High School History Recap

#34 The Holocaust Series Part 2 with Tali Nates, Catherine Boyd and Mduduzi Ntuli

June 11, 2020 William H Palk, Colin du Plessis, Tali Nates, Catherine Boyd and Mduduzi Ntuli Season 1 Episode 34
High School History Recap
#34 The Holocaust Series Part 2 with Tali Nates, Catherine Boyd and Mduduzi Ntuli
Show Notes

In Part 2 of our Holocaust Series we investigate how life changed for the Jews in Germany after the pogroms in November 1938 (also known as Kristallnacht). We look at policy changes in Germany regarding the Jewish people: from immigration to expulsion. How did the situation worsen when the Second World War broke out in September 1939. We talk about the different types of concentration camps and what conditions were like in the ghettos. The Jewish people reacted (and resisted) in many different ways, and showed tremendous resilience. What "solutions" did the Nazis consider for the "Jewish Question"? We discuss the Einsatzgruppen (or mobile killing units), and the killing centres set up in Poland. Why is Auschwitz so infamous? How were the camps liberated? Why did the Nazis take Jewish survivors on a "death march"? We ask what type of justice was implemented against the Nazi perpetrators. We end our discussion by looking at the lessons we can learn from this tragic chapter in human history.

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