On-site: Rescue in Denmark: Teaching about Resistance through Graphic Novels
For Educators in Grades 6-12
Eighty years ago this fall, countless Danish citizens banded together in one of the largest organized resistance efforts of the Holocaust. Tipped off that Germany planned to deport Denmark’s Jewish population, Danish resisters successfully ferried over 7,000 Danish Jews to safety in Sweden. Illinois Holocaust Museum has partnered with author Ralph Shayne, son of a Danish survivor of the evacuations, to publish Hour of Need: The Daring Escape of the Danish Jews during World War II, a graphic novel telling this inspiring story of resistance and survival.
In this workshop, explore the factors that led to widespread resistance in Denmark and how to bring this story into your classroom. Participants will also work with Hour of Need illustrator Tatiana Goldberg to learn how to guide students in creating their own graphic novels.
Workshop Includes:
- Free copy of Hour of Need: The Daring Escape of the Danish Jews during World War II
- Free copy of Teachers’ Guide: Hour of Need: The Daring Escape of the Danish Jews during World War II
- Lunch
- 4 Clock Hours/CPDUs