Process
You will begin by going to the following website: http://www.ushmm.org/remember/id-cards and choosing which identity you are going to assume for the duration of this webquest. You have the choice of the following:
- Henoch Kornfeld - Born 1938 (Kolbuszowa, Poland)
- Helene Melanie Lebel - Born: Sept. 15, 1911 (Vienna Austria)
- Emma Arnold - Born April 17, 1898 (Strasbourg, France)
- Welwel Kisielnicki - Born 1884 (Kaluszyn, Poland)
- Friedrich-Paul Von Groszheim - Born April 27th, 1906 (Luebeck, Germany)
- Sarah Judelowitz - Born 1899 (Liepaja, Latvia)
- Karl Stojka - Born April 20, 1931 (Wampersdorf, Austria)
- Lisl Winternitz - Born May 7, 1926 (Prague, Czechoslovakia)
- Wilma Schlesinger Mahrer - Born December 19, 1876 (Zolyom, Czechoslovakia)
- Aron Tabrys - Born March 4, 1924 (Vilna, Poland)
Once you have decided on your identity, you must discover what it was like to be living during this time period. In a partnership with University of Southern California, Steven Spielberg has created a video archive of survivors of the Holocaust. Go to this website: http://sfi.usc.edu/. From here go to the the "Watch" tab at the top of the screen and click "Videos by Topic".
Explore some of the topics in these videos. Pay special attention to the videos labeled "Life Before the War" to learn about what life was like for these survivors before the Nazi's targeted them and their families.