Master of Arts in Holocaust and Genocide Studies

Yeshiva University

Relying on the resources and faculty of one of the world’s premier Jewish institutions for higher education, the Masters in Holocaust and Genocide Studies offers a unique exploration of the Holocaust of European Jewry. The program presents a new interdisciplinary lens through which the Holocaust is viewed as an event impacting all aspects of the human experience an unprecedented event, fully deserving of investigation that cuts across a myriad of academic disciplines. Focusing on the murder of six million Jews and millions of others by Nazi Germany and its collaborators, our students study this watershed event in conjunction with other genocides that have occurred since the early 20th century. For all these dark chapters of history, the Masters program offers a broad survey and profound analysis of their antecedents, root causes and evolution, and analyze their social, political, philosophical and theological ramifications. Concomitantly, as we look at the aftermath of the Holocaust and other genocides, students investigate their impact and the role they each play in public memory as well as their artistic and literary representations.