This course will examine German history and European anti-Semitism prior to the Holocaust; the rise of Hitler and the nature of National Socialism; the implementation of the concentration camp system and the Holocaust; the varied experiences of camp inmates, survivors, resistors, perpetrators, bystanders, rescuers; emigration efforts and difficulties; the nature of resistance, both on an individual and a group basis; Holocaust literature and its purposes; and review post World War II discussion of the Holocaust. We will approach these topics from three major perspectives: history, literature, and religion/philosophy. We will also examine art, architecture, and the sociology of ethics, as they relate to the Holocaust.