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.
Recommended Citation
Baumel-Schwartz, Judy Tydor
(2023)
"Seeing is Believing? Reflections on Teaching the Holocaust Through Film,"
Jewish Film & New Media: Vol. 11:
Iss.
1, Article 7.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/jewishfilm/vol11/iss1/7