Academic papers on Holocaust Studies

Schindler's List
A 5 page paper. What motivated Oskar Schindler to save so many Jews? This paper explores this question by discussing how Schindler came to be operating a factory and highlights of the events that transpired during the war. Bibliography lists 2...
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The Holocaust: Racism and the Triumph of the Human Spirit
10 pages in length. Reviews two books, We Are Witnesses : Five Diaries of Teenagers Who Died in the Holocaust, Jacob Boas and Night by Elie Wiesel. The focus of the paper is not only the racism that caused the Holocaust but the rise and...
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Christopher Browning
Ordinary Germans and the Holocaust: This 6 page report discusses these two books and compares their differing premises regarding the actions taken (or not taken) by
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Jewish Resistance Movements in the Holocaust
This 30 page paper considers the nature of the Jewish resistance movements during the Holocaust, and reflects on the significant issues raised during this era and the attempts to quell the German objectification and murder of millions of Jews in...
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Lawrence Langer/ "Holocaust Testimonies"
A 5 page review of Lawrence Langer's Holocaust Testimonies. In this book, Langer utilizes oral narratives from Holocaust survivors to examine the process of memory in relation to self. No additional sources cited.
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World War II: The Influence of Perspective
A 5 page paper discussing current wartime accounts from Russia, Japan and Poland. Much of the recollections originating in these three nations can be traced forward to current beliefs and attitudes. These current tensions likely would be very...
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Viktor E. Frankl's "Man's Search For Meaning"
5 pages in length. The issues behind ethics and morality are critical to defining what meaning truly represents. One who has thoroughly addressed these concepts is Viktor E. Frankl, a remarkable individual who has brought to bear his own...
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Killers or automatons? /Browning & Marcuse
A 7 page summation and analysis that contrasts and compares Herbert Marcuse's One-Dimensional Man and Christopher Brown's Ordinary Man. The writer argues that in their efforts to examine how people can be conditioned to accept the unacceptable,...
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The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
This 20 page paper provides an in depth look at the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in the context of the Holocaust. Several points of view are noted. An analysis as to the impact of the uprising, how it was accomplished, and the timing, are each...
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Hitler's Popularity
5 pages in length. Adolph Hitler sought to create a world where only a certain populace was allowed to live and flourish. He and his men believed that all nations were as devious as they were, instilling within themselves a sense of betrayal even...
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The Holocaust
A 6 page paper that discusses the Holocaust. Specific topics include what the Holocaust was, the numbers killed and the causes of the Holocaust. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Leni Riefenstahl's "Triumph Of The Will": Documentaries And Objectivity
8 pages in length. Documentaries are often assumed to be objective renderings of reality, yet they invariably offer a specific point of view. This point is clearly illustrated in Leni Riefenstahl's film Triumph of the Will, one of the most morally...
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The Nazis' Most Evil One
A 7 page paper discussing Josef Mengele, the "Angel of Death" of Auschwitz. Mengele escaped the Allies who liberated Auschwitz and the fled to South America where he lived out his days and died a natural death. His remains were examined...
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A Holocaust Diary
A 10 page essay that takes the rather unusual form of a fictitious diary written by someone who endures the Holocaust and survives. In order to compile this diary, which attempts to relate the daily activities and feelings of this fictitious...
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Why Nazi Science Ultimately Failed
This 5 page paper addresses the topic through a look at quantum mechanics. Several aspects about the divide between "Aryan" and "Jewish " science are discussed. History is provided to support the reasons why Nazi science probably failed. ...
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