WWW Resources
for Students in my First Year Seminar: From Holocaust to German Unification

at McDaniel College, compiled by Dr. Mohamed Esa

Part 1: Nazi-Germany and the Holocaust

Part 2: From Devastation & Economic Miracle The Cold War: From Berlin Wall
Part 3: Vergangenheitsbewältigung (Coming to Terms with the Past)
  • To learn more about the term "Vergangenheitsbewältigung" click on this link for a Wikipedia article
  • Here is an excellent article about the topic by Vicki Lawrence
  • Another article about the topic from a US perspective by Thomas McCarthy
Part 4: The German Democratic Republic: The Other Germany
Part 5: Unification and Germany Today

Part 6: Germany Today: Migrants, Refugees and Asylum Seekers

  • Here is a good source on the topic of migration by the Documentation Center and Museum of Migration
  • A good collection of good artciles on the European Refugee Crisis
  • Fatih Akin and others made a some good films about the topic of migrants and guest workers in Germany: Fear Eats the Soul, Solino; Kebaob Connection, Soul Kitchen, Alemanya, etc.
© Dr. Mohamed Esa, Dept. of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures at McDaniel College
Send comments and questions to mesa@mcdaniel.edu Thanks!