Course: Poetry and the Holocaust

And now, as we approach the end of this first lesson, we present a poem which does deal with trauma but is at the margins of Holocaust poetry. The trauma …

So, with the assignment you have just completed, we conclude the first week of this course, which was an introduction both to the value of poetry in general, and Holocaust …

Before we delve into the specific poems we have chosen for the course, we present the following ideas and thoughts on the nature and function of poetry that will help …

Shelves of history books on the Holocaust and the Second World War have been written, especially in the closing decades of the 20th century. And they are still being written …

We now follow the German invasion into the Soviet Union and the ensuing systems of mass murder that are the heart of the Holocaust. The aspects of territorial expansion in …

Before we begin to read and discuss our first poems on the Holocaust, we present, in the next two steps, two parts of a video prepared by Yad Vashem, with …

Yad Vashem strives to keep the comments in this course open and inviting to many views and opinions. Towards that goal, please remind yourself of FutureLearn’s Code of Conduct and …

Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center Yad Vashem is one of the ultimate sources for Holocaust education, documentation and research. From the Mount of Remembrance in Jerusalem, Yad Vashem’s …