As a collection of primary sources and micro-historical accounts, the 1938Projekt is a powerful educational resource to be applied in diverse learning settings. It is particularly suitable for developing interdisciplinary and project-based assignments that reach beyond the classroom setting.

We encourage you to use the search engine to discover posts based on different thematic perspectives. Each post has been tagged to indicate:
a) the type of primary source at use;
b) major historical events it pertains to,
c) as well as diverse topics it covers, ranging from broad themes—like emigration, displacement, and persecution—to specific circumstances and subjects, like family separation, Jewish community matters, synagogues, or famous people.

We introduced a tag called “comment” that refers to individuals’ commentaries about the political, cultural, and economic situation. This category will help you and your students identify first-person accounts of individuals’ attempts to make sense of turbulent times.

You can use the „on this day“ collection of major historical events to contextualize the primary sources.

Our Pedagogical Resources webpage was conceived to serve as an open resource of ideas for bringing the 1938Projekt into classrooms and beyond—spurring conversations about both history and current affairs. We present here a collection of ready-to-use lesson scenarios and assignments, shared by educators and teachers. You can download the PDF files with ready-to-use lesson plans by clicking on the icons.

If you would like to submit your own project, please email us at 1938@lbi.cjh.org