Centre forHolocaust Education

Life in PlauenWhat was life like before the Third Reich?

Germany

Czech Republic

Plauen, Saxony

Task 1

Creating a Timeline

Create a timeline for the period 1870 - 1933 that includes details about:

The total population The Jewish population of the city Building of the new synagogue Lace industry

As historians we sometimes need to ask questions about the evidence. What questions do you have:

About the city of Plauen The Jewish community in Plauen Or about other events in Germany

at the time?

Task 2Investigating the synagogue...

Completing the picture

Carefully read the card ‘Creating a complete picture’.

What new information does this give you?

Add this new information to the timeline and reflect on the questions on Task Card 3.

Institute of Education, University of London, 20 Bedford Way, London, WC1H 0AL, tel: +44(0)20 7612 6437 fax: +44(0)20 7612 6126 email: holocaust@ioe.ac.uk web: www.ioe.ac.uk/holocaustThe IOE’s Centre for Holocaust Education is jointly funded by Pears Foundation and the Department for Education.

Life in Plauen