Week 2 Holocaust


Read THE HOLOCAUST READER, PART 1 (Preconditions: Nazism and the Turn from Anti-Judaism to Antisemitism)

1) In a single sentence IN YOUR OWN WORDS (IYOW), provide an OVERVIEW of this section.

2) For each chapter (1-4), provide a THESIS sentence and THREE specific pieces of evidence to support your thesis – what is each writer’s MAIN argument, and how does each writer support said argument? (Use 2-3 sentences for EACH and feel free to number them.)

3) Select ONE of the documents that you find MOST illuminating, and explain WHY in 4-5 sentences.

  • ideas you find MOST troubling or problematic, and why, with 3 specific pieces of evidence.

Part 2

 

Discuss THREE numbered HOLOCAUST-focused revelations you’ve had this week, and a single open-ended question for US to ponder