The following software titles may enhance the study of the Holocaust in your classroom. Ordering information is given for your convenience and does not constitute a recommendation. The editors of the Teacher's Guide will consider adding additional titles or distributors brought to our attention. E-mail the project manager with suggestions.

• Building Holocaust Education

  • Publisher: Florida Holocaust Museum, 1999

  • Order: Phone Florida Holocaust Museum at 727-820-0100

  • Media: CD-ROM version for Mac or Windows

  • Abstract: This CD-ROM contains four sets of literature lessons and teaching materials designed to accompany the teaching trunks from the Florida Holocaust Museum. Each set contains general teacher support materials and specific literature lessons for the target grade level. Lesson sets include: Grades 3/4--Creating Communities; Grade 5--Beginning Holocaust Studies; Middle School--Investigating Human Behavior; and High School--Historical Perspectives of the Holocaust.

• The Complete Maus

  • Publisher: Voyager Publishing, 1994

  • Order: Social Studies School Service, USHMM Bookstore

  • Media: CD-ROM version for Mac or Windows

  • Abstract: The Pulitzer prize winning graphic novel about the Holocaust, enriched with conversations with Art Spiegelman, audio interviews of his father, and other original documents from which this work is evolved.

• Historical Atlas of the Holocaust

  • Publisher: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum,

  • Order: USHMM Bookstore

  • Media: CD-ROM version for Windows

  • Abstract: Experience the sights and sounds of the Holocaust through this interactive CD-ROM Examine maps of countries, ghettos, and forests. More than 230 full-color maps with accompanying text chronicle the history of the war from 1933 to the make-up of postwar Europe in 1949-50.

• Lest We Forget: A History of the Holocaust

  • Publisher: Endless Interactive, Logos Research Systems, 1996

  • Preview: Visit http://www.logos.com to view screen captures and summary movies of this program.

  • Order: CDAccess.com, Social Studies School Service, USHMM Bookstore

  • Media: CD-ROM version for Mac or Windows

  • Abstract: Lest We Forget: A History of the Holocaust combines 250 pages of text with rare archival film footage, historical speeches, original music, and documentary photographs.

• My Brother's Keeper

  • Publisher: Clearvue, 1997

  • Order: Social Studies School Service

  • Media: CD-ROM version for Mac or Windows

  • Abstract: My Brother's Keeper is a CD-ROM based on the book of paintings by Holocaust survivor Israel Bernbaum. Grades 6-12.

• Return to Life: The Story of Holocaust Survivors

  • Publisher: The Yad Vashem Holocaust Center, 1997

  • Order: Social Studies School Service, USHMM Bookstore, Yad Vashem

  • Media: CD-ROM version for Windows

  • Abstract: Return to Life: The Story of Holocaust Survivors explores the life of Jews immediately after World War II. This CD-ROM includes testimonies, photographs, film and information on the psychological issues faced by Holocaust survivors. Grades 9 and up.

• Stories from the Warsaw Ghetto: Voices from the Past

  • Publisher: Montparnasse, 1997

  • Order: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, CDAccess.com, Social Studies School Service

  • Media: CD-ROM version for Mac or Windows

  • Abstract: Stories from the Warsaw Ghetto: Voices from the Past uses animated narration and photo essays to recount the stories of nine members of the Jewish Resistance in the Warsaw Ghetto. Grades 7 and up.

• Survivors: Testimonies of the Holocaust

  • Publisher: Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation, 1999

  • Order: Social Studies School Service

  • Media: CD-ROM version for Mac or Windows

  • Abstract: Survivors: Testimonies of the Holocaust is produced by Steven Spielberg's Shoah Foundation and narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio and Winona Ryder. This CD-ROM records the stories of four Holocaust survivors--Bert, Paula, Silvia, and Sol through video clips, text, photos, animated maps, and narration. Grades 7 and up.

• Talking Walls: The Stories Continue

  • Publisher: Edmark, 1996

  • Order: Riverdeep

  • Media: CD-ROM version for Mac or Windows

  • Abstract: Using the Talking Walls Software Series, students discover the stories behind some of the world's most fascinating walls. Based on the book by Margy Burns Knight and Anne Sibley O'Brien, this CD includes one segment about the Holocaust Memorial Wall in Kazimierz, Poland. (The 13 other segments on the CD are not related to the Holocaust.) Grades 4-8.

• The War Against the Jews, 1933-1945

  • Publisher: Behram House

  • Order: Social Studies School Service

  • Media: CD-ROM version for Mac or Windows

  • Abstract: Survivors: Testimonies of the Holocaust is an interactive CD-ROM that combines the testimonies of Holocaust survivors with educational resources.

• World War II

  • Publisher: FlagTower

  • Order: CDAccess.com

  • Media: CD-ROM version for Mac or Windows

  • Abstract: An interactive CD-ROM that takes you through the battlefields of World War II.

• World War II: Global Conflict and World War II: Sources & Analysis

  • Publisher: Mentorom Multimedia, 1995

  • Order: Social Studies School Service

  • Media: 2 CD-ROMs for Windows

  • Abstract: World War II: Global Conflict centers around narrated video documentaries that examine the battles and fighting of World War II. World War II: Sources & Analysis contains primary source material such as photographs, film and radio clips, and documents related to various World War II topics. Grades 7 and up.

• The Yellow Star

  • Publisher: Khush Multimedia, 1966

  • Order: CDAccess.com

  • Media: CD-ROM version for Mac or Windows

  • Abstract: This CD-ROM tells the story of the persecution of the Jews in Europe from 1933 to 1945. After an introduction by Simon Wiesenthal, the viewer is presented a virtual book with a timeline of events related to the Holocaust. Each page contains a photo, text, and a movie. An index and glossary are also available from the control bar.