a social justice program of the Canadian Teachers’ Federation

Leslie Meisels: Suddenly the Shadow Fell

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Resource URL:
http://memoirs.azrielifoundation.org/survivor/leslie-meisels
Alternate Resource URL:
http://memoirs.azrielifoundation.org/fr/survivor/leslie-meisels
Media Types:
  • Website
  • Video
  • Other
Languages:
  • English
  • French
Organization Name:
The Azrieli Foundation Holocaust Survivor Memoirs Program
School Community:
  • English
  • French
  • French Immersion
  • French Language Learners (FLL)
  • English Language Learners (ELL)
  • First Nations
  • Inuit
  • Metis
Human Rights Themes:
  • Conflict
  • Discrimination
  • Violence
  • Democracy
  • Safety and Security
  • Belonging and Identity
  • Religion
  • Race, Culture, or Ethnicity
Imagineaction Themes:
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Teacher Resources

When 17-year-old Leslie Meisels insisted that his mother and two brothers join a transport leaving Debrecen, Hungary, to go who knows where, that decision luckily put them among the roughly 20,000 “exchange Jews” whose lives had been bartered for cash and military equipment in a secret deal with Adolf Eichmann.

Subject Areas

English, French, French as a Second Language, Social Sciences and Humanities

Curriculum Links by Province / Territory

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New Brunswick 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 None
Alberta 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 None
Northwest Territories 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 None
Nova Scotia 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 None
Ontario 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 None
Prince Edward Island 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 None
Québec 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 None
Saskatchewan 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 None
Yukon 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 None
Manitoba 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 None
British Columbia 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 None
Newfoundland and Labrador 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 None
Nunavut 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 None