Resources

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The Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies offers a variety of resources related to the Holocaust and other genocides. They have been developed as a collaborative effort between faculty & staff at the University, practicing educators, and our community partners across the region. 

Resource Guides

CHGS resource guides contextualize for educational purposes specific cases of genocide and incidents of mass violence. They are written by expert PhD candidates and scholars from various fields. Each provides a basic overview and includes events that led up to the violence, local and international responses, information on key actors, important terminology, and other relevant source materials. Also included are links to other authoritative sources and materials, including those from the University of Minnesota collections.  

Lesson Plans & Activities

The Center has collected a growing number of lesson plans from graduate students and teachers related to genocide. If you wish to submit your own lesson plan, contact us at [email protected]

The Center’s Collections and Exhibitions

The Center facilitates access to primary sources that focus on genocide survivors, liberators, and witnesses living in Minnesota. The CHGS digital archive includes artwork, photographs, testimonies, and other artifacts from around the world. Our YouTube channel features recordings of past programs and events. In partnership with UMN Libraries, CHGS also promotes usage of the USC Shoah Foundation’s Visual History Archive, a massive collection of 55,000 testimonies given by genocide survivors.