Websites for Student Resources: "The Pianist"

Websites for Student Resources

Szpilman Net
Read several reviews and articles pertaining to the motion picture The Pianist. Learn about the awards and accolades this film and book have received, as well as the albums that accompany this movie. Read stories, war notes, and more.
Source: MVS

The Pianist Movie
View the trailer of this movie that won three Academy Awards; Best Adapted Screenplay - Ronald Harwood, Best Director - Roman Polanski, and Best Male Actor - Adrien Brody. Read the poem With A Variable Key by Paul Celan, and learn all about the film.
Source: Focus Features

The Pianist Site
See images from and read about this epic tale of survival. Listen to various music selections, read the story, find out more about the film’s director Roman Polanski, the players, the filmmakers, and watch video clips.
Source: thepianist-themovie.com

Roman Polanski
This is the official site of Roman Polanski who directed The Pianist. If you read French, this is the site for you. If not, then it’s still fun to poke around here.
Source: Roman Polanski Productions

Holocaust Memorial Center - Life Chance Exhibit
This exhibit is designed to illustrate the progressively hopeless condition of the Jews from 1933 to 1945. No matter what path they chose, their chances of escaping their horrible fate were almost non-existent. Life Chance confronts you NOW with some of the decisions that had to be faced THEN. Choose your educational background to begin your journey.
Source: HMC

Hate Crimes Research Network
The Hate Crimes Research Network is designed to link academic research that is being done on the topic of bias motivated crime. Based at the Department of Sociology of Portland State University in Oregon, the HCRN links work done by sociologists, criminologists, psychologists and other academics, including graduate students. Their goal is to create a common pool of research and data to understand the phenomenon of hate crimes.
Source: T.L. Kelly

Museum of Tolerance Multimedia Learning Center
The Learning Center is a comprehensive resource on the Holocaust and World War II, with over 3,000 text files and tens of thousands of photos. There are online versions of past exhibitions from the Simon Wiesenthal Center's Museum of Tolerance. The Teacher’s Resource Center features glossaries, timelines, bibliographies, and 36 questions and answers about the Holocaust.
Source: MLC Online

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Here you will find resources for the history of the Holocaust, the Museum, inside Education, Research, Remembrance, and Conscience. Answer questions such as What is Genocide? Visit online exhibits as well.
Source: USHMM

The Holocaust Bookstore
You can now buy your Non-Holocaust books from the Holocaust Bookstore and help support the Holocaust Centre's work. Get educational resources as well.
Source: The Holocaust Centre