The Holocaust: The Destruction of European Jewry is an adaptation of an on-campus course that has been co-taught by Murray Baumgarten, Distinguished Professor of English and Comparative Literature (Literature Department), and Peter Kenez, Professor Emeritus (History Department), for over 20 years at UC Santa Cruz.
In this course, you will explore the Holocaust from the overlapping perspectives of literature and history—through memoirs, historical documents, poetry, documentary footage, filmic representations, and novels. You will expand your knowledge of the literature of the Holocaust, Eastern and Western European Jewish communities, the origins and development of antisemitism, the establishment of labor and extermination camps, resistance movements, and the Holocaust as a problem for world history.
There is more than one way to take this course: You can complete all of the activities (and earn a Verified Certificate) or only the activities that are most interesting to you. Whatever you choose to do, we encourage you to find a havruta (a study partner) in your community or in the Coursera community so that you can experience the course in a more interactive and meaningful way.
The Holocaust: The Destruction of European Jewry
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University of California, Santa Cruz
Programme du cours : ce que vous apprendrez dans ce cours
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1Who were the Jews?
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.
13 vidéos (Total 161 min), 7 lectures
13 vidéos
1.1.1 Introductions14 min
1.1.2 Who were the Jews?7 min
1.1.3 Why do we study the Holocaust?12 min
1.1.4 Poetry and perspectives16 min
1.2.1 Western European Jewry in the 19th century9 min
1.2.2 Jewish success and European antisemitism14 min
1.2.3 Jews in French society14 min
1.2.4 Roots of modern antisemitism6 min
1.2.5 Theodor Herzl11 min
1.3.1 Expectations of reality13 min
1.3.2 Hier ist kein warum11 min
1.3.3 Yiddish culture13 min
1.3.4 On Account of a Hat18 min
7 lectures
Description10 min
Books and films10 min
Writing assignments10 min
Acknowledgements10 min
1.0.1 Topics, readings, and films10 min
1.1.5 Written in Pencil in the Sealed Railway-Car (English translation)10 min
1.3.5 On Account of a Hat (English translation)10 min
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2Prelude to the Holocaust
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.
19 vidéos (Total 231 min), 1 lecture
19 vidéos
2.1.2 Poland, part 110 min
2.1.3 Poland, part 27 min
2.1.4 Hungary, part 110 min
2.1.5 Hungary, part 212 min
2.1.6 Fear and hatred5 min
2.2.1 Liberal European culture9 min
2.2.2 Night, part 111 min
2.2.3 Night, part 214 min
2.2.4 Life in the Arbeitslager14 min
2.3.1 Jewry of the Russian Empire18 min
2.3.2 The Russian state16 min
2.3.3 Changing demographics9 min
2.3.4 Pogroms in the Russian Empire and the USSR13 min
2.3.5 Jewish identity7 min
2.4.1 The Bildungsroman, part 17 min
2.4.2 The Bildungsroman, part 218 min
2.4.3 The Bildungsroman, part 320 min
2.4.4 The Bildungsroman, part 412 min
1 lecture
2.0.1 Topics, readings, and films10 min
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3Rise of the Nazis
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.
14 vidéos (Total 173 min), 7 lectures
14 vidéos
3.1.1 Fascism12 min
3.1.2 Hitler and the Jews14 min
3.1.3 Germans and the Jews13 min
3.1.4 The rise of the Nazis11 min
3.1.5 Nazism in German culture5 min
3.2.1 Poetry and evil, part 113 min
3.2.2 Poetry and evil, part 215 min
3.2.3 Poetry and evil, part 37 min
3.2.4 Todesfugue (Death Fugue)16 min
3.3.1 Intentionalism and functionalism20 min
3.3.2 What do we do with the Jews?15 min
3.3.3 Why didn't they leave?13 min
3.3.4 The Anschluß and German pogroms5 min
3.3.5 Passing and not passing8 min
7 lectures
3.0.1 Topics, readings, and films10 min
3.2.5 Kaddish10 min
3.2.6 Nightsong (English translation)10 min
3.2.7 Death Fugue (English translation)10 min
3.2.8 Todesfuge (German)10 min
3.2.9 Memento Mori (English translation)10 min
3.2.10 Memento Mori (Yiddish)10 min
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4Beginnings of war
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.
15 vidéos (Total 188 min), 1 lecture, 1 quiz
15 vidéos
4.1.2 Direct acts of violence14 min
4.1.3 Fight for what?13 min
4.1.4 Eroticization of violence13 min
4.1.5 Resistance and agency5 min
4.2.1 Beginnings of war9 min
4.2.2 German war aims10 min
4.2.3 Ghettoes16 min
4.2.4 Jewish leadership14 min
4.2.5 What did the neighbors say?12 min
4.3.1 Language of trauma15 min
4.3.2 Banality of evil15 min
4.3.3 Schindler's List, part 110 min
4.3.4 Schindler's List, part 216 min
4.3.5 Guilt and responsibility4 min
1 lecture
4.0.1 Topics, readings, and films10 min
4.6
40 avisMeilleurs avis
par RK•Nov 9th 2015
I want to say how much I especially enjoyed Dr Kenez and his very clear and concise lectures on the historical aspects of the subject matter. Thank you very much. Richard Kilgore
par BB•Nov 6th 2015
The presentations raise vital questions , dis-aggregates historical experience and has generated interest in me to study the issues further . Many thanks to the Professors.
Enseignants
Murray Baumgarten
Distinguished Professor of English & Comparative LiteratureLiterature
Peter Kenez
Professor EmeritusHistory
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