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Holocaust Learning UK wants to assure teachers that screening the films is a simple process and requires neither scene-setting nor concluding. Films readily accommodate introductions and conclusions that teachers may wish to add.

Films comparison and summary

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  • Main subject
  • Narrator
  • Country of birth
  • Broad Story
  • Historical context
  • Student Actors
  • Post War
  • Duration
  • Age appropriate
  • Janine’s STORY

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  • Main subject

    Janine
    > engaging
    > empathetic
    > accessible

  • Narrator
    Jason Isaacs
  • Country of birth
    Poland; a traditional Polish Jewish family
  • Broad Story

    > A hidden child’s fight for survival under Nazi occupation

  • Historical context

    Life in Germany from 1933:
    > the rise of Hitler
    > anti-Jewish laws
    > book burning
    > Kristallnacht
    > persecution of Jewish people
    > persecution of those with disabilities
    > invasion and occupation of Eastern Europe

  • Student Actors
    Focus: human rights
  • Post War

    > post-war genocides
    > learning from the past to build a better, safer future for all

  • Duration

    59 minutes in two equal parts

  • Age appropriate
    Suitable for students 12+
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  • Steven's STORY

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  • Main subject

    Steven
    > extraordinary storyteller
    > youthful
    > relatable

  • Narrator
    Jason Isaacs
  • Country of birth
    Holland; a modern assimilated Jewish family
  • Broad Story

    > A child’s life in concentration camps in Holland and Czechoslovakia

    > Forced deportation across Europe in a cattle truck

  • Historical context

    Life in Holland:
    > in 1930s and under Nazi occupation
    > rise of fascism in Germany and elsewhere in Europe
    > WW2 and the early days of the Holocaust
    > Invasion and occupation of Western Europe

  • Student Actors
    Focus: moral dilemmas
  • Post War

    > antisemitism and racism today
    > learning from the past to build a better, safer future for all

  • Duration

    54 minutes in three equal parts of 18 minutes each

  • Age appropriate
    Suitable for students 13+
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  • Main subject

    6 Holocaust survivors, 3 male, 3 female
    > Powerful and compelling testimonies

  • Narrator
    Various student actors
  • Country of birth
    Poland, Germany, Holland, Hungary
  • Broad Story

    > concentration camps
    > slave labour
    > hidden children
    > forced journeys
    > starvation
    > death squads
    > death march
    > disease
    > loss of identity & humanity

  • Historical context

    A pan-European overview of the
    Holocaust in the context of WW2

  • Student Actors
    WW2 Overview
  • Post War

    > the importance of learning from the Holocaust today
    > learning from the past to build a better, safer future for all

  • Duration

    15 minutes

  • Age appropriate
    Suitable for students 11+
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Students within Special Schools

HLUK advises that the emotional and cognitive content of the films is likely to be challenging for students attending special schools, particularly those students with learning difficulties and/or autism. Teachers from Special Schools are strongly recommended to view the films in full prior to screening it for their students.

Prior to watching we ask that you fill out a short form so that we can understand who will be viewing the film on this occasion.

Please tell us what you think about the films

After screening, please give us your feedback by answering 2 quick questions about the film.  These will be in an email you will receive.

Or if you can spare 5 to 10 minutes for the full teachers’ online evaluation this will be very helpful. Please complete an evaluation once, regardless of how many times you show each film.

Please ask your students to tell us what they thought on an anonymous online evaluation.

To make this quick and easy for you, your unique link will be sent to you by email as soon as you start screening the film.  Please copy, paste and send this link to your students as soon as possible after screening.  Thank you!

This anonymous online Student Evaluation takes just a few minutes. HLUK will only know which school each student is from, the film they have seen and their age-group. We do not collect any personal information about each student, and we will not have a record of their email address. Teachers can preview the Student Evaluation Questions.