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Publication Date: May 1981
Publisher: National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership (U.S.); The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership
Author(s): Michael Berenbaum
Research Area: Culture and religion
Keywords: Holocaust Education; History; Communal Memory; Anti-Semitism
Type: Other
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
The author highlights the importance of understanding the historical, social, economic and political contexts in which the Holocaust took place. He calls on the Jewish community to ensure that future generations are educated about the catastrophe. In his view, asking intelligent questions is more important than the answers, which may be nonexistent.