BBC Teach | History | GCSE | Sam Dresner grapples with his memories of the Holocaust | BBC Teach @bbcteach | Uploaded September 2020 | Updated October 2024, 20 hours ago.
As a child, Sam Dresner survived several camps during the Holocaust.
He has no photographs of his family, who were all murdered when he was a boy. He uses painting as a way to recreate what they looked like from memory, and to work through his traumatic memories.
It’s only in the last year or two that Sam has come to realise how deeply he has been traumatised by his experiences. Rather than getting weaker, his memories are getting stronger with age.
PLEASE NOTE: This short film contains scenes which some people may find upsetting. Teacher review is recommended prior to use in class.
This clip is from the series The Last Survivors
This short film will be relevant for teaching history at GCSE and above in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and National 4/5 and above in Scotland.
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As a child, Sam Dresner survived several camps during the Holocaust.
He has no photographs of his family, who were all murdered when he was a boy. He uses painting as a way to recreate what they looked like from memory, and to work through his traumatic memories.
It’s only in the last year or two that Sam has come to realise how deeply he has been traumatised by his experiences. Rather than getting weaker, his memories are getting stronger with age.
PLEASE NOTE: This short film contains scenes which some people may find upsetting. Teacher review is recommended prior to use in class.
This clip is from the series The Last Survivors
This short film will be relevant for teaching history at GCSE and above in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and National 4/5 and above in Scotland.
For BBC Teach website: bbc.com/teach
For free in depth teachers notes, follow the links via the cards.
SUBSCRIBE TO BBC TEACH YOUTUBE: youtube.com/bbcteach?sub_confirmation=1
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Teaching History at GCSE
Follow this link for Teacher Notes:
bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/history-gcse-holocaust-survivor-sam-dresner-grapples-with-his-memories-of-the-holocaust/zrw22sg
For our GCSE History playlist:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcvEcrsF_9zKQydhTXPW3srYbTpLG-Y7G
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