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Holocaust Studies episodes
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- Episode 7: Nazi Terror – Evolving Persecution and a Survivor’s StoryA deep dive into one of the darkest chapters in human history.16 min
- Episode 3: The Rise of Nazism and the HolocaustA deep dive into one of the darkest chapters in human history.13 min
- Episode 2: The Jews of Europe – A HistoryJewish life in 19th century Europe. A focus on religious practices, Jewish culture, language, community.10 min
- Episode 1: The Longest HatredA deep dive into the long history of antisemitism, “the longest, deepest, widest, most universal form of ethnic hate and prejudice to ever exist.”16 min
- Episode 6: Hungary, Romania, and the HolocaustTwo other countries where the impact of the Holocaust was profound.23 min
- Episode 5: The Jews of Poland – A History Before the HolocaustThe culture and political landscape of the Jewish community in Poland before World War II.12 min
- Episode 4: Nazi Racial Ideology – The Martin Niemoller StoryA dissection of the chilling ideology behind Nazi racial theory and its use against the Jews of Europe, which resulted in the Holocaust.21 min
About Holocaust Studies
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The Holocaust stands alone in the sense that it is the only moment in all of human history when an entire people throughout the world has been targeted for complete and total annihilation. These…
podcasts take a fresh look at this uniquely horrible genocide, with a view to understanding, not just the dismal facts of what happened, but why these things happened, in a modern and supposedly enlightened society in the heart of continental Europe. There are no final answers in our quest to understand, but we can all learn at the very least to ask the right questions. Was genocidal fascism unique to Germany, or could it have risen anywhere under the “right” set of circumstances? Once Hitler rose to power, was the Holocaust inevitable, or did it “evolve” over time? Could something like the Holocaust happen again? These questions and many more are examined in this cutting-edge podcast series.