Film/TV

Schindler's List

1993

Associated Ideas, People, and Places

Scene from "Schindler's List."

How 'Schindler's List' Transformed Americans' Understanding of the Holocaust

The 1993 film also inspired its director, Steven Spielberg, to establish a foundation that preserves survivors' stories.

by Emily Tamkin via Smithsonian on December 14, 2023

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Billy Wilder walking down a street, holding a cigarette.

Billy Wilder’s Battle With the Past

How the fabled Hollywood director confronted survivor’s guilt, the legacies of the Holocaust, and the paradoxes of Zionism.

by Ben Schwartz via The Nation on August 18, 2025

America’s Dangerously Shallow Understanding of the Holocaust

It’s treated as an all-purpose symbol of evil, not a series of historical events to be reckoned with.

by Andrea Pitzer via Vox on May 4, 2017

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