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Essays and publications relating to Holocaust study are posted here. They are focused at elementary through college students. Other essays are designed for a generic population. Whenever possible entire essays and publications are included and may be downloaded and used directly in the classroom. In other instances a sample from a book of essays is presented. Complete essay and publication information can be obtained directly from the "owner's" listed address. If you have one or more essays or publications to submit for possible inclusion here, please send them to: A list of the essays and publications
is presented below. Please click on either the title or the icon to obtain
some detailed information from each document. Education about the Holocaust: How Does It Help Build a Better World? Address to Annual Conference of the Association of Holocaust Organizations June 8, 2004 by Jerry Fowler Staff Director, Committee on Conscience United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Jerry Fowler, Staff Director of the Committee on Conscience for the
In Sudan, Staring Genocide in the Face Sunday, June 6, 2004; Page B02 by Jerry Fowler On June 6, 2004 the
Economic
Counselor at the German Embassy, Washington, Konrad Scharinger
spoke about the "moral and historical background of the German
compensation efforts" in the aftermath of the Holocaust to the
Association of Holocaust Organizations. He also discussed the Foundation
"Remembrance, Responsibility and the Future." At the time
of his presentation, Scharinger was the Economic Counselor at the German
Embassy in Washington, DC. The full text of his comments are posted
with his permission.
Faith in God and Man After Auschwitz: Theological Implications Yad Vashem April 2002 by Emil L. Fackenheim UNMASKING
'MARTYRDOM'
A HOLOCAUST LEGACY 1939-2002 published with permission by Dr.George Halasz Dr. George Halasz, a psychiatrist in Australia, takes a clinical look at the question: Has there been a process of cultural abuse perpetrated on the Palestinian children the same way that the Nazi propaganda machine abused the youth of Germany in the 30's? For more than 20 years he has dealt with suicidal teens in a clinical setting. Dr. Halasz is the child of a Holocaust survivor of Auschwitz. The entire document is posted on the Holocaust Teacher Resource Center web site. Humor
in the Holocaust:
Its Critical, Cohesive, and Coping Functions by John Morreall, Ph.D. published with permission by Dr.Marcia Sachs Littell This paper was presented at the 1997 Annual Scholars' Conference on the Holocaust and the Churches, Hearing The Voices: Teaching the Holocaust to future Generations. It is available on a CD-ROM of all Scholars' Conference papers 1990-2000 published by Vista-Intermedia and edited by Marcia Sachs Littell. 'We
are all targets'
published with permission of the Jerusalem Post (September 24) - What is at stake is nothing less than the survival of our civilization, former prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu told the US House of Representatives' Government Reform Committee last Thursday. His address to the committee in the wake of the terror attacks on New York and Washington is published here in full.
Dr. Shimon Samuels is the Director for International Liaison at the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Paris. The text of his presentation is reproduced in its entirety. A short video clip from his presentation also is included.
Professor Bauer is the Academic Advisor to the Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance, and Research. His presentation was made in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, during the Task Force's meeting in May 2001.
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Handicapped: Victims of the Nazi Era, 1933-1945 |
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Homosexuals:Victims of the Nazi Era , 1933-1945 |
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Hampton Roads Section National council of Jewish Women in conjunction with Virginia War Museum |
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Global Perspectiveon Working with Holocaust Survivors and the Second Generation Editor: John Lemberger |
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INTERVISIONVolume No.1 Child Survivors: Forms of Intervention |
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Dr. Alex Grobman wrote an insightful paper that investigates whether or not the Holocaust was a unique event. He compares the Holocaust to other horrific mass killings and assesses elements that are common or different in each of them. This paper can be an essential tool in studying and understanding the Holocaust. |
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Dr. Grobman presents the data showing when information about the Holocaust was printed in various newspapers (e.g., the New York Times). He also addresses the issue of why many people did not believe those reports. |
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