Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ516997
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
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Altruism and the Holocaust.
Tec, Nechama
Social Education, v59 n6 p348-53 Oct 1995
Maintains that, in World War II Europe, a tiny minority of Christians attempted to protect and stand up for the persecuted Jews. Asserts that their selflessness, courage, and compassion stand out in stark contrast to the indifference shown by most European Christians. Discusses characteristics of those who demonstrated this altruism. (CFR)
Descriptors: Altruism, Anti Semitism, Christianity, Cultural Context, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, European History, Foreign Countries, History Instruction, Humanitarianism, Individual Characteristics, International Crimes, Jews, Judaism, Nazism, Racial Identification, Religious Conflict, Religious Cultural Groups, Religious Discrimination, Social Studies, Teaching Methods, World History, World War II
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Germany; Poland
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