Raoul Wallenberg, Human Rights Hero: A Role Model for Students of Social Studies.

Fischbein, Maxine

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ERIC Number: EJ456499

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1992

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ISSN: ISSN-1191-162X

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Raoul Wallenberg, Human Rights Hero: A Role Model for Students of Social Studies.

Fischbein, Maxine

Canadian Social Studies, v26 n3 p102-06 Spr 1992

Discusses the life of human rights activist Raoul Wallenberg. Explains his role in the rescue of European Jews from the Nazis during World War II. Reviews Wallenberg's disappearance and the Soviet coverup of the incident. Suggests presenting Wallenberg as a role model for secondary school students, particularly those in Canada who share Wallenberg's citizenship. (SG)

Descriptors: Activism, Civil Liberties, Jews, Role Models, Secondary Education, World War II

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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