Yad Vashem

The Final Solution to the Jewish Question

Yad Vashem

The Final Solution to the Jewish Question

Dr. Yossi Kugler
Dr. Olga Ungar

Instructors: Dr. Yossi Kugler

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Intermediate level
Some related experience required
1 week to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Intermediate level
Some related experience required
1 week to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • about the development of Nazi ideology as well as the early measures taken against the Jews and others who were considered "undesirables".

  • about the key decisions and turning points leading to the "Final Solution".

  • about the implementation of the "Final Solution" throughout Europe and the nature of local collaboration.

  • about different approaches to the question of how was it humanly possible.

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Taught in English

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There are 5 modules in this course

In this week, we will learn about the rise of the Nazi regime to power, about its policies and ideological visions. We will discuss steps taken against the Jews in Nazi Germany prior to the outbreak of World War II in 1939. We will also learn about the ghettoization.

What's included

14 videos18 readings2 discussion prompts

In this week, we will learn about how Nazi Germany began to implement the mass murder of Jews in the summer and autumn of 1941 and about the establishment of the first extermination camps in Nazi-occupied Poland. In this week, five renowned historians will present their view on how the “Final Solution” came about.

What's included

8 videos12 readings1 discussion prompt

In this week, we will analyze different Nazi state agencies and mechanisms engaged in the “Final Solution”. We will also deal with some fundamental topics, such as the role of Adolf Hitler in the "Final Solution", the Nazi power apparatus, and the German railway system.

What's included

11 videos13 readings1 discussion prompt

In this week, we will discuss the implementation of the “Final Solution” in different regions of Europe and in different occupation and Nazi-allied zones, examining how different historical contexts influenced the stages of the murder of the Jews.

What's included

12 videos14 readings1 discussion prompt

In this week, we will analyze some additional topics, such as the image of the perpetrators, the place of forced labor and the nature of Jewish resistance to Nazi oppression. We will also ask the question of what the world, the Germans, and the Jews themselves knew about the Nazi plan for their extermination.

What's included

10 videos12 readings1 peer review1 discussion prompt

Instructors

Dr. Yossi Kugler
Yad Vashem
6 Courses17,284 learners
Dr. Olga Ungar
Yad Vashem
1 Course1,875 learners

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