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IWitness Armenian Genocide Education Program - Shoah Foundation

Includes a welcome, clips from video testimony, class activities and resources for educators.

The Armenian Genocide

Armenian people are marched to a nearby prison in Mezireh by armed Ottoman soldiers. Kharpert, Ottoman Empire, April 1915

Armenian people are marched to a nearby prison in Mezireh by armed Ottoman soldiers. Kharpert, Ottoman Empire, April 1915.

Human Rights

An Armenian refugee camp in the Caucasus, 1920

An Armenian refugee camp in the Caucasus, 1920

Remembrance

The Colorado State Capitol Armenian Genocide Memorial Khachkar commemorates the victims of all crimes against humanity. It was unveiled on April 24, 2015, which marked the 100th anniversary of the start of the Armenian Genocide.

The Colorado State Capitol Armenian Genocide Memorial Khachkar commemorates the victims of all crimes against humanity. It was unveiled on April 24, 2015, which marked the 100th anniversary of the start of the Armenian Genocide.

Survival

The Armenian Genocide Memorial on a hillside just west of Yerevan, Armenia, commemorates the one and a half million ethnic Armenians exterminated in the Ottoman Empire during 1915-1923.

The Armenian Genocide Memorial on a hillside just west of Yerevan, Armenia, commemorates the one and a half million ethnic Armenians exterminated in the Ottoman Empire during 1915-1923.

About this Resource:

Type(s) of Resources: 
  • Classroom Resources
  • Lesson Plans
  • Videos (Film)
  • Primary Source(s): 
  • First Person Accounts
  • Interviews
  • Photographs
  • Grade Level(s): 
  • 6-12
  • Audience(s): 
  • Community Member
  • Teacher and Student
  • Discipline(s): 
  • Social Studies