Hatred of Jews noticed a dramatic rise after the events of October 7, 2023. Since Holocaust education was presented for years as the answer to the hatred of Jews, the question almost automatically occurs: Has Holocaust education failed? Does it need to be revised or totally reorganized? How do things differently in the future? How can Holocaust education contribute to combating hatred of Jews? The German Holocaust education expert and historian, Dr. Melanie Carina Schmoll, PhD, provides answers to these questions. This book teaches academics and practitioners why and what to expect when teaching about the Holocaust. Content, outcome of Holocaust education, gaps in knowledge and the reasons for are examined. In comprehensible explanations, Dr. Schmoll shows the potential failures in Holocaust education and why the teaching of history still matters. Hatred of Jews-A Failure of Holocaust Education? bridges the gap between academic research and practical support for educators, teachers, and textbook publishers. A step-by-step guide helps on how to improve it in the future.
Melanie Carina Schmoll, PhD, is a historian and research fellow specializing in Holocaust Education. She is an independent author, editor, consultant, speaker, and lecturer. Dr. Schmoll received her doctorate from the University of Hamburg, Germany. She holds a MA and BA degree in the fields of Political Science, History and Philosophy. Dr. Schmoll speaks frequently in the US, Canada, and Israel. Over the course of her career, she held the position as lecturer at the University of Hamburg and the University of the Federal Armed Forces in Hamburg, Germany and Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Calgary, Canada. She recently finished studies on Holocaust Education in Israel, Canada and Germany. Her current research project deals with Holocaust Education in Canada and Germany. Her talks cover topics like Holocaust Education, education policy and tools and aspects of remembrance and memory. Dr. Schmoll works as an author for school textbooks in the German-speaking countries. She also develops educational material for teachers and educators on various topics. Dr. Schmoll works as a consultant, expert, and reviewer on school textbooks, online learning platforms, and encyclopedias.
Hatred of Jews, A Failure of Holocaust Education? is written for teachers, academics who are not familiar with the topic, authors of texts books, people who create resource materials and historians. “The book is based on studies, but also my own experience as a teacher in the classroom in the academic world and in public schools.”
A book about the failure of Holocaust education gives more insight
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Hatred of Jews, A Failure of Holocaust Education? is written for teachers, academics who are not familiar with the topic, authors of texts books, people who create resource materials and historians. “The book is based on studies, but also my own experience as a teacher in the classroom in the academic world and in public schools.”