Jewish Studies
RETURN TO THE WARSAW GHETTO
On April 19, 1993, thousands of Jews from all over the world gathered in Warsaw to
observe the 50th anniversary of the Warsaw ghetto uprising, one of the few truly heroic
events for Jews during World War II.
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THE SIXTH BATTALION
This historical documentary examines the persecution of Jews in Slovakia during WWII.
Surviving members of The Sixth Battalion, a military unit comprised of young Jewish men
compelled to do forced labor, recount their own experiences and the persecution of the
entire Jewish community during the war in the Slovak State. Records drawn from the
archives reveal the extent of the collaboration between the Slovak government and the
Nazis.
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THEY WERE NOT SILENT: THE JEWISH LABOR MOVEMENT AND THE HOLOCAUSTAmerican Studies Jewish Studies Labor Studies
Tells the story of the anti-Nazi and rescue activities of the American Jewish labor
movement, including their aid to the Underground fighters of the ghettoes of East Europe,
and their assistance to Holocaust survivors in refugee camps across the globe. The video
features rare archival footage and photos, plus interviews with labor veterans, Holocaust
survivors and scholars.
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STORY ABOUT A BAD DREAM, AEastern Europe Jewish Studies World History Children & Young Adult
This compelling docu-drama about the Holocaust, based on the memoirs of Eva Erbenova,
recounts from a child's-eye view her experiences as a thirteen-year-old girl in
Czechoslovakia during World War II, the only one from her family to survive the war.
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FROM SWASTIKA TO JIM CROWSociology Jewish Studies Education American Studies American History African-American Studies Directed by Women Pacific Street Films
In the 1930s Jewish intellectuals who escaped Nazi Germany and immigrated to the U.S. faced an uncertain future. Confronted with anti-Semitism at American universities and a public distrust of foreigners, many sought refuge in an unlikely place-traditionally black colleges in the segregated South.
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