Essays and Research Papers on Holocaust Studies

A review of Night by Eli Wiesel which focuses mainly on the theological aspects of the text and the spiritual development which the author describes as a result of his experiences.

This 3 page paper looks at how Hitler used the Wehrmacht for his own reasons. Hitler's motives as explored by Kershaw are duly noted. The Holocaust is also discussed in general terms. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

An 8 page overview of the philosophies of Adolf Hitler. The author briefly summarizes the man and his philosophies, emphasizing that his apparent popularity during his time in Germany is attributable to historical circumstances rather than sound political philosophy. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 4 page paper evaluates whether or not the Final Solution ,a plan carried out by the Nazis, was accomplished through brainwashing or whether the people were simply anti-Semitic. The former position is supported. How the Nazis changed the thinking of the people is at the crux of the discussion. Bibliography lists 4 ...

A comparison between the moral corruption of Lord Henry in The Picture of Dorian Gray, and the anti-semitism of Fred Leuchter in Morris's film, Mr Death. Bibliography lists 5 sources

A 10 page research paper/essay that discusses and explicates several Holocaust poems from William Heyen's texts, Erika and Shoah Train. The writer argues that Heyen's poetry not only illuminates the nature of the evil that was the Holocaust, but also relates this experience to today's world and the continuing legacy left by this world-altering ...

A 5 page essay that contrasts and compares Art Spiegelman's Maus (volumes I and II) and Steven Spielberg's film Schindler's List, which are both visually representations of the Holocaust. In both cases, the creators of these works employ the specific properties of their medium to better convey their personal vision of the meaning and reality ...

This 4 page paper summarizes this book as well as providing an anlysis of the content. This paper highlights the transformations that occured within the synagogue community, thereby supporting the viewpoint of the author. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

6 pages in length. Gay and lesbian members of minority groups receive the same level of disdain as they do from those outside their subpopulation. Indeed, one would expect gays and lesbians to be supported within their particular minority community, however, just because someone is Latino, black or Asian does not automatically mean ...

A 14 page overview of Hitler's impact on the international system. Hitler convinced the German people that his intent was to improve German economics. His real intent was to overthrow the world. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 4 page paper examines this piece of work and talks about the Holocaust and memory. Specific terminology and how Holocaust survivors embrace these terms are issues discussed. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 10 page paper examines what went on in Nazi Germany, who in the U.S. knew about it when, and why it took so long for the U.S. to act. A couple of theories are examined and it is argued that the U.S. hesitancy is attributable primarily to economic interests. Bibliography lists 8 ...

A 6 page review of George Steiner's fictional novel featuring Adolf Hitler. In it Hitler finds temporary reprieve from the post World War II world in an Amazon jungle. Ultimately, however, he is hunted down for the purpose of being subjected to the world's wrath. Steiner's works clarifies that there is a ...

A 5 page essay that looks at Gitta Sereny's text Into That Darkness, From Mercy Killing to Mass Murder (1974), which is an account of the life and choices of Franz Stangl, commandant of the Nazi death camps, Sobibor and Treblinka. Told largely in Stangl's own words, this is a highly intimate portrait of a ...

This 4 page paper examines this infamous treaty that ended W.W.I. The problem with the treaty and why it might have prompted the rise of the Nazi party is discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines how the Holocaust emerged as seen through "Life in the Third Reich" by Richard Bessel and "This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen" by Tadeusz Borowski. No additional sources cited.

This 4 page paper examines the rise of the party in Nazi Germany during the 1930s. The reason for its appeal related to different factions is explored. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

An 8 page paper which examines the holocaust as it involved handicapped people. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 8 page paper argues that Richard III, Hitler and Mussolini were all desperately ill, but not delusional; they knew what they were doing and felt no remorse for it. That is, they knew moral right from wrong and chose to act immorally. It also argues that the driving force behind the three ...

4 pages in length. The pressures applied to German Jews were many and varied; the extent to which they were forced to suffer demands put upon by such entities as Nuremberg, the Evian Conference, Kristallnacht and the SS St. Louis are both grand and far-reaching; that options were also open to them by virtue ...

A 4 page paper which examines the work of Daniel Goldhagen (“Hitler’s Willing Executioners”) and Jan Gross (“Neighbors”) in relationship to ordinary people playing an important part in the Holocaust and the rise of power in the Holocaust. No additional sources cited.

This 4 page paper examines the Spanish Inquisition and the Holocaust to determine why Jews have been persecuted historically. Biblical information is included in the discussion. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 4 page research paper that examines the nature of fascism and whether it could occur in the US. Since the 1930s and 40s, historical scholarship has wrestled with the problem of precisely how to define fascism, in both its Italian and German forms, and how to differentiate these forms from other totalitarian regimes, such ...

A 30 page research paper that discusses genocide, focusing primarily on the details of the Armenian Genocide of 1915 and Peter Balakian's book on this subject, The Burning Tigris (2003). Balakian's analysis of the Armenian Genocide addresses several pertinent themes that are applicable to the overall topic of genocide. Therefore, this examination of the Armenian ...

This 5 page paper argues that the Armenian Genocide (1915-1917) may have served as a model for the Nazi extermination of the Jews three decades later. Bibliography lists 3 sources.