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Holocaust Education and Film Resource

This section centres around a discussion about why remembering and learning about the Holocaust is still so important today.

Panel Discussion

Dr Toby Haggith

Dr. Toby Haggith
Imperial War Museum London

Introduction by Toby:

Gillian Walnes
Gillian Walnes
Executive Director
The Anne Frank Trust UK

Introduction by Gillian:

Questions

  • Question 1

    Why is it still important to remember the Holocaust so long after the event?

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  • Question 2

    How can this be made relevant to students now?

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  • Question 3

    Feature films are one of many resources for teaching and learning about the Holocaust, how useful are they?

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  • Question 4

    Films such as Schindler’s List, Life is Beautiful and The Boy in The Striped Pyjamas take different approaches to the Holocaust. Are films such as The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas useful or problematic?

    (transcript)

The views expressed in these audio files are solely those of the speakers and not necessarily those of Film Education.