Claude Lanzmann

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Claude Lanzmann born?November 27, 1925
2. Where was Claude Lanzmann born?Paris, France
3. Who was Claude Lanzmann?Claude Lanzmann was a French filmmaker and editor who helped shape how we remember history. He worked for the journal Les Temps Modernes and made powerful documentaries.
4. What is the movie 'Shoah' about?'Shoah' is a long documentary about the Holocaust that shows only the voices of survivors, witnesses, and even perpetrators. It uses no old photos or footage, letting people speak directly about what happened.

Holocaust: The state-sponsored, systematic persecution and murder of six million Jews by the Nazi regime and its collaborators during World War II.
Documentary Cinema: A genre of filmmaking that aims to document reality, often focusing on historical events, social issues, or biographical subjects.
Oral History: A method of collecting historical information through recorded interviews with people who have lived experiences.
Testimony: A formal written or spoken statement, especially one given in a court of law or in support of a fact or event.