Holocaust Studies papers

This paper discusses the importance of literature written by victims and survivors of the Holocaust.

This paper reviews Eli Wiesel's memoir "Night" from both a literary and historical perspective.

A discussion on effective civil disobedience.

A discussion on whether racism still exists today.

An examination of Hungary's part in the Holocaust of WWII.

This paper explores the phenomenon of anti-Semitism, specifically with regards to Canada.

A comparison of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the Nuremberg trials.

A discussion on the Nuremberg trials and the International Criminal Court (ICC).

A review of Victor Frankl's book "Man's Search for Meaning".

A review of various works regarding the Jewish ghetto experience.

This paper discusses how religion is tied to the Holocaust and looks, in particular, at the views of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Pope John Paul II and Elie Wiesel.

This paper analyzes Tadeusz Borowski's semi-autobiographical Holocaust novel; "This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen."

A discussion of the history of genocide and its implications.

A comparison of Emil Fackenheim's book on the Holocaust, "God's Presence in History, Jews Affirmations and Philosophical Reflections" with that of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's book on the same topic, "Letters and Papers from Prison.

An analysis of the work of Browning and Goldhagen regarding the role of the German military police in WWII.

Examines the role of Pope Pius XII in regards to the Jewish Holocaust of World War II.

A discussion regarding the history of the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Rights.

A look at the theme of racism in the short stories of Tadeusz Borowski and Ernest Hemingway.

A review of "The Seventh Cross' by Anna Seghers.

An analysis of the literary style in the Holocaust book of Becker, "Jacob the Liar".

An analysis of the play "The Investigation" by Peter Weiss.

A history of war crime tribunals, from Nuremberg to the present.

A discussion of the movie "Seventh Cross".

An overview of Wolfgang Benz's arguments for the rise of Nazism and the Holocaust.

A review of psychologist Bruno Bettelheim's "The Informed Heart".

This paper reviews and discusses the book "Bent" by Martin Sherman, a story of homosexual men in Nazi concentration camps.

An analysis of the operations of the Nazi group known as the SS.

Analysis of "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank.

Presents an understanding of 'self' versus 'others' within the framework of Nazi nationalism.

Examines the framework of Nazi and Jewish propaganda in relation to defining nationalism.

This paper explains Goebbels and his Nazi propaganda as a synthesis of nationalism and anti-Semitism.

This paper examines the impact of revisionist history on the Jewish Holocaust.

This paper examines the terrible role of prostitution in the Nazi concentration camps.

This paper confronts the idea that the Holocaust did away with the idea that Enlightenment rationality could lead to an improvement in humanity.

Differing perspectives on the Nazis' rise to power.

A study of the history of anti-Semitism through the ages.

An comparison of two works of literature about the authors' experiences during the Holocaust.

Comparing and contrasting "Kiss of the Spider Woman" by Manuel Puig and "If This Is a Man" by Primo Levi.

An analysis of Hannah Arendt's work "The Banality of Evil." Several possibilities are discussed which explain evil and its results.

This paper looks at the decision making process for dealing with death and dying.

This paper looks at the life of Anne Frank.

This paper analyzes Art Spiegelman's graphic novel "The Complete Maus (I & II)."

This paper discusses the weaknesses of the Holocaust denial theory.

This paper details survival, resistance and rescue during the Holocaust.

A discussion on the impact of Nuremberg laws.

A discussion on Hitler's influence on Germany.

An argumentative essay which compares Spielberg's film "Schindler's List" and Resnais' film "Night and Fog".

A literary comparison on Hitler's final day.

A critique and analysis of Charlie Chaplin's film "The Great Dictator" and Steven Spielberg's film "Schindler's List".

A discussion and analysis of Alan Resnais documentary work on the Holocaust, "Night and Fog".

Compares the wartime experiences of Anne Frank and Hatsuyo Nakamura.

A look at the lifespan development and personality of one of the most notorious figures in history, Adolf Hitler.

A discussion and analysis of Arthur Miller's play, "The Crucible".

A book review and critique of Daniel Patrick Brown's "The Beautiful Beast".

This paper discusses the individual-level factors in war and mass killing.

This paper discusses the treatment of Jews in Poland after the end of WWII.

A discussion on the Japanese and Nazi human medical experiments executed between 1933-1945.

An analysis of Christopher Browning's book, "Ordinary Men".

A discussion on Hitler's final solution.

A description of the Jewish Russian Pale of Settlement.

An analysis of the perception of time in Primo Levi's "Survival in Auschwitz".

Compares the experience of a Rabbi that lived in the Kovno Ghetto during the Holocaust to that of the secretary of the Jewish Council of Kovno,who lived there during the same period.

An historical review of the 1961 film "Judgement at Nuremberg".

A study of racism in the United States and the world.

Examines the difference between Swiss and U.S. banks and explores the history of Swiss banking.

A look at the contrasting works "Survival in Auschwitz: The Nazi Assault on Humanity" by Primo Levi and "A Scrap of Time and Other Stories" by Ida Fink. The two books offer opportunities for interesting contrasts,

A refutation of arguments used by Holocaust deniers.

A study of historical research regarding post-World War II immigration to Australia.

Examines why the United Nations agreed to back the creation of a Jewish state in Palestine in 1947.

An examination of the impact the actions and the trial of Adolf Eichmann has had on history and society.

A discussion and review of Elie Wiesel's famous book about his experiences as a victim of the holocaust.

This paper analyzes the goals and impact of modern nationalism in 19th and 20th century Europe.

A look at the conditions in pre-WWII Germany and how those conditions contributed to the rise of Adolf Hitler.

This paper reviews and analyzes author Art Spiegelman's "Maus: A Survivor's Tale - My Father Bleeds History" and "And Here My Troubles Began."

This paper reviews and discusses Holocaust survivor and author Eli Wiesel's 1960 novel "Night" which has become required reading in most U.S. high schools.

This paper analyzes Adolf Hitler's monumental impact during WWII as depicted in "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" written by William L. Shirer.

A look at the implications for contemporary bioethics arising from the Nazi treatment of human beings.

An assessment of Vichy France's anti-Semitic policies and actions toward the Jews during World War II.

Examines two responses to the question of whether Jews rose up against the Nazis, using Sobibor death camp as an example in one of the responses.

This paper reviews Abram and Joseph Korn's "Abe's Story: A Holocaust Memoir", a story not only of murderous actions and mass genocide but also a story of survival.

An exploration of the Vichy Police Force in France during World War Two.

The Romani involvement in the Holocaust is discussed along with their pre-war and post war treatment. Arguments are reviewed regarding their status as true victims of the Holocaust.

This paper is a critique of Elie Wiesel's Holocaust "fiction" "Night".

This paper reviews political theorist Hannah Arendt's book "Eichmann in Jerusalem", which is based on the trial of Nazi Adolf Eichmann in Israel in 1961.

This paper focuses on the use of archaeology as a tool for political leaders with nationalistic appeal.

This paper examines the effects of the Holocaust on American Jews and how this atrocity has in large come to replace spirituality and traditional Judaic knowledge among assimilated Jews in the U.S.

A study of the city of Lodz from a Jewish perspective.

A description of the Sobibor Nazi death camp and a point by point explanation of the escaping procedure that took place in 1943.

Argues that society should vehemently condemn those who deny the Holocaust.

An essay on the lasting impact of the Holocaust on the survivors.

A look at the treatment that homosexuals received from the Nazis during the Holocaust.

This paper analyzes Polish-centered Holocaust literature and films and compares them to similar Holocaust literature from other countries.

This paper discusses the Holocaust as presented in Rita Botwinick's "A Holocaust Reader: From Ideology to Annihilation".

A review of Lucy S. Davidowicz's book "The War Against the Jews 1933-1945".

Looks at an historical re-visioning of fascism within Bernado Bertolucci's film "1900".

This paper discusses the ethical question of using the medical information conducted by racist Nazi Germany.

This paper is a literature review to assess the way gender differences affected the victims of the Holocaust.

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".