Antisemitism is the prejudice against or hatred of Jews. Learn more about antisemitism and the role it played in making the Holocaust possible. Collection of 6 videos.
Video length: 13 minutes
The Holocaust didn't occur in a vacuum but in the context of centuries of anti-Jewish actions and prejudices. This video explores the history of European antisemitism.
Video length: 11 minutes
This video provides strategies to help students and teachers move beyond describing people as bystanders, perpetrators, and rescuers and toward understanding the complexity of human choices and the importance of historical context.
Video length: 11 minutes
Studying Nazi propaganda helps students understand the role of antisemitism in the Holocaust. Incorporating media literacy skills into this study encourages students to think critically about information they encounter every day.
Video length: 35 minutes
Holocaust historian Dr. Doris Bergen discusses how to introduce students to the history of the Holocaust, including how the Nazis came to power, what ideas guided their actions, and the role of World War II in making the Holocaust possible.
Video length: 29 minutes
Learning about Nazi ideology helps reveal the interconnected nature of Nazi antisemitic racism and territorial aggression.
Video length: 11 minutes
Antisemitism is the prejudice against or hatred of Jews. By incorporating the long history of antisemitism into your study of the Holocaust, students learn the Holocaust didn’t occur within a vacuum but was the culmination of centuries of anti-Jewish actions and prejudices. Learning about antisemitism helps students understand why European Jews in the 1930s and 1940s were targeted, as well as identify and reject antisemitic stereotypes today.
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