Children studying in a clandestine school in the Kovno ghetto, Lithuania. USHMM, courtesy of Eliezer Zilberis 
A priest and several nuns pose with a group of children at a Franciscan convent school in Lomna, Poland where Jewish children were hidden during the German occupation. USHMM, courtesy of Lidia Kleinman Siciarz 
German passport for Hilde Schindler with the given middle name of Sara and stamped with J for Jude (Jew) Courtesy of the Jewish Museum London
Jewish children at the children’s home in Izieu, France. Soon afterwards they were deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau and murdered. Copyright © Yad Vashem 
Identity cards like this one were issued to all children who came to Britain with the 'Kindertransport', the organised groups of Jewish refugees who escaped from Germany, Austria and Czechoslovakia in 1938-9 Courtesy of the Jewish Museum London
Networks
The HEDP is part of a broad community of organisations interested in improving Holocaust education in England and internationally, in different ways. Part of our vision at HEDP is to play our part within this broader community, to fill existing gaps, and to work in ways that complement the activities of our colleagues.
In this section, we give links to institutions that together can provide you with extensive information and further support for developing Holocaust education in your classroom and school.
Organisations working in Holocaust education in England
Other important organisations in England
Historical Association with over 6000 members the HA is the major national organisation representing the case for an historical education to policy makers and ministers.
Schools History Project helps teachers to make history meaningful for young people.
Wiener Library contemporary history library and archive in London focusing on the Holocaust, its causes, legacies and contemporary Jewish history.
International organisations
The Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research (ITF)
The government-led delegations of the ITF member states meet twice yearly to discuss and move forward on important issues relating to the field. The website contains material relating to education, memorial sites, and the marking of Holocaust Memorial Day as well as details of Holocaust education in member states.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum provides an extensive online archive of materials, online exhibitions as well other important teaching and learning material.
University of Southern California Shoah Foundation Institute has recorded over 51,000 testimonies around the globe, parts of which are available on the USC SFI website, alongside lesson plans and access to the testimony catalogue.
Yad Vashem The Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority in Jerusalem provides an extensive online archive including a vast database of names of those who perished, online exhibitions and a separate education website.