Home
Membership
Simon Schama on the Holocaust

Simon Schama on the Holocaust

Sir Simon Schama tells the story of the Holocaust – and argues that it was a crime of complicity across Europe

Dr David Musgrove, FSA

Published: April 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM

Save

Share on facebook
Share on twitter
Share on whatsapp
Email to a friend

Sir Simon Schama is one of the world's leading historians, a bestselling author and a renowned documentary maker. In his latest documentary film, The Road to Auschwitz, he tells the story of the Holocaust, arguing that it was a crime of complicity across Europe. In this episode, Simon explains to David Musgrove what it was like to visit the Nazi extermination camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau for the first time, and how deep-rooted prejudice was weaponised to turn people against their Jewish neighbours before the Nazis put their genocidal plans in place.

Authors

Dr David Musgrove, FSAContent director

David Musgrove is the content director at HistoryExtra

Visit us on Twitter