JWST 240 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Orthodox Judaism, Totalitarianism, Zionist Youth Movement

• School: McGill University
• Department: Jewish Studies
• Course: JWST 240
• Professor: Dan Heller

Document Summary

Topic: my life in germany before and after the 30th of january 1933. 1- the power of feeling excluded and alienated, that jews who live in germany between. 2- also captures what it was that was so attractive and empowering about nazi ideology and symbolism. In her dream, she isn"t defeating it, she"s being accepted in the community of nazi"s. We today will try to figure out how nazi ideology fosters an ideology of hatred and exclusion, but one that people find compelling and attractive. Focus in on 1 group: young people- roughly around my age. Youth to understand how nazi"s consolidated their power, the reactions of ordinary germans who are non-jewish, young jews to better understand what the experience was like under nazi regime. The nazi attention to youth was part of a broader effort of nazi from 1933 onwards to consolidate and expand their power.