Poetry and the Holocaust - New Online Course

Study Holocaust poetry to better comprehend this dark period in history
This course will contribute to your understanding of the events of the Holocaust and World War II through poetry which underlines the individual experience.

Created by the International School for Holocaust Studies at Yad Vashem, the course delves into poems that comment on many different aspects of WWII.

You’ll learn about this dark era in human history through the words of people who experienced it and understand how the Holocaust scarred the 20th Century.

You’ll discover some of the challenges posed by the Nazi regime and learn about what life was like for people living under German occupation.

What topics will you cover?

• Introduction to the Holocaust
• Introduction to poetry
• Poems written in the ghetto 
• Poems written in concentration camps 
• Poems written by Jewish and non-Jewish survivors

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