DNA Connects Holocaust Survivors

Easy News Stories

Beg – Low Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 4–12

In this lesson featuring content adapted from The Associated Press, students read a true story about how Holocaust survivors are finding relatives with DNA test kits. They also review vocabulary and answer comprehension questions.

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Focus

authentic materials
reading
family
Holocaust
interpretive

Vocabulary

internment
adopted
DNA
relatives
Holocaust
survivor
genetic
research
lucky
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