Archive for February 2026
The Veit Stoss Altar – A Difficult Return and the Forgotten Soldier
(For professors, teachers, art historians, and students) In September 1939, at the beginning of the German invasion of Poland, German Kommando Paulsen arrived in Kraków and stole the Veit Stoss altar from St. Mary’s Basilica, transporting it to Berlin and then to Nuremberg. This priceless piece of sacred art remained in Germany until the end…
Read MoreEducational Resource Slide Sets for the 1948 Genocide Convention.
The five slide sets below condense the main points of the Educational Resource’s Lesson Plan and are provided to assist educators in presenting the Lesson Plan concisely. The slide sets should be presented in their numerical order. Slide Set 1 – Introduction Slide Set 2 – Section 1 Slide Set 3 – Section 2, Points…
Read MoreThe 1948 Genocide Convention – A Critically Important Outcome of World War II
Educational Resource for Virginia Public Schools10th-grade History and Social Science Standards of Learning To Virginia Educators and Students, World War II was the most destructive war in all of history and it is essential to study the war as it occurred in Europe because it helps us understand the underlying ideologies that started the war…
Read MoreA Virginia Teacher’s Guide for 10th-Grade Students Poland’s Role in World War II
A History and Social Science Supplement for the Virginia Curriculum Click on the image of the Virginia Teacher’s Guide and learn little-known, compelling facts about Poland’s role in World War II. Download the Guide at this link.
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