Holocaust Archives

Schindler’s List at 30: a look back at Steven Spielberg’s shattering masterpiece

by History Guild | Mar 20, 2024 | Social and Cultural History | 0

Reading time: 5 minutes

Schindler’s List, released 30 years ago, remains Steven Spielberg’s most highly acclaimed and emotionally sapping film. Winning seven Academy Awards, including best picture and best director, it was widely praised for its portrayal of the horrors of the Holocaust.

Spain’s new memory law dredges up a painful chapter of Spain’s often forgotten ties to Nazis

by History Guild | Jun 12, 2023 | History News, Political and Economic History, Social and Cultural History | 0

Reading time: 6 minutes
In October 2022, Spain’s current progressive government approved a new law – called the Democratic Memory Law – that recognizes Spaniards who suffered and died at the hands of the Nazis.

Among other measures, the law will create a census and a national DNA bank to help people identify the thousands of Spaniards who were killed during World War II.

IBM and Auschwitz: New Evidence

by History Guild | May 29, 2023 | Political and Economic History | 0

Reading time: 13 minutes
In August 1943, a timber merchant from Bendzin, Poland, arrived at Auschwitz. He was among a group of 400 inmates, mostly Jews. First, a doctor examined him briefly to determine his fitness for work. His physical information was noted on a medical record. Second, his full prisoner registration was completed with all personal details. Third, his name was checked against the indices of the Political Section to see if he would be subjected to special punishment. Finally, he was registered in the Labor Assignment Office and assigned a characteristic five-digit IBM Hollerith number, 44673.

In Appreciation of Schindler’s List

by History Guild | Dec 15, 2021 | Military History, Political and Economic History, Social and Cultural History | 0

Reading time: 7 minutes
Films are often created with the aim of providing escapism and fun for audiences; sometimes they are sad too, and many times they are also thought-provoking, tragic and uplifting. And then there are films that exist as the total opposite of escapism and fun, and that go way beyond just being “sad” or “tragic”.