A Note: Why Teach about the Holocaust?.

Totten, Samuel

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Publication Date: 1997

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A Note: Why Teach about the Holocaust?

Totten, Samuel

Canadian Social Studies, v31 n4 p176-77,180 Sum 1997

Explicates a rationale for, and several approaches to, teaching about the Holocaust. Some insights to be gained include the value and necessity of democratic institutions; understanding the ramifications of prejudice, racism, and stereotyping; and the responsibilities of individuals and organizations when faced with abuses of power. (MJP)

Descriptors: Anti Semitism, Civil Rights, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Educational Objectives, Ethnic Discrimination, European History, Fascism, Foreign Countries, Jews, Middle Schools, Modern History, Nazism, Secondary Education, Social Studies, World War II

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Audience: Practitioners; Teachers

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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