Violation of the rights of a human being and indifference in the
face of suffering jeopardize the very existence of human society.
The Holocaust is the most extreme example of such violations, and
the greatest moral failure mankind has experienced. Confronting the
Holocaust, as well as genocide, may contribute to understanding the
importance of humanistic and democratic values, and help construct
tools for making moral judgments. That is why courses on the study
of genocide and the Holocaust have become part of the curricula of
educational institutions in the United States and elsewhere. This
book asks how the moral messages of the Holocaust and genocide can
best be transmitted. The Pain of Knowledge deals not with
historical events, but with possible ways of learning about these
events and their significance. It attempts to examine and deal
critically with some of the profound dilemmas at the core of
Holocaust and genocide issues in education. The underlying purpose
of this book is to expose the reader to sometimes antithetical, and
at other times complementary, views concerning the teaching of
these subjects, both in Israel and elsewhere in the world. This
book will contribute to the teaching of the Holocaust and genocide,
and encourage readers to examine these issues from a broad
perspective. Among the subjects dealt with in The Pain of Knowledge
are: how societies crystallize their collective memories;
historical processes and changes in the teaching of the Holocaust
in Israel during different periods of time; commemoration of
Holocaust Martyrs and Heroes Remembrance Day; journeys of Israeli
youth to sites connected with the Holocaust in Poland; attitudes of
Israeli adolescents toward the Holocaust; attitudes of Israeli
Arabs toward the Holocaust; general world attitudes toward the
Holocaust; teaching of the Holocaust throughout the world; and
teaching of genocide in Israel and elsewhere. Yair Auron is senior
lecturer at The Open University of Israel and the Kibbutzim College
of Education. He is the author of numerous articles and books on
genocide and on contemporary Judaism, including Jewish-Israeli
Identity and We Are All German Jews: Jewish Radicals in France
During the Sixties and Seventies.
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