The Holocaust through the Perspective of Primary Sources
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Duration | 9 hours |
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Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
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- In this new online video course produced by EHRI, the European Holocaust Research Infrastructure, we will explore diaries, photographs, official Nazi documents, postwar survivor testimonies and much more - all together with leading scholars in the field. We will become acquainted with original documents and gain hands-on experience in using them while learning about their importance, and the unique perspectives they provide us into this cataclysmic event.
- Yad Vashem is one of EHRI's 26 partners, tasked with creating and operating the course.
The Holocaust through the Perspective of Primary Sources at Coursera Curriculum
Introduction to the Course
Introduction to the Course
Introduction to EHRI
EHRI's Mission and Vision
Jewish and German Sources
About the Course
Course Structure and Discussion Guidelines
Week 1 Conclusion
Selected Bibliography
Introduce Yourself
Week 1 - Final Discussion
The Warsaw Ghetto Through the Lens of Diaries
Introduction to the Use of Holocaust Diaries as Historical Sources
The Critical Use of Diaries as Sources
Diaries from the Warsaw Ghetto
Case Study: Adam Czerniakow’s Diary
The Unique Perspective of Czerniakow's Diary
Czerniakow As Negotiator
A Glimpse Into the German Propaganda Machine
A Source of Unique Information
Snapshots of the Personal Private Self
Concluding the Czerniakow Case Study
Case Study: Emanuel Ringelblum
Emanuel Ringelblum's Diary
The Motivation to Write
New Video
Week 2 - Selected Bibliography
The Use of Holocaust Diaries as Historical Sources
Week 2 - Final Discussion
The Lodz Ghetto through the Perspective of Photographs
The Critical Analysis of Photographs as Historical Sources
The Lodz Ghetto – Historical Background
Case Study: The Ghetto’s “Productivity” as Documented by Nazi Official Walter Genewein
Documenting “Productivity”: The Walter Genewein Collection
Contextualizing Genewein’s Photographs
Case Study: The Documentation of Daily Life in the Lodz Ghetto by the Jewish Photographer Mendel Grossman
Week 3 Conclusion
Week 3 - Selected Bibliography
The Critical Analysis of Photographs as Historical Sources
Week 3 - Final Discussion
The Holocaust Through German Bureaucratic Sources
Introduction
The German Public's Response to Nazi Persecution, 1933 – 1945
The Place of the Jews in the Situation Reports
Analysis of a Report
Documents on the Confiscation of Jewish Property
The Confiscation of Jewish Property in Germany
The Confiscation of Jewish Property in Austria
Messages of Mass Murder: The Einsatzgruppen Reports
Einsatzgruppen Reports: Categories and Content
Example of Reports
German Documents on Deportations: An Overview
The Test Case of the German Order Police
Week 4 Conclusion
Week 4 - Selected Bibliography
Week 4 - Final Discussion
Personal Letters Written Immediately After Liberation
Introduction
The Unique Perspective of the Letter Genre
Methodological Considerations
“I Stayed Alive”: Motivations, Common Themes, and Differences
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Background
Analysis
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Background
Analysis
Week 5 Conclusion
Week 5 - Selected Bibliography
Week 5 - Final Discussion
Testimonies of Survivors as Primary Sources
Introduction
Collecting Survivor Testimonies through the Years
Early Testimonies
The Advent of Survivor Testimony
Testimonies as Historical Sources
Differences Between Early and Later Testimonies
Final Reflections
Course Conclusion
Week 6 - Selected Bibliography
Final Assessment
Early and Later Testimonies
End of Course Discussion
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