University of California, Santa Cruz
The Holocaust: The Destruction of European Jewry
University of California, Santa Cruz

The Holocaust: The Destruction of European Jewry

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals

Murray Baumgarten
Peter Kenez

Instructors: Murray Baumgarten

4.6

(178 reviews)

Beginner level
No prior experience required
30 hours to complete
3 weeks at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
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What you'll learn

  • Describe the origins and development of antisemitism.

  • Explain the role of emancipation, acculturation, and assimilation on European Jewry.

  • Describe the political and social environment of 1930s Germany.

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There are 8 modules in this course

This module is an introduction to the study of the Holocaust and a prehistory of the Holocaust. Profs. Baumgarten and Kenez discuss the roots of modern antisemitism, the culture of European Jews in the 19th century, Nehama Tec’s Dry Tears, and the various genres of Holocaust literature. The module also contains general information about the course.

What's included

13 videos7 readings

In this module Profs. Baumgarten and Kenez discuss the changing demographics and political landscape of early 20th century Eastern Europe, Jewish identity, the Bildungsroman, Silvano Arieti’s The Parnas, Primo Levi’s Survival in Auschwitz, Aharon Appelfeld’s Badenheim 1939, and Elie Wiesel’s Night.

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19 videos1 reading

In this module Profs. Baumgarten and Kenez discuss the political and social environment of 1930s Germany, the Jewish question, and the treatment of evil in poetry.

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14 videos7 readings

In this module Profs. Baumgarten and Kenez discuss the conditions that were necessary for the Holocaust to occur, the early events of World War II, Thomas Kenneally’s Schindlers List, Andres Schwartz-Bart’s The Last of the Just, and questions of guilt and responsibility.

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15 videos1 reading1 peer review

In this module Profs. Baumgarten and Kenez discuss the invasion of the Soviet Union, Thomas Kenneally’s Schindler’s List, and questions of witnessing. Guest speaker Dora Sorell shares her own experience of the Holocaust.

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16 videos1 reading

In this module Profs. Baumgarten and Kenez discuss the establishment of labor and extermination camps, memorialization, Tadeusz Borowski’s This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen, and Christopher Browning’s Ordinary Men.

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11 videos1 reading1 peer review

In this module Profs. Baumgarten and Kenez discuss the Holocaust in Western Europe, the complex history of Hungary, Imre Kertész’s Fatelessness, and Ida Fink’s A Scrap of Time.

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20 videos3 readings

In this module Profs. Baumgarten and Kenez discuss the unique case of Romania, the culpability of the outside world, and the end of World War II. The text of Adolf Hitler’s last testament is provided.

What's included

11 videos2 readings1 peer review

Instructors

Instructor ratings
4.4 (20 ratings)
Murray Baumgarten
University of California, Santa Cruz
2 Courses21,308 learners
Peter Kenez
University of California, Santa Cruz
3 Courses68,747 learners

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