1. What happened to Helene Seligmann and her family?
Pursuit of justice: the trial of John Demjanjuk
Lesson 1 materials – starter activity

2. What happened to Helene Seligmann and her family?
Preparation:
On the following slides are sorting cards
Print these and cut them along the dotted lines.
These cards are to be used to begin building a family tree in order to answer the key question of this lesson: what happened to Helene Seligmann and her family?

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5. Helene with her brothersA1
Jewish marriage certificate: Justin Neuhaus and Helene Seligmann
Elder son
Helene with her brothers A1

6. Helene with her son David Peter
Passport signed by holder A1 A1

7. What happened to Helene Seligmann and her family?
Lesson plan and materials created by Emma O’Brien and Darius Jackson
© Emma O’Brien and Darius Jackson 2015, All Rights Reserved.
Additional editing by Andy Pearce
Artwork developed from artwork created for the Centre by Cheryl Lowe
Credits:
Thanks go to Dame Helen Hyde for sharing her trial notes, unpublished memoir and personal reflections.
Information and details for the sorting cards have been provided by Dame Helen Hyde
All family photographs and documents are the property of Dame Helen Hyde
The Pursuit of justice material is shared for educational purposes with the permission of Judith Aschkenasy and Dame Helen Hyde.