SS.912.HE.2.15

Describe the experience of Holocaust survivors following World War II.

Clarifications

Clarification 1: Students will explain how Allied Forces liberated camps, including the relocation and treatment of the survivors.

Clarification 2: Students will discuss the experiences of survivors after liberation (e.g., repatriations, displaced persons camps, pogroms, relocation).

Clarification 3: Students will explain the various ways that Holocaust survivors lived through the state-sponsored persecution and murder of European Jews by Nazi Germany and its collaborators (e.g., became partisans, escaped from Nazi controlled territory, went into hiding).

Clarification 4: Students will describe the psychological and physical struggles of Holocaust survivors.

Clarification 5: Students will examine the settlement patterns of Holocaust survivors after World War II, including immigration to the United States and other countries, and the establishment of the modern state of Israel.

General Information
Subject Area: Social Studies
Grade: 912
Strand: Holocaust Education
Status: State Board Approved

Related Courses

This benchmark is part of these courses.
2109430: Holocaust Education (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 - 2023, 2023 - 2024, 2024 and beyond (current))
2100405: Holocaust Education Honors (Specifically in versions: 2015 - 2022, 2022 - 2023, 2023 - 2024, 2024 and beyond (current))
2109435: Holocaust Education (Specifically in versions: 2023 - 2024, 2024 and beyond (current))
2109440: Holocaust Education Honors (Specifically in versions: 2023 - 2024, 2024 and beyond (current))
7921032: Access Holocaust Education (Specifically in versions: 2023 and beyond (current))

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SS.912.HE.2.AP.15: Explain the experience of Holocaust survivors following World War II.

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