A new collection of 80-year-old songs, passed around Holocaust survivors, emerged from a discovery in a Sydney closet.
- Associate Professor in Modern European History and Jewish History, UNSW
Nuremberg, often called ‘history’s greatest trial’, officially opened on October 18 1945. It held senior Nazi leaders to account for war crimes during the Holocaust.
Anne Frank has come to symbolise many things. Can we ‘restore her as a human being’?
At the core of the ongoing debate over definitions are genuinely different understandings of what constitutes antisemitism.
The liberation of Auschwitz is being commemorated in the shadow of rising antisemitism in Australia and globally.
Hermann Pollnow’s parents saved him from the Nazi Germany they wouldn’t survive. His story, told by his Australian granddaughter, reminds us the Holocaust is a global history, not just a European one.
Holocaust stories have often been criticised for their distortions and misrepresentations, but they can also encourage audiences to learn from history.
With the Israel-Palestine conflict continuing, we asked a range of academics to nominate works that can help explain things.
Collaborators cannot be reduced to single types. Their motivations are varied and can be hard to interpret.
The study of the Holocaust, as the ultimate example of genocide, allows teachers to raise the universal message of human rights abuses and mass violence.
Contact Jan for
- General
- Media request
- Speaking request
- Consulting / Advising
- Research collaboration
- Research supervision
- Article Feed
- Joined
