Seeing is Believing?: Reflections on Teaching the Holocaust Through Film

Judy Tydor Baumel-Schwartz

doi:10.1353/jfn.2023.a937532

Seeing is Believing? Reflections on Teaching the Holocaust Through Film

Judy Tydor Baumel-Schwartz

Bar-Ilan University

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Abstract

In this essay, I explore the role of visual media in creating the history of events and focus on my personal experiences of teaching Holocaust through film in Israel for over three decades. I explore my choice of films, discuss various difficulties that are encountered when using film in the classroom, and explain the use of film in the intergenerational transference of trauma. I end my essay with a number of concluding thoughts and suggestions to those using films in their classroom to teach about the Holocaust.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	138-156
Number of pages	19
Journal	Jewish Film and New Media
Volume	11
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1353/jfn.2023.a937532
State	Published - 1 Mar 2023

Keywords

Holocaust memory
intergenerational transference
trauma
visual representation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Cultural Studies
Communication
Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Anthropology

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