United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Utterly heart-rending, but essential reading, particularly in this despicable era of hatred of anything different from ourselves.
The world must know, the world must remember, lest history repeats itself, and Americans are left in bewilderment, muttering "I didn't know, I didn't understand, I was just following our leader".

This booklet tells the story of 2100 Polish Jews who fled to Japan through then neutral Lithuania in 1939 and shortly after. As the war progressed the refugees realized they had to move on when the Soviets occupied Lithuania in June 1940. The refuges obtained visas with the help of Chiune Sugihara, and Jan Zwartendijk, and were aided by the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee who provided food and shelter for them. Wen they finally arrived in Japan the local Jewish community (who show more had left Russia after the 1917 revolution) and the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee came to their aid again. By August 1941 Japan evacuated the Polish Jews who were unable to find another destination to Shanghai. Most of these refugees became DP's after the war and could not leave Shanghai before 1947, but eventually most settled in Canada, Israel, Australia, New Zealand and the United States..
This little known chapter of WW II makes fascinating reading. show less

These DVD's should be a valuable resource for teachers, program developers, and organizations to help in planning programs for not only Days of Remembrance, but other programs around Holocaust Education for both schools and the public in general.
Highlights include: "Suggestions for observing Days of Remembrance; Guidelines for working with Holocaust Survivors; Historical images and posters to display; Historical background on the Holocaust; Promotional materials; Previews of the videos on show more Disc 2; "
Disc 2: "Videos for Public Presentations: "Why We Remember the Holocaust"; "Eyewitness accounts by Holocaust survivors and liberators"; "Animated historical map of the Holocaust"; Defying Genocide: (stories of rescue in during the Rwandan genocide); show less

These DVD's should be a valuable resource for teachers, program developers, and organizations to help in planning programs for not only Days of Remembrance, but other programs around Holocaust Education for both schools and the public in general.
Highlights include: "Suggestions for observing Days of Remembrance; Guidelines for working with Holocaust Survivors; Historical images and posters to display; Historical background on the Holocaust; Promotional materials; Previews of the videos on show more Disc 2; Materials in Spanish."
Disc 2: "Videos for Public Presentations: "Why We Remember the Holocaust"; "Voices of Rescue from the Holocaust" (2012 theme video); "One Survivor Remembers"; "Animated historical map of the Holocaust"; Defying Genocide: (stories of rescue in Rwanda); "Videos with Spanish subtitles" show less