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The Final Solution to the Jewish Question
  • Level Professional
  • Duration 12 hours
  • Course by Yad Vashem
  • Offered by

About

The "Final Solution to the Jewish Question" was the official code name used by Nazi German authorities for the planned annihilation of Jews during World War II. This course focuses on the origins, evolution, and implementation of this deadly operation which led to the murder of six million Jews by the Nazis and their collaborators. The course is composed of video lectures by world-leading researchers who will share their perspectives on this complex topic. It offers a unique opportunity to learn about the distinct nature of the “Final Solution” and its gradual development, from the rise to power of the Nazi Party in Germany in 1933 until the end of the war in Europe in 1945.

Modules

Welcome to the Course

    • 2 Videos
    • 4 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • Introduce Yourself

2 Videos

  • The Place of the "Final Solution" in the Holocaust
  • Antisemitism: From Its Origins to the Rise of Nazism

4 Readings

  • Welcome to the Course
  • About the Course
  • Course Structure and Discussion Guidelines
  • Antisemitism: From Its Origins to the Rise of Nazism - Intro

Nazi Germany - Consolidation of Power

    • 5 Videos
    • 5 Readings
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5 Videos

  • The Rise of the Nazi Party to Power and Its Consolidation
  • Nazi Ideology
  • The Place of Antisemitism in Nazi Ideology
  • Structure of the Nazi Regime and Its Political Dynamics
  • Anti-Jewish Measures in Prewar Nazi Germany

5 Readings

  • The Rise of the Nazi Party to Power and Its Consolidation - Intro
  • Nazi Ideology - Intro
  • The Place of Antisemitism in Nazi Ideology - Intro
  • Structure of the Nazi Regime and Its Political Dynamics - Intro
  • Anti-Jewish Measures in Prewar Nazi Germany - Intro

Nazi Germany - Radicalization

    • 3 Videos
    • 3 Readings
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3 Videos

  • The November Pogrom (Kristallnacht) and Its Context
  • German Public Opinion in the 1930s
  • Adolf Eichmann in Central Agency for Jewish Emigration in Vienna

3 Readings

  • The November Pogrom (Kristallnacht) and Its Context - Intro
  • German Public Opinion in the 1930s - Intro
  • Adolf Eichmann in Central Agency for Jewish Emigration in Vienna - Intro

World War II

    • 4 Videos
    • 4 Readings
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4 Videos

  • Beginning of World War II
  • Terror in Occupied Poland
  • Place of the Ghettos in the "Final Solution"
  • "Poland as a Laboratory"

4 Readings

  • Beginning of World War II - Intro
  • Terror in Occupied Poland - Intro
  • Place of the Ghettos in the "Final Solution" - Intro
  • "Poland as a Laboratory" - Intro

Conclusion

    • 2 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • Week 1 - Final Discussion

2 Readings

  • Conclusion
  • Selected Bibliography

Operation Barbarossa

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Operation Barbarossa and the Beginning of the Systematic Murder of the Jews

1 Readings

  • Welcome to Week 2

Nazi Anti-Jewish Measures until March 1942

    • 2 Videos
    • 3 Readings
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2 Videos

  • World War II: The Turning Point
  • Nazi Anti-Jewish Measures Until March 1942

3 Readings

  • World War II: The Turning Point - Intro
  • Nazi Anti-Jewish Measures Until March 1942 - Intro
  • Nazi Anti-Jewish Measures until March 1942 - Conclusion

How the "Final Solution" Came About

    • 5 Videos
    • 6 Readings
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5 Videos

  • How the "Final Solution" Came About: A Functionalist Analysis
  • How the "Final Solution" Came About: A Neo-Intentionalist Analysis
  • How the "Final Solution" Came About: The Impact of Euphoria of Victory
  • How the "Final Solution" Came About: "The Four Pieces of the Puzzle"
  • How the "Final Solution" Came About: The Chronology of the Decision-Making Process Between 1938 and 1942

6 Readings

  • How the "Final Solution" Came About: A Functionalist Analysis - Intro
  • How the "Final Solution" Came About: A Neo-Intentionalist Analysis - Intro
  • How the "Final Solution" Came About: The Impact of Euphoria of Victory - Intro
  • How the "Final Solution" Came About: "The Four Pieces of the Puzzle" - Intro
  • How the "Final Solution" Came About: The Chronology of the Decision-Making Process Between 1938 and 1942 - Intro
  • How the "Final Solution" Came About - Conclusion

Conclusion

    • 2 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • Week 2 - Final Discussion

2 Readings

  • Conclusion
  • Selected Bibliography

The End of the War

    • 2 Videos
    • 2 Readings
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2 Videos

  • The Course of the War from March 1943 Until Its End
  • The Persecution of Jews Until the End of the War

2 Readings

  • Welcome to Week 3
  • The Persecution of Jews Until the End of the War - Intro

Hitler and the "Final Solution"

    • 2 Videos
    • 2 Readings
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2 Videos

  • "What Would the Führer Do?"
  • Hitler as the Personification of the Ideological Imperative

2 Readings

  • "What Would the Führer Do?" - Intro
  • Hitler as the Personification of the Ideological Imperative - Intro

The Mechanism of Murder

    • 3 Videos
    • 3 Readings
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3 Videos

  • Development of Auschwitz and Its Place in the "Final Solution"
  • The Deportation Mechanisms
  • The German National Railway in the "Final Solution"

3 Readings

  • Development of Auschwitz and Its Place in the "Final Solution" - Intro
  • The Deportation Mechanisms - Intro
  • The German National Railway in the "Final Solution" - Intro

German Agencies and the "Final Solution"

    • 4 Videos
    • 4 Readings
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4 Videos

  • The Place of the Wehrmacht in the "Final Solution"
  • The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nazi Germany in the Implementation of the “Final Solution”
  • The Role of German Industries in the "Final Solution"
  • "Ordinary Germans"

4 Readings

  • The Place of the Wehrmacht in the "Final Solution" - Intro
  • The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nazi Germany in the Implementation of the “Final Solution” - Intro
  • The Role of German Industries in the "Final Solution" - Intro
  • "Ordinary Germans" - Intro

Conclusion

    • 2 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • Week 3 - Final Discussion

2 Readings

  • Conclusion
  • Selected Bibliography

The "Final Solution" in Wide Context

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • The "Final Solution" in Local Context: Introduction

1 Readings

  • Welcome to Week 4

The "Final Solution" in Wide Context: By Countries

    • 6 Videos
    • 6 Readings
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6 Videos

  • The "Final Solution" in Local Context: Serbia and Croatia
  • The "Final Solution" in Local Context: Greece
  • The "Final Solution" in Local Context: France
  • The "Final Solution" in Local Context: Romania
  • The "Final Solution" in Local Context: Hungary
  • The "Final Solution" in Local Context: Italy

6 Readings

  • The "Final Solution" in Local Context: Serbia and Croatia - Intro
  • The "Final Solution" in Local Context: Greece - Intro
  • The "Final Solution" in Local Context: France - Intro
  • The "Final Solution" in Local Context: Romania - Intro
  • The "Final Solution" in Local Context: Hungary - Intro
  • The "Final Solution" in Local Context: Italy - Intro

Local Populations and the "Final Solution"

    • 5 Videos
    • 5 Readings
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5 Videos

  • Local Populations During the Years of the "Final Solution"
  • Local Populations During the "Final Solution"
  • The Communal Aspect of the "Final Solution"
  • Local Police Forces During the Years of the "Final Solution"
  • The Place of Looting in the "Final Solution"

5 Readings

  • Local Populations During the Years of the "Final Solution" - Intro
  • Local Populations During the "Final Solution" - Intro
  • The Communal Aspect of the "Final Solution" - Intro
  • Local Police Forces During the Years of the "Final Solution" - Intro
  • The Place of Looting in the "Final Solution" - Intro

Conclusion

    • 2 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • Week 4 - Final Discussion

2 Readings

  • Conclusion
  • Selected Bibliography

Persecutors and Victims

    • 5 Videos
    • 5 Readings
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5 Videos

  • "Ordinary Men"
  • Other Victims of the Nazi Regime
  • What Did the Jews of Europe Know?
  • Jewish Resistance During the "Final Solution"
  • Jewish Councils and the "Final Solution"

5 Readings

  • Welcome to Week 5
  • Other Victims of the Nazi Regime - Intro
  • What Did the Jews of Europe Know? - Intro
  • Jewish Resistance During the "Final Solution" - Intro
  • Jewish Councils and the "Final Solution" - intro

Forced Labor and the "Final Solution"

    • 2 Videos
    • 2 Readings
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2 Videos

  • The Function of Forced Labor in the “Final Solution”
  • Forced Labor in the "Final Solution"

2 Readings

  • The Function of Forced Labor in the “Final Solution” - Intro
  • Forced Labor in the "Final Solution" - Intro

What Did the World Know?

    • 3 Videos
    • 3 Readings
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3 Videos

  • What Did the West Know?
  • What Did the Vatican Know?
  • What Did the Germans Know?

3 Readings

  • What Did the West Know? - Intro
  • What Did the Vatican Know? - Intro
  • What Did the Germans Know? - Intro

Course Conclusion

    • 2 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 PeerReview
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1 Peer Review

  • Final Assessment

1 Discussions

  • End of Course Discussion

2 Readings

  • Week 5 and Course Conclusion
  • Selected Bibliography

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Dr. Yossi Kugler
Instructors

Dr. Yossi Kugler

Dr. Olga Ungar
Instructors

Dr. Olga Ungar