Why read Holocaust Cinema Complete?

Book cover of Holocaust Cinema Complete: A History and Analysis of 400 Films, with a Teaching Guide

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Holocaust movies have become an important segment of world cinema and the de-facto Holocaust education for many. One quarter of all American-produced Holocaust-related feature films have won or been nominated for at least one Oscar. In fact, from 1945 through 1991, half of all American Holocaust features were nominated. Yet…

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Why read it?

1 author picked Holocaust Cinema Complete as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Jack R. Fischel

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In my many years of teaching the Holocaust, I discovered that many students learn about the Holocaust from films. The problem is that many films are not accurate and in our age of Holocaust denial it is imperative that films be as accurate as possible in their depiction of the SHOAH. Browning’s book is by far the best available guide to films—the good, the bad, and the inaccurate, that depict the Holocaust.

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