Teaching about the rescuers of Jews
TitleTeaching about the rescuers of Jews
Author
Call number940.5318/0486
Object number09544h
Place of publicationNew York, New York, United States
PublisherUniversity Press of America
Year of publication
1988
Physical descriptionpp143-154
MaterialArticle
Series titleStudies in Judaism
ISBN0819169625
NotesArticle from the book 'Methodology in the academic teaching of the Holocaust' pp143-154
Description
Discusses the shortcomings of common methods of teaching about Jewish rescue and reviews current theories about the which factors contributed to the decisions of rescuers to aid Jews. The article concludes by describing two techniques to encourage students to draw on these theories when analyzing books by and about rescuers.
