Education
One of the most important missions of the Peoria Holocaust Memorial is to educate visitors, young and old alike, so that the lessons of the past aren’t forgotten and the mistakes of the past are not repeated. Below you will find a variety of resources especially focused for education groups visiting the memorial, but available to all who are interested in making a visit to the Memorial part of a larger learning experience.
The Peoria Holocaust Memorial gratefully acknowledges the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre (VHEC). The VHEC, an acclaimed teaching museum has been devoted to Holocaust based anti-racism education. The VHEC’s mission is to promote human rights, social justice and genocide awareness through education and remembrance of the Holocaust.
Resource Trunks
Available to educators to help you create a complete unit aligned with Illinois standards on the Holocaust and other genocides, the following forms allow you to check out one of our Trunks and also to see the contents of each trunk. While divided by grade level, teachers are of course free to use any trunk that they feel will be appropriate for their class.
Number the Stars & Four Perfect Pebbles/Grades 5-7 Content list
Lesson Plans
The following lessons are designed to help meet the requirements of the Illinois Learning Standards on the Holocaust & Genocide Study. Unless otherwise noted, they are ©Kayla Anderson and are free to use for educational purposes. We are indebted to Kayla for sharing her work with us and allowing us to make her lessons available here.
Memorial Visits
The following materials have been used by our docents during our tours of the Peoria Holocaust Memorial. We are making them available here for those who might find the additional information useful. All materials are ©The Peoria Holocaust Memorial with permission given for personal and non-commercial use. Any other uses require the permission of the Jewish Federation of Peoria.
Docent script for Peoria Public Schools visits
White Rose Contest
Every year the Jewish Federation of Peoria sponsors the White Rose Essay Contest for school children. Forms for the 2022 contest are linked below.
2022 White Rose Society Essay contest description (pdf)
2022 White Rose Society Essay Contest Registration Form (pdf)
Links
The following is a small selection of links to additional materials on Holocaust & genocide studies. Most of these sites will provide additional links and resources.
Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center
Visit Us
- At the corner of Washington & Liberty Streets, on the grounds of the Peoria Riverfront Museum
- For information on tours: 309.689.0063 or
The Peoria Holocaust Memorial is a project of the Jewish Federation of Peoria, a 501(3)c non-profit. All donations to the Memorial are fully tax-deductible. For more information contact the Federation at:
309.689.0063