Certificate of Achievement

Shirley Heelas

has completed the following course:

Poetry and the Holocaust

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The aspects of World War ll and the Holocaust treated in the course highlighted the individual suffering that is often dwarfed by the vastness of war. The three lessons in this course provide the human, personalised response to this dark era in world history and epitomise mans' fortitude in facing adversity.

3 weeks, 3 hours per week

Jackie Metzger

An educator for 25 years in the Israeli school system, presently working at Yad Vashem with groups and writing materials for the website

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Yossi Kugler

Yossi Kugler is a PHD candidate at Tel-Aviv University. He is a project manager, content developer and educator at Yad Vashem's International School for Holocaust Studies

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Transcript

Learning outcomes

  • Reflect on specific poems from a wide variety of poets on different aspects of the Holocaust
  • Explore an interesting way of analyzing human behavior that makes up our world
  • Demonstrate an appreciation of the world of poetry through the thoughts of famous literary luminaries
  • Develop historical knowledge of the Holocaust

Syllabus

  • 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

Issued on 24th November 2020

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Poetry and the Holocaust

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