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ERIC Number: EJ519594
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-8274
Is the Holocaust the Chief Contribution of the Jewish People to World Civilization and History? A Survey of Leading Literature Anthologies and Reading Instructional Textbooks.
Stotsky, Sandra
English Journal, v85 n2 p52-59 Feb 1996
Argues that children could leave 12 years of school thinking that the Holocaust is the chief contribution of Jewish people to world history. Shows through a survey of reading anthologies for grades K-12 that Bible stories are largely left out, as is fiction about the modern Jewish culture. Offers a critical explanation for this state of things. (TB)
Descriptors: Anthologies, Biblical Literature, Content Analysis, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education, Jews, Judaism, Multicultural Education, Textbook Research, United States Literature, World War II
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Holocaust Literature
Note: Special issue on whole language.