Touro University Berlin Holocaust Studies Program

This unique hybrid Master Program enables you to study while working.

Touro University Berlin’s Master in Holocaust program focusses on relevant aspects of the Holocaust. The curriculum is designed to go beyond isolated events to reveal societal blueprints, connecting the events of the past to patterns and dynamics that shape societies. We aim to equip students with the insight needed to apply these lessons to contemporary challenges, fostering a more informed future.

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MA in Holocaust Studies

Master's program in Holocaust

Touro University Berlin offers a distinguished Holocaust Studies Program dedicated to education, research, and commemoration. This captivating online MA program is tailored for history enthusiasts, those passionate about Jewish studies, and especially for those who are curious to explore the facts about Holocaust with greater insight and mindfulness. Dive deep into an extensive range of courses covering the historical, literary, philosophical and societal aspects of the Holocaust and reveal more facts and the interplay and dynamics of circumstances, especially when your curiosity relates to personal involvement.

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What are Holocaust Studies?

Join our unique and immersive online MA program, designed as a direct expression of our mission to foster tolerance, and Jewishkeit. With a scholarship covering over 75% of the tuition fees, this fully funded opportunity offers a comprehensive examination of the Holocaust, including an empirical reconstruction of the genocide, always mindful of the victims. Explore how modern industrial societies developed mechanisms to exclude equal treatment and not to honor merit-based achievements and how the persecution of Jews became an independent war aim, of the national socialists measurable in its systematic execution. Our program also delves into the psychological, sociological, and historical frameworks that explain perpetrator-ship, collaboration, and falsified memory. Through virtual tours of Holocaust memorials, access to international archives, and comparative studies of Holocaust education across different nations, you’ll gain critical insights into how history is remembered and represented today.

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Testimonials

“The cooperation with the professors is characterized by mutual appreciation and a common interest in researching the history of the Holocaust and deriving practical approaches for the present. This cooperation makes studying at Touro unique. I currently work as a researcher and doctoral candidate at the Centre for Holocaust Studies of the Institute for Contemporary History (IfZ) in Munich.”

Niels Pohl

"During my degree I got practical experience in curating exhibitions and developing educational materials. I was also able to get to know and work with many of the Berlin memorial sites. These experiences and networking opportunities are of tremendous value to my professional life to this day. Since 2021 I am a PhD student at the Leibniz Centre for Contemporary History."

Svea Hammerle

Why Holocaust Studies

Holocaust Studies at Touro University Berlin offers an unparalleled educational journey. Our small, engaging online and sometimes hybrid classes provide an intimate setting where you will examine the structures of perpetration, collaboration, and memory, including whether a generational or mental framework defines the perpetrators or collaborators The program's faculty, with their vast academic publications, experience and connections, grant you access to exclusive networking opportunities, alongside shared online courses with students from Israel. Through funded excursions and unique access to Holocaust memorial sites, you will critically engage with how these places have evolved and how they continue to shape public memory today.

The only Master’s program of its kind in the EU

With the only master's program of its kind in Germany and the EU, you’ll unlock pathways to your personal and professional growth in academia, education, and other fields. Studying at Touro Berlin equips you with not only deep historical knowledge but also the tools to address contemporary issues of non-equal treatment and illegal discrimination, paving the way to impactful clear, factually grounded and evidence-supported discussions that can shape the future.