Holocaust Studies papers

A personal account of the rise of Josef Stalin and the effects on the Polish people through a first-hand, personal interview of a gulag survivor.

This paper discusses the concept of logotherapy as presented by Viktor Frankl's "Man's Search for Meaning".

An analysis of Elie Wiesel's book, "Night", contrasting Elie and his father.

An overview of the horrendous genocide against the Tutsi tribe in Rwanda in 1994.

A review of Alfons Heck's book "A Child of Hitler".

A sociological analysis of Nazi Germany and how it would be analyzed by Karl Marx and Max Weber.

An examination of Art Speigelman's graphic novel about his father's story during the Holocaust, using animal characters.

Medical experiments conducted in concentration camps during World War II

This paper examines three excerpts from the "Hasidic Tales of the Holocaust" by Yaffa Eliach to determine the impact of the Holocaust on the spiritual survival and modern consciousness of the Jewish people.

An investigation into the techniques and psychological elements that allowed Adolf Hitler and the Nazis to assume control over Germany in the 1930s.

This paper discusses that there is a fine line between civil obedience and blind obedience to authority.

This paper discusses the Holocaust, racism at the extreme and compares it with the historical treatment of African-Americans.

The cause and implications of the emergence of Blood Libel on the Jews in the High Middle Ages

A discussion on the Grand Mufti of Palestine's cooperation with Nazi Germany during the Second World War.

An exploration of the rise of Hitler from a starving artist to Chancellor of Germany in 1933.

A discussion of American propaganda policies during World War II, in particular against Nazi Germany.

An analysis of the reasoning and arguments of the 'revolutionists' who question the Holocaust.

A review of the 1959 book, "Cost of Discipleship," by Dietrich Bonhoeffer.

Examines the fact that so few people are aware of the suffering of homosexuals at the hands of the Nazis.

An examination of the persecution of homosexuals by the Nazis.

Looks at why Germany suffered such a cataclysmic defeat in World War II.

An exploration of the Nazi oppression of the arts in Germany.

Questions why the international community failed to take any action that would have ended the Rwandan genocide in 1994.

Analysis of the film, "Schindler's List," based on the novel, "Schindler's List," by Thomas Keneally.

Examines and compares human rights violations towards Jews in Nazi Germany and the population of Chechnya.

An analysis of the Nuremberg Trials and how they left a legacy of injustice.

A comparative analysis of the treatment of allied prisoners of war held by Germany and Japan during World War Two.

A look at the force behind the Gestapo, Heinrich Himmler.

An examination of Isaac Bashevis Singer's book, "Enemies - A Love Story".

Report on Dina Pronicheva's book about her experience and survival of the massacre at Babi Yar.

A look at the German Christian Church and the movement behind it, as well as how the German political and religious culture contributed to its formation.

A book report on Elie Wiesel's account of his experiences as a prisoner in a German concentration camp during WWII.

This paper discusses the treatment of the Gypsies by the Nazis before and during World War II.

A look at how the theme of the Holocaust in literature is treated differently within and between different genres.

An historical account of the Nazi youth movement.

This paper reviews the book, "All But My Life", by Gerda Weissmann Klein.

Book report on Eli Wiesel's book recalling his horrific experiences in a Nazi concentration camp.

A history of gays and lesbians in the Holocaust.

Argues that a history of anti-Semitism in Europe became justified by religion and paved the way to the social and political climate that led to the Holocaust.

This paper discusses the historical steps by which the Nazis attempted to annihilate the Jews.

Critical review of David Wyman's book, "The Abandonment of the Jews".

Introduces, discusses and analyzes the book, "The Holocaust: A History of the Jews of Europe During the Second World War", by Martin Gilbert.

Looks at how the Holocaust has affected Jewish literature by comparing short stories about similar subjects.

An examination of the circumstances and impact of the war crimes trial of Baldur von Schirach at Nuremberg in 1946.

A look at both sides of the arguments as to whether Hitler's youth policy actually succeeded.

A comparative analysis of the depiction of the Holocaust from Eli Wiesel's "Night" and Adolf Hitler's "Mein Kampf".

An overview of the causes of the rise and spread of Fascism in 1930s Germany.

This paper reviews Elie Wiesel's "Night", an accounting of his later childhood in Hungary and how he and his family ended up transported to German concentration camps.

An overview of how the holocaust is included in the Lithuanian school curriculum.

An examination of the reasons why some Gentiles risked themselves in order to save Jews during the Holocaust.

This paper discusses the Holocaust, the effect on the survivors, and the way Israel memorializes its victims.

Examines the rise of the German political movement, Nazism, and the establishment of the Third Reich in Germany after WWI.

Looks at the economic conditions of pre-Nazi Germany and Nazi Germany.

Summary and analysis of Primo Levi's book about his experience in a Nazi extermination camp, "Survival in Auschwitz".

Compares Steven Spielberg's version of the life story of Oskar Schindler with the version presented in the book, "Schindler's Ark", by Thomas Keneally.

An overview of the life and achievements of this Nobel Peace Prize winner and Holocaust survivor.

Compares the themes in Maya Angelou's "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" and "The Diary of Anne Frank".

A discussion of racism from the turn of the century as the world developed to modern times.

A discussion of the suffering experienced by the Gypsy population in Europe at the hands of the Nazis.

Review of Gitta Sereny's biographical account of the life of Albert Speer.

This paper describes the life of Pope Pius XII (Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli) and questions his motivation in not stopping the atrocities associated with WWII.

A look at the definition of genocide and its use under Hitler in Europe and Suharto in Indonesia.

Compares and contrasts two cases of state-sponsored genocide.

Analyzes Bernhard Schlink's novel.

Examines the German economy from 1919-1939.

Considers the book as a document of the Holocaust and of adolescence.

This paper critiques and compares the films, Steven Spielberg's "Schindler's List" and John Singleton's "Rosewood".

An analysis of the film "Schindler's List", directed by Stephen Spielberg in 1993.

A critical analysis of comparisons and contrasts in works of Alexander Solzhenitsyn and Elie Wiesel.

An examination of U.S. involvement in the Holocaust during World War II.

The paper considers the origins of the Holocaust in terms of the men who carried out the "final solution."

An examination of how the Nazis did horrendous and unspeakable experiments on their prisoners for the sole purpose of advancing medical technology of their SS military.

A look at what might have happened if the Warsaw Ghetto uprising took a different turn.

Examines factors in Adolph Hitler's life and personality that contributed to his rise to power as Germany's dictator.

An analysis of Hitler's rise to power and how the Nazi party gained power in Germany.

An examination of the reasons behind anti-Semitism in France and Russia in the 19th century.

A comparison of Dante's "Inferno" and Elie Wiesel's "Night".

Examines the use of light in this film about the Holocaust.

A review of the movie, "Schindler's List", and a discussion of the morality of Schindler's deeds.

A discussion on Jewish-Christian relationships after the holocaust through a review of "After Auschwitz" by Richard Rubinstein and "Night" by Elie Wiesel.

An overview of anti-semitism from biblical times to the Nazi Holocaust.

The use of the "The Diary of Anne Frank" to prove explain what makes a great book.

An argument against Holocaust denial.

Dscusses the principal policies and approaches taken by the Nazi occupiers of Poland to the Jews

An analysis of Primo Levy's war experiences which are documented in his book "Survival in Auschwitz: The Nazi Assault on Humanity".

A critical analysis of the Holocaust novel, "Night" by Elie Wiesel.

An analysis on the prevention of anti-semitism in America and Canada.

Discusses issues of forgetfulness and history in Germany and Canada, using the Holocaust as an example of the importance of memory.

Discusses this book by Jehoshua and Anna Eibeshitz about Jewish women during WWII.

Examines the implications of the Holocaust for Jews.

A critical analysis of the facts in "The Terrible Secret: Suppression of the Truth About Hitler's Final Solution" by Walter Laqueur.

An overview of the causes and course of the Holocaust.

Examines the genocidal Nazi Holocaust against the Jews and the Armenian genocide of 1915.

A look at whether Eichmann was responsible for his actions.

Examining a range of literature about the Holocaust.

An examination of how women survived the Holocaust.

This paper discusses the growth of the Holocaust as a "Destruction Process" And its effect on the survivors.

Compares two Holocaust memoirs by Elie Wiesel and Blanca Rosenberg.

An analysis of "Night" by Elie Wiesel.

A discussion of the importance of studying the holocaust in order to identify trends to stop another form of genocide from happening in the future.