Shoah Education: The Indian Scenario

India represents a country that was neither directly affected nor involved with the Holocaust. As the timeline of the Holocaust overlaps the timeline of the struggle for freedom for the Indian subcontinent, the later events overshadow the former. Holocaust education is neither mandatory nor prevalen...

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Auteur principal: Burza, Mehak (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Wipf and Stock Publishers 2022
Dans: Socio-historical examination of religion and ministry
Année: 2022, Volume: 4, Numéro: 1, Pages: 46-58
Sujets non-standardisés:B Holocaust
B Shoah
B Dissemination
B Anti-judaism
B Judaism
B Résumé (communication scientifique)
B Holocaust Studies
B Partition of India
B terms and conditions
B privacy policy
B Jewish Studies
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Résumé:India represents a country that was neither directly affected nor involved with the Holocaust. As the timeline of the Holocaust overlaps the timeline of the struggle for freedom for the Indian subcontinent, the later events overshadow the former. Holocaust education is neither mandatory nor prevalent in India. Equating the partition of India with the Holocaust and tagging the Holocaust as one of the genocides, represents one of the few misconceptions about the Holocaust in India that often strips off the uniqueness of the catastrophic event. My article describes the present status of Holocaust education in schools and universities. The survey stems from the standard books used in Indian schools and my personal experience as an educator. The article not only articulates the need of creating awareness regarding the Holocaust in India but also traces a few examples, which illuminate the fact that India proved a haven for Jewish refugees during the Holocaust. The need of the hour is to recognize such connections, which would serve as the appropriate entry wedges to create awareness regarding Holocaust education in India.
ISSN:2637-7500
Contient:Enthalten in: Socio-historical examination of religion and ministry
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.33929/sherm.2022.vol4.no1.04