title: Making Sense of the Brutality of the Holocaust: Critical Themes and New Perspectives.
abstract: This article offers an analytic, integrative review of select themes associated with one of history's greatest atrocities: the Holocaust. Much of this review considers general and Holocaust-specific themes as they pertain to the nature of senseless violence and evil. The importance of having a greater understanding of the sheer brutality of violence perpetuated in the Holocaust is emphasized. As part of this discussion, considerable attention is given to how Internet-based photographs and videos from the Holocaust era can provide greater insight into understanding the evil associated with this genocide. Some consideration of the larger meaning of the Holocaust, particularly for Jews, is also examined.
authors: a Kent State University.
authors: Eric D
authors: ED
authors: Miller
mesh_terms: D063365:Genocide / Q000266:history* / Q000523:psychology*; D005858:Germany; D049673:History, 20th Century; D017767:Holocaust / Q000266:history* / Q000523:psychology*; D007585:Jews / Q000266:history* / Q000523:psychology*; D014754:Violence / Q000266:history* / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: Evil; Holocaust; genocide; senseless violence; trauma