Holocaust
type: Concept
narrower: Holocaust education

Holocaust education
type: Concept
broader: Holocaust
definition: The Holocaust, led by Germany's Adolf Hitler, was the systematic slaughter (1941–1945) of 11 million people, including 6 million lews (lV2 million of whom were children) and 5 million others, including homosexuals, disabled people, Roma (Gypsies), lehovah's Witnesses, and political prisoners. This entry briefly summarizes the facts of the Holocaust and discusses how it has been treated in schools. [Source: Encyclopedia of the Social and Cultural Foundations of Education; Holocaust Education]

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type: ConceptGroup
member: Holocaust education