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Holocaust Education in Germany: Ensuring relevance and meaning in an increasingly diverse community

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Although the German government has created programs to aid in the transition of refugees, little attention has been paid to how school curriculum, particularly education on the Holocaust, is presented to students for whom the event lacks personal, religious, or social relevance or who may have been taught that it is a fabrication. This study focuses on how classroom material presents the rise of National Socialism and the Holocaust through a document analysis of curriculum materials from a Gymnasium in Hamburg, Germany. Results show that even at the highest level of the education system, students are not being presented with the material in a way that draws relevance to the present day nor fosters meaning for recent immigrants. For the Holocaust, which is both a significant historical event and a critical lesson in the importance of universal human rights, effective education is imperative in order to combat present global trends of radicalism and intolerance.

Keywords

Germany, Antisemitism, Refugee, Nazism, Teaching,

Language English
Contact Vitale, Monica ; Clothey, Rebecca
Last modified 23.01.2024

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