By: Lizbeth Schonfeld
35 min. Edited Version
Consultants:Rositta KenigsbergDr. Miriam K. KassenoffDr. Michael Berenbaum

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Study Guide

The Holocaust Educational Documentary Film

The Absence - La Ausencia: An Interactive Resource on Holocaust Education

As your students view the film in their classroom or school auditorium, they will get a complete view of what occurred during The Holocaust through a historical narration of the events that lead to The Final Solution. The documentary film contains archival footage obtained from the best sources in the world and the accounts of survivors of The Holocaust with their eloquent stories.

Film Synopsis

"The Absence" gives students and teachers the complete historical context of the Holocaust, featuring the survivors and their accounts.
Through testimony, historical narration, the documentary shows the causes and events during World War II that lead to the systematic destruction of the European Jewry, political dissenters, and other minorities victimized by the Nazis.

The Absence is enriched with archival footage obtained from the most relevant sources in the world. The artistic illustration with the participation of hundreds of children of diverse cultures brings messages of peace amongst the family of nations.

Outreach

  • The Absence - La Ausencia Documentary Film and Study Guide has been distributed by The United Nations to 80 countries for Holocaust Education.
  • It has been distributed by the Holocaust Documentation & Education Center - Museum in Florida by its President Rositta Kenisberg.
  • It is distributed by The Holocaust Teachers Institute/the University of Miami through its director Dr. Miriam K. Kassenoff to thousands of educators yearly.
  • The Association of Holocaust Organizations (AHO) shared the film online to their Members and Affiliates worldwide by its President, Dr. William L. Shulman.

Technical Specs

35 mm | Color | Spanish with English Subtitles | Filmed in Venezuela |Version Edited in the USA