The Jordan Frank Family Holocaust Curricula for Middle & High School
SBHEC provides Rhode Island schools with free Holocaust curricula that are aligned with the Rhode Island Department of Education, RIDE, Social Studies Standards and reviewed by the Rhode Island Department of Education and the Rhode Island Holocaust and Genocide Education Commission. These resources include lesson plans, classroom book sets, testimony, and pacing guides—integrating history, literature, and local connections to fulfill the state mandate for Holocaust and genocide education.
Literary/Digital Resources in our Regensteiner Library
We have over 1400 books, magazines, and movies available for rental. Just come into our office during regular business hours, sign out the resource, and return within two weeks. See you soon!
Speakers’ Bureau
One of the most powerful ways to learn about the Holocaust is through human connection. The mission of the SBHEC is to teach the history of the Holocaust in order to promote human dignity and justice, and to serve as a memorial to its victims. Learn more about how to arrange a visit for your school or organization.
Educator Workshops
Any school, district, or organization can request a free Educator Workshop with Dr. Laura Auketayeva, Director of Education and Programs at the Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center. These workshops are tailored to the specific needs of your staff and provide practical support for teaching about the Holocaust, genocide, and related issues in the classroom.
Alice Liffmann Collection (1989): A Local Holocaust Story
Born in 1899 in Offenbach am Main, Germany, Alice Liffmann later resettled in Providence after surviving the Holocaust. In two oral history recordings preserved by the Leo Baeck Institute, she tells her own story of persecution, escape, and rebuilding her life as a piano teacher and music director at Temple Beth-El.
Learn About A Survivor – Ruth’s Story
Holocaust survivor Ruth Oppenheim shares her life in her keynote, The Importance of Memory: The Story of My Life, a powerful reflection on resilience and remembrance. Her story is also brought to new audiences through a moving graphic novel adaptation.
Silverstein Educator Grants
We award qualified educators with a grant of up to $500 to be used for improving their personal Holocaust education or for developing classroom projects/lessons/materials for teaching Holocaust education.
Digital Resources
Terms
- EHRI Terms
- USHMM Glossary
- MJHNYC Glossary
- USC Shoah Foundation Thesaurus
- Holocaust Lexicon Yad Vashem
- The YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe Glossary
Primary Sources
- Yad Vashem Study Pages: Reading Primary Sources
- USHMM’s List of Primary Source Databases
- Arolson Archives Primary Sources
- YIVO Holocaust Study Sources
- Museum of Jewish Living Heritage Primary Sources
- National Archives Teaching with Primary Sources
- Women under Nazi persecution: a primary source supplement based on documents from the International Tracing Service
- Smithsonian Diary