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Holocaust Identification Card

“For the dead and the living we must bear witness.”
from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Each Identification Card tells the story of a real person who lived during the Holocaust.
Read the booklet to find out about this person.

  1. The first page identifies the person and tells about his childhood.

  2. The second page tells about the years from 1933 to 1939. Find out how the person’s life changed when World War Two began in 1939.

  3. The third page describes his life during the war years from 1940 to 1944. What did he do during the war?

  4. The last page reveals the outcome of this person’s life. Did he survive the war?

Now respond to this person’s life by writing to him in your journal. Begin:

Dear (use first name only),

I’ve just read about your life. I found out that you . . .

I wonder . . .

What if . . .

I hope . . .

In my own life, I plan to overcome prejudice by . . .

Your friend,

(your name)