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The Forgotten Holocaust of the Gypsies.
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Tyrnauer, Gabrielle – Social Education, 1991
Traces the systematic murder of 250,000-500,000 Gypsies by the Nazis in the 1930s. Concludes little scholarship has been completed on this incident. States that files documenting the systematic extermination of these people on the grounds of Nazi claims to national security, genetic health, racial purity, and crime prevention are now available at…
Descriptors: European History, Foreign Countries, Genocide, Government Role
Reflections on Antecedents of the Holocaust.
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Fritz, Stephen G. – History Teacher, 1990
Examines the influence of Karl Marx's writings on Adolf Hitler, and asks whether there was a causal nexus between Russian and Nazi atrocities. Uses primary sources as a method for historical comparison. Compares Hitler's writings on antisemitism with those of Marx. (NL)
Descriptors: Anti Semitism, European History, Foreign Countries, Genocide
Nature of Sources for the Study of Genocide.
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Friedlander, Henry – Social Education, 1991
Discusses the availability and utility of the various types of documentation that historians and students can use to research the German government's systematic extermination of the Jews, the Gypsies, and the handicapped during the 1930s and 1940s. Available documents include government records, private agency records, trial records, and…
Descriptors: Archives, Diaries, European History, Genocide
Euphemisms of Death: Interpreting a Primary Source Document on the Holocaust.
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Kalfus, Richard – History Teacher, 1990
Analyzes primary document from German Holocaust period in which German bureaucrats described in euphemistic terms the murder of the Jews. Illustrates how the document can be used as a teaching aid by having students replace the euphemisms using words with their intended meaning, and reading it aloud in class. References include sources of…
Descriptors: Anti Semitism, Assignments, Class Activities, College Students
Through the Looking Glass: Press Responses to Genocide.
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Lipstadt, Deborah E. – Social Education, 1991
Examines press coverage of the Holocaust to analyze the response of the United States and the world to the Jewish extermination. Compares this coverage to earlier press responses to the Armenian genocide and Ukraine famines. Argues the press was unwilling to face the Holocaust's magnitude. Urges teachers to teach about the Holocaust and similar…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), European History, Genocide, Higher Education
The Racial Context of the Holocaust.
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Milton, Sybil – Social Education, 1991
Documents the systematic extermination of Jews, Gypsies, Blacks, and the handicapped by the Nazis between 1933 and 1945. Notes eugenic and racial measures such as forced sterilization of mulatto and handicapped children were used. Discusses Nazi policies of deportations and mass murder. Identifies need for research to explain the racial context of…
Descriptors: Blacks, Context Effect, Disability Discrimination, Discriminatory Legislation
The Holocaust: Prejudice Unleashed.
Rabinsky, Leatrice B., Ed.; Danks, Carol, Ed. – 1989
Young people can learn many valuable lessons from studying the Holocaust. They learn of the tragic results of apathy. They learn about tremendous acts of bravery and courage. They learn about the misuse of education by the perpetrators of the Holocaust. Teaching about the Holocaust is vital for educators committed to inspiring new generations to…
Descriptors: Anti Semitism, Apathy, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development