Holocaust Education must begin before Auschwitz
students learn about Jewish life before the Holocaust, the evolution of antisemitism, the choices and systems that made persecution and mass murder possible, and what happened to Jewish survivors and communities afterwards. The Holocaust is taught as Jewish history—not simply as a generic vehicle for lessons about prejudice.
What is Beyond Auschwitz?
Curriculum
Standards aligned Holocaust Education for grades 5-12
Educator Resources
Teacher guides, lesson plans, student workbooks, primary sources, and interdisciplinary resources
School & Education Partnerships
Working with schools and education organizations to bring rigorous, historically grounded Holocaust education into classrooms
From Jewish Life to Persecution to Jewish Survival
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Jewish Life
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Jewish Persecution
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The Holocaust
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Rebuilding after Liberation
Beyond Auschwitz: Holocaust & Human Rights Education for the 21st Century takes students on a chronological journey from 1492 to the 21st century, examining the history of antisemitism, bigotry, eugenics, and the evolving struggle for individual rights. Along the way, students consider the enduring principles expressed in America’s founding documents—including liberty, equality, individual rights, religious freedom, and government accountable to the people—and the continuing challenge of translating those ideals into lived reality. Students explore the ideas, choices, institutions, and historical developments that helped create the conditions in which the Holocaust could occur, while also encountering those who chose resistance, rescue, liberation, and rebuilding.
Beyond Auschwitz: Holocaust & Human Rights Education for the 21st century
Bringing 21st century Holocaust education to America's classrooms
The Art of Humanity & Freedom in Education
The Art of Humanity & Freedom in Education are working together to develop rigorous, standards-aligned Holocaust education resources for students in grades 5–12. The collaboration brings Beyond Auschwitz’s Jewish-centered historical approach into classroom-ready lessons, student workbooks, teacher resources, and supporting materials designed for practical use in schools.
