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Heil Hitler: Confessions of a Hitler Youth. Short film. 30:24 minutes. This film is the testimony of Alfons Heck, who participated in the Hitler Youth as a boy. Heck's testimony is supported by historical films and photographs. Heck unflinchingly describes the effects of Nazi propaganda and makes an assessment of what happened to him from an adult point-of-view. This film works well in contrast with memoirs such as Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps by Andrea Warren or One Survivor Remembers about Gerda Weissman Klein. Warning: There are some brief graphic scenes of dead bodies late in…

Rather than offering one lesson plan about propaganda, this page offers links to several great plans. You will also find resources for instruction, such as: primary sources that provide plentiful examples of propaganda an online exhibit about propaganda examples of U.S. propaganda during WWII Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have questions or need help. Echoes & Reflections. Unit II: Antisemitism. Lesson 2: Nazi Antisemitic Ideology and Propaganda.Note: Echoes & Reflections imbeds learning objectives concerning propaganda into its unit on antisemitism.This student handout on Nazi propaganda and its companion worksheet are components of the lesson. Museum of Tolerance:…

In this 1 October 2014 lecture, Art Brisbane shares ideas about state influence over the media. This event was part of the speaker series sponsored by MCHE and hosted by the National Archives at Kansas City in conjunction with the USHMM exhibit "State of Deception: The Power of Nazi Propaganda."

In this 10 September 2014 lecture, Sharon Pucker Rivo, Executive Director and Co-Founder of The National Center for Jewish Film, shares ideas about the "Power of Film Images and the Holocaust." This event was part of the speaker series sponsored by MCHE and hosted by the National Archives at Kansas City in conjunction with the USHMM exhibit "State of Deception: The Power of Nazi Propaganda."

In this 3 September 2014 lecture, Dr. Pearl James shares ideas about the posters produced by England, Germany, France, Russia, and the US during WWI. This event was part of the speaker series sponsored by MCHE and hosted by the National Archives at Kansas City in conjunction with the USHMM exhibit "State of Deception: The Power of Nazi Propaganda."

This 20 August 2014 lecture was delivered by Dr. Ann Millin, co-curator of the website for State of Deception: The Power of Nazi Propaganda. This event was part of the speaker series sponsored by MCHE and hosted by the National Archives at Kansas City in conjunction with the USHMM exhibit State of Deception: The Power of Nazi Propaganda.