Documenting the Holocaust: Our Story
Documentary 'Auschwitz, Our Story' with introduction by the filmmaker. Featured are six people who have one thing in common; they were deported to Auschwitz as Jews and are recounting it. It is their personal war story. What did they draw strength from in such extreme circumstances? How were they able to give meaning to the rest of their lives? (English / SG-Certificate*)
Time: 16:45-18:00 hrs.
Admission is free, no registration required.
Documentary
It is hard to comprehend all that happened in the concentration camps of World War II. Especially if you don't know anyone (anymore) who lived through World War II. The documentary "Auschwitz. Our Story." lets these surviving prisoners tell their personal stories as if they were sitting right in front of you.
Six stories
Speaking are six people who have one thing in common; they were deported to Auschwitz as Jews and are recounting it. Max Hamburger, Thérèse Granek, Nelly Basch, Régine Beer, Bloeme Evers and Dov Nasch tell about their deportation and the difficult return to life afterwards.
Mental Power
A unique feature of the documentary is that the interviews focus on where survivors drew strength from, whether and how they were supported by their faith, and how they gave meaning to their lives after the war despite their experiences of loss and trauma.
Documentary by alumnus Tilburg University
Herman Teerhöfer, theologian, spiritual counselor and alumnus of Tilburg University, has interviewed 86 Auschwitz survivors (ages 81 to 97) in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Great Britain and Israel over the past 12 years. In his introduction to the documentary, Teerhofer will discuss the making process, among other things. Why does he want to tell this story? What choices did he make?
Holocaust Memorial Day
The occasion for the screening of this documentary is the recent International Holocaust Memorial Day (each year on January 27).
From 1941 to 1945 Nazi Germany and its collaborators committed the systematic murder of over six million Jews. The Holocaust, also known as the Shoah, was Nazi Germany’s “Final Solution” for eliminating all Jewish people within Nazi Germany’s grasp. By the end of this horrible act, roughly two-thirds of Europe’s Jewish population had been murdered.
More information
This lecture is organized by Studium Generale in cooperation with the Smolinsky Foundation.
Contact: Annelieke Koster (Studium Generale).
Picture © Tatuerat_fångnummer - CC-BY-SA-3.0 - Frankie Fouganthin
* For students, this lecture may count towards the SG-Certificate. Check the SG-Certificate website for all the terms and conditions.
