Traces Curriculum made possible by
Debbie and Mel Gottlieb in memory of the
Max Gottlieb Family, lost in the Holocaust.

Traces, Voices of the Second Generation
Educational Materials

Available for Grades 6-12

Hello, and welcome
to the educational page
for the film Traces!

We greatly appreciate your support and interest in this project. On this page, you can find multi-day lesson plans, as well as one-day lesson plans, which accompany the film and are ready for classroom use.

The applicable state-by-state standards
can likewise be found here for your convenience. 

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    Grade/Level: High School

    Time Required: 75 mins

    Subject(s): History, Human Rights, Social Studies, Genocide Studies, Memory Studies, Holocaust Studies

    Description: Survival and Generational Impacts of Genocide

  • VIEW

    Grade Level: High School

    Time Required: 75 mins

    Subject(s): History, Human Rights, Social Studies, Genocide Studies, Memory Studies, Holocaust Studies

    Description: Survival and Generational Memory

  • VIEW

    Grade Level: High School

    Time Required: 75 mins

    Subject(s): History, Human Rights, Social Studies, Genocide Studies, Memory Studies, Holocaust Studies

    Description: The Holocaust and Global Policy

  • VIEW

    Grade/Level: High School

    Time Required: 75 mins

    Subject(s): History, Human Rights, Social Studies, Genocide Studies, Memory Studies, Holocaust Studies

    Description: Generational Loss and Its Impacts

  • VIEW

    Grade/Level: Middle School

    Time Required: 45-60 mins

    Subject(s): History, Human Rights, Social Studies, Genocide Studies, Memory Studies, Holocaust Studies

    Description: The Holocaust Through Artwork

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    Grade/Level: Middle School

    Time Required: 75 mins

    Subject(s): History, Human Rights, Social Studies, Genocide Studies, Holocaust Studies, Art History 

    Description: The Holocaust 

Joshua Stern
Educational Coordinator

Joshua Stern (BA, MA) has been an educator for more than a decade, specializing in North American History as well as the Holocaust. He works for Searching for Identity as an educational consultant, promoting the film Traces as a means to better educate the public on the long-standing impacts of the Holocaust. 

Traces Educational Materials are made available through generous donations.
All materials are created by teachers who have taught in the classroom, have experience in Holocaust Education and/or are also Second/Third Generation Holocaust survivors.