HIS 464 - BRITAIN AND THE HOLOCAUST

Institution:

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Subject:

History

Description:

This course is a study of Britain's Response to the Holocaust. It is a story of a periphery rather than its core. The course is a history of British reactions and inactions before, during, and after the Holocaust. It focuses on Britain's response to Nazism's: 1) persecution of German Jews from 1933-1939, 2) mass murder of European Jewry during World War II, and 3) legacy of a post-Holocaust world. Special attention centers on: British-German relations; the triumph and tragedy British refugee policy from 1933-45; the role of Palestine; Nazi Occupation of the Channel Islands; Bletchley Park's secret knowledge of the Holocaust; the enduring debate to bomb Auschwitz or not; the British Army's liberation of Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp, dealing with survivors and perpetrators; and the evolving story of history and memory in post-war Britain.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.kutztown.edu/

Phone Number:

(610) 683-4000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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