1. Centre for Holocaust Education Life in Plauen What was life like before the Third Reich?

2. Germany Czech Republic Plauen, Saxony

3. Task 1

4. 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?

5. Task 2 Investigating the synagogue...

31. 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.

33. 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/holocaust The IOE’s Centre for Holocaust Education is jointly funded by Pears Foundation and the Department for Education. Life in Plauen