Discussion questions:
Working with a partner, prepare responses to the following questions:
Beyond Representation? Hollywood, the Holocaust and the Image of History in Schindler's List.
1. Write 10 key points from the above article.
2. How does this article reflect or challenge what you learnt at the Sydney Jewish Museum?
3. Why do Jewish historians dislike the term 'pyjamas' when referring to the uniform worn by the prisoners of Auschwitz? Explain your answer.
Working with a partner, prepare responses to the following questions:
- Why did Schindler do it?
- What was the role of Itzhak Stern? This testimony from Stern tells us as much about Stern as about Schindler. What does it tell us?
- When does Schindler make the decision to rescue the Jews?
- Why did the Jews not resist?
- Why did the Jews not flee?
- What does the girl in red symbolize? Identify where she appears in the film and the importance of these appearances.
- Why did Spielberg produce a black and white film?
- What is the key theme of the film? Explain your answer.
Beyond Representation? Hollywood, the Holocaust and the Image of History in Schindler's List.
1. Write 10 key points from the above article.
2. How does this article reflect or challenge what you learnt at the Sydney Jewish Museum?
3. Why do Jewish historians dislike the term 'pyjamas' when referring to the uniform worn by the prisoners of Auschwitz? Explain your answer.