Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights

These teaching materials were developed by the ODIHR and the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, in co-operation with experts from seven pilot countries. While each of the pilot countries has developed its own three-part package of materials in its respective national language, the ODIHR is providing here a translation of each of the parts - Part 1 of the Lithuanian version, Part 2 of the Polish version, and Part 3 of the Dutch version - as a sample for other countries that may be interested in adapting the materials for their own national context.

Each module covers a particular aspect of anti-Semitism: Part 1 is on the history of anti-Semitism; Part 2 covers contemporary forms of anti-Semitism; and Part 3 looks at anti-Semitism as one of many forms of discrimination. The materials also include a comprehensive guide for teachers.

The materials were designed to provide schools and teachers with flexibility in terms of where to place such subject matter in their curriculum: they could fit easily into such subjects as History, Religious Studies, Literature, Social Studies, or be used on an interdisciplinary basis.

One innovative aspect of this project is that the materials produced are not of the one-size-fits-all variety. Instead, the two project partners worked closely with national experts to produce materials specific to the context of each of the pilot countries. As a result, teachers and students in the Netherlands, for example, will have course books that are not only written in Dutch but that also rely on Dutch experiences and examples. The same is the case for the other six pilot countries: Croatia, Denmark, Germany, Lithuania, Poland, and Ukraine.