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-          By the end of this course, students will:  

-          Be able to explain the history and goals of The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) 

-          Be able to explain the IHRA Definition of Holocaust and contrast it with the use of the term Holocaust in a broader sense. 

-          know important institutions in the field of Holocaust remembrance like the USHMM, International Tracing Service, Yad Vashem, Ghetto Fighters House and Memorial Sites. 

-          Will be able to explain and apply the concept of Perpetrators, Bystanders, and Rescuers. 

-          Analyze the impact of the Holocaust during World War II on Jews as well as other groups. 

-          Analyze the restriction of individual rights and the use of mass terror against populations in the Soviet  

-          Union, Nazi Germany, and occupied territories. 

-          Be able to explain the causes, events, and effects of the Holocaust (1933-1945) including its roots in the long tradition of anti-Semitism, 19th century ideas about race and nation, and Nazi dehumanization of the Jews and other victims. 

-          Discuss the relevancy of these issues today. The events that are the focus of this lesson took place in a specific time and place. This systematic kind of international deportations of victims to the killing sites never repeated themselves. Nevertheless, these specific historical events do have universal aspects that derive from the fact that they were done by human beings to human beings. 

-          Be able to explain aspects of research and remembrance linked to Killing Sites.  

-          Utilize timelines to identify the time sequence of historical data. 

-          Use maps to trace significant migrations, and analyze their results. 

-          Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words. 

-          Analyze original sources from different archives. 

The course is an introduction to Holocaust and Genocide Studies. This course, which will link global and regional history, follows the principles of the Educational Philosophy of Yad Vashem and is based on the “Ten stages of Genocide” by Gregory H Stanton.  

Why should the Holocaust be taught? 

“The Holocaust provides one of the most effective subjects for examining basic moral issues. A structured inquiry into this history yields critical lessons for an investigation into human behavior. It also addresses one of the central mandates of education in the United States, which is to examine what it means to be a responsible citizen.” (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum) 

American Forces played a key role in the liberation of Europe and the Nazi camps. After the liberation, American soldiers and relief workers cared for survivors in Western Europe. The United States of America became a new home for a great number of survivors of Nazi persecution. The United States as home of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, as member of the The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) and one of 11 states represented in International Commission of the International Tracing Service is a key actor in Holocaust remembrance. 

The University of New Orleans International Summer School program has a mandatory class attendance policy. All students are required to attend class for all morning classes and any required afternoon and/or weekend fields trips and lectures. No unexcused absences are allowed. However, LFU students who have to miss a UNO class due to LFU examinations in the first two weeks of our program, can receive one excused absence for this. Any further unexcused absences will result in an academic penalty. Each faculty member determines the penalty for missed classes. Most professors deduct a letter grade for each additional missed class day. For details, please refer to your course syllabi, which will be distributed on the first day of class. The listed ECTS credits are a recommendation by the University of New Orleans Innsbruck Summer School, based on contact hours, anticipated out-of-classroom requirements such as field trips, and projected workload for readings, assignments, and exam preparation. Mail: Center-New-Orleans@uibk.ac.at