Year 9A & Year 9B
Today you are going to look at the atrocities committed by Mengele….
Follow the instructions step by step:
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Test
Time!
First we are going to write a short test on “The Holocaust”!
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Now, look at your test result (Homework-5) and also see where you have perhaps lost marks:
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Can you remember how to determine if a source is a primary or a secondary source?
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Carefully go over the following words – you may need to know what they mean as you work through today’s lesson about Nazi officers and their victims. (You do not have to memorise these meanings – it is simply given to you because these words are used in today’s videos.)
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Mengele was a German Schutzstaffel (SS) officer and physician (doctor) during World War II. He is mainly remembered for his actions at the Auschwitz concentration camp, where he performed deadly experiments on prisoners and was a member of the team of doctors who selected victims to be killed in the gas chambers.
Watch the following video to find out a bit more about Mengele…
Mengele’s Human Experimentation | Nazi Hunters. (2:51 minutes long)
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The video below gives you further insight into the doings of Mengele…
‘No tears left’: Mengele victim returns to Auschwitz. (2:09 minutes long)
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Now, watch the short biography of Josef Mengele, also known as “the Angel of Death” (because he was unthinkably cruel!) or “the White Angel” (because he wore a white uniform).
Josef Mengele Biography: The Angel of Death. (20:08 minutes long)
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And now for the story of one of Mengele’s victims…! Eva Mozes Kor was experimented on as one of Dr. Josef Mengele’s twins at Auschwitz. It is a fascinating story with a twist: after decades of anguish, Eva decided to forgive the Nazis! She became one of the best-known and most-active Holocaust survivors in the world. Read this brief story about Eva…
“At the age of 10, Eva Mozes Kor became a victim of Josef Mengele, the doctor at the Auschwitz concentration camp notorious for his barbaric experiments on twins. Eva and her twin sister Miriam lost both of their parents and two older sisters in the Holocaust; only Eva and Miriam survived. Eva later married an American and moved to the United States to begin a new life. In 1984, she founded the organization CANDLES together with the help of her sister Miriam. The name is an acronym for “Children of Auschwitz Nazi Deadly Lab Experiments Survivors”. Working with the organization, Eva was able to locate 122 other survivors of Dr. Mengele’s horrific experiments around the world. In 1995, Eva also founded CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center to educate the public about eugenics, the Holocaust, and the power of forgiveness. That same year she publicly forgave the Nazis for what had been done to her – a decision that brought her international attention. Eva circled the globe delivering her message of peace, kindness, healing and self-empowerment for future generations. Her lessons went far beyond her own experience, addressing current global atrocities and two of the biggest problems facing today’s youth: bullying and discrimination.”
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What a remarkable woman! Watch the video below where she tells her story…
“I Survived The Holocaust Twin Experiments”. (14:47 minutes long)
Sadly, Eva Mozes Kor died on 4 July 2019 in Krakow. We can remember her example of forgiveness in spite of all that she went through – she knew that to forgive is to help yourself to overcome, by not continuing to carry the burden!
Eva Mozes Kor once said:
“We cannot changed what happened, but we can change how we relate to it.”
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Here is more about Eva Mozes and other Mengele victims…
From the 60 Minutes archives: Survivors of Josef Mengele’s twin experiments. (13:44 minutes long)
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The video that you have just seen about Eva Mozes was the cut-version of the documentary. This is optional – if you would like to watch the full documentary, here it is below…
Twins: Eva and Miriam Mozes. (42:25 minutes long)
Eva Mozes Kor: The “Mengele Twin” | EVA | Timeline. (56:09 minutes long)
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A feature film about a prisoner’s dealings with Mengele is available below, if you are interested…
“Based on a true story, this heart-wrenching film follows the journey of Gisella Perl, a Jewish-Hungarian doctor who manages to survive Auschwitz. Decades later, she’s applying for U.S. citizenship when she becomes accused of colluding with the Nazis. Her judge and jury are three INS investigators who must decide her fate.”
Out of the Ashes. (1:48 minutes long)
This film can also be accesses at the following link: Out Of The Ashes-Full Film-True Story-Dr Gisella Perl-Josef Mengele-Auschwitz-WW2-2003-ENGLISH – YouTube
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