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Perspectives on the Holocaust:
A Course for Adolescents
By Mary Johnson and Patricia Brett Erens

Teaching the next generation about the evil and brutality that almost extinguished twentieth-century Jewish life is a difficult challenge. This course introduces the subject with a selection of programs that focus on the experiences of young people during the Holocaust and provides historical background as essential context for the films.

Introduction

Historical Overview
Genocide

Germany, 1933-1939
The Camera of My Family

The Assault in the East
So Many Miracles

Seeking Safety
Au Revoir, Les Enfants

The Camps
Kitty: A Return to Auschwitz

The Righteous Few
Weapons of the Spirit

The Bureaucracy of Evil
The Devil Is a Gentleman

Course Leader Notes
Perspectives on the Holocaust


Complete Course Curriculum

 

 

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