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Teaching The Holocaust Essay

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Teaching the Holocaust is a controversial topic. However, we need to teach it to our students. This should be taught in order to help students understand what happened, aid with moral issues, and conformity.
In order to understand the controversy, we need to understand what would be taught. The Holocaust was a horrible atrocity. Many Jewish families were persecuted, robbed, attacked, and forced into ghettos. On July 31, 1941, all of the “Jews” in German held territories were marked with a yellow Star of David. Soon after, many were deported. Late in 1941, Germany began to deport the “Jewish” population to concentration camps and kill them. This was a horrible event and Germany will not pay off the debt from it until 2034. This atrocity is a …show more content…

When you are talking about the Holocaust the phrase “Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely” is completely correct. The Holocaust is a great way to teach about conformity. Martin Niemoller who supported Hitler at first said “First, they came after the socialists, and I did not speak out-because I was not a socialist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out-because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out-because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me-and there was no one left to speak for me.” This can teach that conforming and not speaking out is dangerous for entire communities. The Holocaust should be taught in schools and there is no reason not …show more content…

However, schools could send a permission slip to the parents so they can decide for their children and also having learned multiple perspectives on it the children can draw their own conclusion. Schools also fear anti-Semitic feeling and Holocaust denial. Schools can be the best place to help children understand what happened and hearing it in school may make the child more willing to believe that the Holocaust happened. The Holocaust is a debated topic in school but should we teach

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