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Rise of the Nazis (BBC iPlayer)

How Hitler seized, kept and fell from power - from the origins of Nazism to the manhunt for the Holocaust's war criminals. Inside the minds of monsters - and those who fought them. The final series - The Manhunt - provides a fascinating explanation of the hunt for, and trials of, Nazis after the end of the war.

How the Holocaust Began (Clickview)

2023 - Historian James Bulgin, who created the Holocaust Galleries at the Imperial War Museum, investigates a story left unexplored for over 80 years.

1944: Should We Bomb Auschwitz? (Clickview)

 2021 - In 1944, two prisoners miraculously escaped from Auschwitz. They told the world of the horror of the Holocaust and raised one of the greatest moral questions of the 20th century.

Oprah and Elie Wiesel at Auschwitz Death Camp (Clickview)

2006 - After making his book, "Night" a part of her Book Club series, Oprah and its author Elie Wiesel visit the Auschwitz death camp that he was forced into as a 15 year old child. See how he fought to survive and witness the Holocaust through the eyes of the man who lived it.

What Happened at Auschwitz (Clickview or iPlayer)

In a documentary marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, journalist Jordan Dunbar meets survivors of the Holocaust and travels to visit the camp.

My Nazi Legacy (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLhyushyyxU)

Three men travel together across Europe. For two of them the journey involves a confrontation with the acts of their fathers, who were both senior Nazi officers. For the third, international lawyer and author Philippe Sands, it means visiting the place where much of his own Jewish family was destroyed by the fathers of the two men he has come to know. It is an emotional, psychological exploration of three men wrestling with their past, the present of Europe - and conflicting interpretations of the true facts.

Movies

The Zone of Interest (2023) 12 rated, BBFC guidance - Holocaust theme, disturbing scenes, racism, moderate sex references

Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss and his wife Hedwig strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden beside the camp. 

Schindler's List (1993) 15 rated BBFC guidance - strong violence, threat, language

In German-occupied Poland during World War II, industrialist Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis.

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008) 12 rated, BBFC guidance: Contains scenes of Holocaust threat and horror

Through the innocent eyes of Bruno, the eight-year-old son of the commandant at a concentration camp, a forbidden friendship with a Jewish boy on the other side of the camp fence has startling and unexpected consequences.

Note: The Holocaust Educational Trust has advised against using this story for Holocaust education due to fears that it elicits misplaced sympathy for Nazis. However, after discussion with the CHS Holocaust education staff team, I have decided to include the resource to encourage nuanced thinking in our young people - it is important that our students scrutinise a variety of perspectives and experiences in order to build for themselves an understanding of human complexity. 

The Pianist (2002) 15 rated, BBFC guidance - Contains strong wartime violence and horror

A Polish Jewish musician struggles to survive the destruction of the Warsaw ghetto of World War II.

The Zookeeper’s Wife 12 rated, BBFC guidance: moderate violence, threat, nudity

When the Nazi forces invade Poland, Antonina and her husband Jan, the director of the Warsaw Zoo, risk their lives to help countless Jews and animals get to safety. Based on a true story.

Life is Beautiful PG rated, BBFC guidance: Holocaust references, mild sex references

When his Italian nation is occupied by Nazi German troops during WWII, Guido, an easy-going Jewish librarian, uses willpower, humour and imagination to shield his son from anti-Semitic horrors.

Drama

The Tattooist of Auschwitz (2004)

This six part dramatisation of the novel (above) can be viewed via Sky or Prime. 

The Eichmann Show (2015) 

Drama recounting the efforts of a groundbreaking producer and a blacklisted director to televise the trial of notorious Nazi Adolf Eichmann, accused of executing the Holocaust.