ghetto
Book: The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising: Striking a Blow Against the Nazis (The Holocaust Through Primary Sources) by Linda Jacobs Altman
Book: Courageous Teen Resisters: Primary Sources from the Holocaust by Ann Byers p. 58, 64-69, 76-84
The Rosenstrasse Protest: (February-March 1943) A nonviolent demonstration in Berlin in 1943, where German women successfully demanded the release of their Jewish husbands who had been arrested for deportation.
The Rosenstrasse Protest: (February-March 1943) A nonviolent demonstration in Berlin in 1943, where German women successfully demanded the release of their Jewish husbands who had been arrested for deportation.
Background Information:
Background Information:
Printed Primary Source:
Primary Source Options:
Photos and short oral history excerpts from Goethe Institut
Blog post from personal blog on geneology site includes diaries and photos
The Danish Resistance: (October 1, 1943) A coordinated effort by Danish citizens to safely evacuate nearly all of Denmark’s Jewish population to neutral Sweden, preventing their deportation by the Nazis.
The Danish Resistance: (October 1, 1943) A coordinated effort by Danish citizens to safely evacuate nearly all of Denmark’s Jewish population to neutral Sweden, preventing their deportation by the Nazis.
Background Information:
Background Information:
Printed Primary Source:
Book: Rescuing the Danish Jews: A heroic story from the Holocaust by Ann Byers p. 49-53
Primary Source Options:
Interview with Ebba Lund from the US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Oral history interview with Birgit Madsen digital file hosted by St. Andrew's
Book: Rescuing the Danish Jews: A heroic story from the Holocaust (The Holocaust Through Primary Sources) by Ann Byers
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