{"id":247,"date":"2023-08-01T11:52:38","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T15:52:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/butiliveresource\/?post_type=chapter&p=247"},"modified":"2024-04-17T13:15:31","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T17:15:31","slug":"human-rights-education-and-the-holocaust","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/butiliveresource\/chapter\/human-rights-education-and-the-holocaust\/","title":{"raw":"Human Rights Education and the Holocaust","rendered":"Human Rights Education and the Holocaust"},"content":{"raw":"Teachers may want to review the teaching <\/span>foundations<\/span> in<\/span> human rights<\/span> education<\/span> and Holocaust<\/span> education<\/span>, which overlap significantly in<\/span> their<\/span> current teaching approaches<\/span>,<\/span> while differing in their focus. <\/span>\r\n\r\nHolocaust education <\/span>encourages teachers to directly share <\/span>the lived experience<\/span>s<\/span> of Jew<\/span>s who were<\/span> persecut<\/span>ed<\/span> and exterminat<\/span>ed<\/span> during World War Two<\/span>. Recognizing that there is no one way to teach about the Holocaust, teachers are encouraged to use precise language and contextualize the historical content. Holocaust education<\/span> foster<\/span>s<\/span> empathy through a textured knowledge of historical perspectives. <\/span>\r\n\r\nHuman rights education encourages <\/span>students<\/span> to recognize <\/span>that all individuals share universal rights, regardless of their time and place in history<\/span>, and <\/span>everyone shares a common responsibility to make human rights a reality<\/span>.<\/span> H<\/span>uman <\/span>R<\/span>ights <\/span>E<\/span>ducation includes<\/span> both content<\/span> (knowledge, values, and attitudes)<\/span> and process<\/span> (behaviours and actions)<\/span> related t<\/span>o human rights. <\/span>M<\/span>oreover,<\/span> human rights education emphasizes <\/span>that students should seek to empower themselves and others through knowledge of how these rights must be respected. <\/span>\r\n\r\nStudy of the Holocaust<\/span> assists students think about the use and abuse of power, and the roles and responsibilities of individuals, organizations, and nations when confronted with human rights violations, while developing an understanding of the ramifications of prejudice, racism, [pb_glossary id=\"41\"]antisemitism[\/pb_glossary], and stereotyping in any society. It helps students develop an awareness of the value of diversity in a pluralistic society and encourages sensitivity to the positions of minorities<\/span>.<\/span> Additionally, human rights-based<\/span> approach promotes social cohesion, integration, & stability; builds respect for peace and non-violent conflict resolution; contributes to positive social transformation; is sustainable; produces better outcomes for economic development; and builds capacity. <\/span>\r\n\r\nTeachers can <\/span>bring together Holocaust education and human rights education<\/span> by <\/span>exploring<\/span> how resistance can take many forms, including spiritual, religious, cultural, or artistic resistance, or resistance through the act of surviving. David Schaffer describes staying alive as one form of resistance. <\/span>\r\n\r\nA variety of resources exist<\/span> if <\/span>you would like to further explore alternative forms of Jewish resistance during the Holocaust. <\/span>\r\n

Further Resources<\/span><\/h3>\r\n\u201cMusic, Memory, and Resistance During the Holocaust<\/a>\u201d\r\n\r\n\u201cNon-Violent Resistance Among Jews During the Holocaust<\/a>\u201d\r\n\r\n\u201cResisting the Nazis in Numerous Ways: Nonviolence in Occupied Europe<\/a>\u201d","rendered":"

Teachers may want to review the teaching <\/span>foundations<\/span> in<\/span> human rights<\/span> education<\/span> and Holocaust<\/span> education<\/span>, which overlap significantly in<\/span> their<\/span> current teaching approaches<\/span>,<\/span> while differing in their focus. <\/span><\/p>\n

Holocaust education <\/span>encourages teachers to directly share <\/span>the lived experience<\/span>s<\/span> of Jew<\/span>s who were<\/span> persecut<\/span>ed<\/span> and exterminat<\/span>ed<\/span> during World War Two<\/span>. Recognizing that there is no one way to teach about the Holocaust, teachers are encouraged to use precise language and contextualize the historical content. Holocaust education<\/span> foster<\/span>s<\/span> empathy through a textured knowledge of historical perspectives. <\/span><\/p>\n

Human rights education encourages <\/span>students<\/span> to recognize <\/span>that all individuals share universal rights, regardless of their time and place in history<\/span>, and <\/span>everyone shares a common responsibility to make human rights a reality<\/span>.<\/span> H<\/span>uman <\/span>R<\/span>ights <\/span>E<\/span>ducation includes<\/span> both content<\/span> (knowledge, values, and attitudes)<\/span> and process<\/span> (behaviours and actions)<\/span> related t<\/span>o human rights. <\/span>M<\/span>oreover,<\/span> human rights education emphasizes <\/span>that students should seek to empower themselves and others through knowledge of how these rights must be respected. <\/span><\/p>\n

Study of the Holocaust<\/span> assists students think about the use and abuse of power, and the roles and responsibilities of individuals, organizations, and nations when confronted with human rights violations, while developing an understanding of the ramifications of prejudice, racism, antisemitism<\/a>, and stereotyping in any society. It helps students develop an awareness of the value of diversity in a pluralistic society and encourages sensitivity to the positions of minorities<\/span>.<\/span> Additionally, human rights-based<\/span> approach promotes social cohesion, integration, & stability; builds respect for peace and non-violent conflict resolution; contributes to positive social transformation; is sustainable; produces better outcomes for economic development; and builds capacity. <\/span><\/p>\n

Teachers can <\/span>bring together Holocaust education and human rights education<\/span> by <\/span>exploring<\/span> how resistance can take many forms, including spiritual, religious, cultural, or artistic resistance, or resistance through the act of surviving. David Schaffer describes staying alive as one form of resistance. <\/span><\/p>\n

A variety of resources exist<\/span> if <\/span>you would like to further explore alternative forms of Jewish resistance during the Holocaust. <\/span><\/p>\n

Further Resources<\/span><\/h3>\n

\u201cMusic, Memory, and Resistance During the Holocaust<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNon-Violent Resistance Among Jews During the Holocaust<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cResisting the Nazis in Numerous Ways: Nonviolence in Occupied Europe<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n

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