Aspects of the Holocaust as an administrated genocide and the role of the Wannsee Conference.

Interview with Dr. Hans-Christian Jasch, director of the House of the Wannsee Conference

1. Why is the Holocaust relevant in a human rights perspective? And how did the Nazi movement perceive fundamental rights? [swf file="http://learning-from-history.de/sites/default/files/book/audio/1why-holocaust-relevant-human-rights-perspective.mp3"]

 

2. What happened after Jews and others had been denied fundamental rights? [swf file="http://learning-from-history.de/sites/default/files/book/audio/2what-happened-after-jews-had-been-denied-fundamental-rights.mp3"]

 

3. How did the Holocaust reach its European dimension? [swf file="http://learning-from-history.de/sites/default/files/book/audio/3how-did-holocaust-reach-its-european-dimension.mp3"]

 

4. What were the specific features of the Holocaust? What was the role of the civil administration? [swf file="http://learning-from-history.de/sites/default/files/book/audio/4what-were-specific-features-holocaust.mp3"]

 

5. Who participated in the Holocaust? To which societal groups did the perpetrators belong? [swf file="http://learning-from-history.de/sites/default/files/book/audio/5who-participated-holocaust.mp3"]

 

6. How were people dehumanised in the course of the Holocaust? [swf file="http://learning-from-history.de/sites/default/files/book/audio/6how-were-people-dehumanised-course-holocaust.mp3"]

 

7. Was the Holocaust simply a product of bureaucracy? [swf file="http://learning-from-history.de/sites/default/files/book/audio/7was-holocaust-simply-product-bureaucracy.mp3"]

 

8. What then was the role of the civil service? [swf file="http://learning-from-history.de/sites/default/files/book/audio/8what-then-was-role-civic-service.mp3"]

 

The last questions refering to the role of the Wannsee Conference you’ll find here