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As many other #Twitterstorians have done, here is a compilation of my threads. And, since @KevinMKruse has upped the ante, I have tried to organize them in some meaningful way.
Hopefully they will be of interest to some!
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Dr. Waitman W. Beorn (waitmanwbeorn.com on 🟦) retweeted
On the latest episode of the Holocaust History Podcast, I talked with Laura Jockusch about the fascinating phenomenon of Jewish revenge during and after the Holocaust.
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What is the truth behind the Nazi obsession with the occult? In this episode, I talked with Eric Kurlander about the Nazi pursuit of the supernatural, what it says about the Third Reich, and how it impacted the Nazi genocidal project.
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What role did Polish mayors in enabling the Nazi occupation and the Holocaust? How do we investigate this difficult history? On the latest episode, I talk with Grzegorz Rossoliński-Liebe about his important work on this topic.
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Dr. Waitman W. Beorn (waitmanwbeorn.com on 🟦) retweeted
NEW on the @holocaustpod:
A sobering lesson that justice must be continually reinforced or it fades.
Nuremberg and its subsequent trials were supposed to bring Nazi criminals to justice...yet by 1958, almost all of them had been released from prison.
How and why were they able to escape justice? On the latest episode, we talk about just this problem.
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Dr. Waitman W. Beorn (waitmanwbeorn.com on 🟦) retweeted
Have you heard about the Janowska camp before? It was an incredibly important place and one which exemplifies almost all elements of the Holocaust.
Check out the latest episode starring...your host and Holocaust scholar Doris Bergen.
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Dr. Waitman W. Beorn (waitmanwbeorn.com on 🟦) retweeted
What IS a concentration camp? Where did the concept come from? How does the history of concentration camps inform our understanding of them (past and present)?
These are just some of the questions we covered in this episode!
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In this episode, we go back to Babi Yar, the largest open-air shooting of the Holocaust which took place in Kyiv in September 1941.
I talked with Victoria Khiterer about the massacre, bystanders, and the incredible struggle to commemorate this event.
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Dr. Waitman W. Beorn (waitmanwbeorn.com on 🟦) retweeted
In this episode, I talked with Carolyn Dean about witnessing the Holocaust and empathy. We had a wide-ranging conversaion about the appropriate use of images and also about bystanding and the challenge of indifference.
A LOT to think about!
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Dr. Waitman W. Beorn (waitmanwbeorn.com on 🟦) retweeted
On this episode, I talked with Prof. Hájková about her remarkable book on queer Jewish lives during the Holocaust.
We had a great discussion about the challenges and complexities of queering the Holocaust and what it teaches us.
Check it out!
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If you ever needed more documentary proof that Dort here just isn't very smart, well, here it is.
2 Jul 2025
I have a 2.9 GPA in history.
I did distance learning ILE.
I have no masters degree.
I will not let schooling interrupt my education.
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Dr. Waitman W. Beorn (waitmanwbeorn.com on 🟦) retweeted
How did women experience the Holocaust differently than men? And how does a gendered approach help us to better understand the past?
On the latest episode, I talk with Elissa Bemporad about her work on Jewish women and the Holocaust. thhp.buzzsprout.com/2291653/…
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Dr. Waitman W. Beorn (waitmanwbeorn.com on 🟦) retweeted
I've got a great episode of the @HolocaustPod to start off 2026.
Topic: German Military Chaplains and the Holocaust
We are BACK with our first episode of 2026!
I talk with the amazing Doris Bergen about the role of German military chaplains in supporting the Nazi state and their complicity in its crimes.
Check it out!
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17 Dec 2025
I've been on 8 hiring committees at different universities. In every single one someone has proposed or actually done something illegal. I suspect my experience is not unusual.
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Hegseth answered my questions. It’s off the record so no details but I am very pleased with his leadership!
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Dr. Waitman W. Beorn (waitmanwbeorn.com on 🟦) retweeted
New episode of the @HolocaustPod with Jack El-Hai who wrote the book behind the new movie Nuremberg
1 Dec 2025
Are you excited about the new movie Nuremberg? Want to learn more about the story behind the film?
Check out the latest episode with Jack El-Hai, the author of the book the movie is based on!
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New episode of the @HolocaustPod!
A really interesting discussion about the history of emotions and what it tells us about the Holocaust!
18 Nov 2025
NEW Episode is live!
How did Jews feel about their persecutors during the Holocaust? How do we know? In this episode, I talked with Amy Shapiro Simon about her fascinating work on ghetto diaries and these questions.
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Dr. Waitman W. Beorn (waitmanwbeorn.com on 🟦) retweeted
New episode of the @HolocaustPod!
And a timely one about attempts to evade responsibility for complicity!
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3 Nov 2025
New episode!
How did Nazi perpetrators attempt to evade prosecution (and their own guilt?)
In this episode, I talked with Andrew Wisely about SS doctor Franz Lucas' attempts to manipulate history and the justice system.
Check it out!
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