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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1986
These proceedings of a congressional hearing express the sense of Congress that public schools should be encouraged to include a study of the holocaust in the history curricula. Included are texts of statements by: Sala Burton, member of the California Congressional delegation; Carol Rittner, producer of a film, "The Courage to Care,"…
Descriptors: Curriculum Research, Elementary Secondary Education, History Instruction, Jews
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Laska, Vera – New England Journal of History, 1990
Briefly reviews 12 available bibliographies of Holocaust literature. Cites publisher information and costs. Evaluates entries on the basis of author's teaching experience and personal experience as a Holocaust survivor. Precedes bibliographical entries with a discussion of the Holocaust and resistance movement, identifying camps and estimated…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, European History, Higher Education, History Instruction
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Wegner, Gregory P. – Paedagogica Historica, 1991
Discusses racist teaching charts which accompanied a Nazi German teacher's textbook on race biology. Examines the significance of the work of Alfred Vogel within the context of Nazi race education. Warns that school curriculum can easily be used to pervert science and advance racism when under control of a racist state. (DK)
Descriptors: Anti Semitism, Biology, Charts, Educational History
Hackney, Sheldon – Humanities, 1995
Presents an interview with historian Gerhard Weinberg by Sheldon Hackney of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Asserts that the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II also marks the end of the postwar world. Discusses post-World War II diplomacy and international relations. (CFR)
Descriptors: Anti Semitism, Communism, Diplomatic History, Elementary Secondary Education
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Short, Geoffrey – British Educational Research Journal, 1994
Maintains that the Jewish Holocaust is now part of the history curriculum for 11- to 14-year-old students in England and Wales. Argues that teachers need to know how children in this age group perceive culture and identity. Reports on a study of 72 students and discusses the policy implications of the findings. (CFR)
Descriptors: Anti Semitism, Course Content, Cultural Awareness, Educational Objectives