(1986). The Genocidal Mentality: Philip II of Spain and Sultan Abdul Hamid II. Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, v16 n1 p35-42 1985-86. Historical comparison of Sultan Abdul Hamid of Turkey and King Philip II of Spain with Adolph Hitler revealed similar personality traits, possibly characteristic determinants of individuals prone to undertake genocidal measures. Commitment to bureaucratic detail coupled with opportunistic belief in Messianic destiny are key factors in these absolute rulers. (Author/NRB)…
(1978). Army Killings in Indian Village Shock Guatemala. American Indian Journal, v4 n10 p31-32 Oct 1978, Oct78. Detailing accounts of what the State Department officials have said privately (that Guatemala has one of the worst human rights records in this hemisphere): mass murders of men, women, and children ("Panzos Massacre" in a Nekchi Indian village) with the wealthy landowners exploiting the natural resources at the expense of 6.3 million Indians. (Author/RTS)…
(1997). Racial Research and Final Solutions. Society, v34 n3 p78-82 Mar-Apr. Presents descriptions, and critiques seven books that cover racism, primarily from the hermeneutical viewpoint. Suggests that all seven were written in response to the "Bell Curve" (Herrnstein and Murray, 1994) and that they collectively argue that any new evidence of genetic determinism is inadmissible on the grounds that empirical work on race is morally equivalent to Nazi research. (GR)…
(1987). Holocaust Education: Reaching Students and Students Reaching Out. Social Science Record, v24 n2 p52-55 Fall. Describes an educational program which uses primary sources, guest speakers, and group activities to deeply involve students in the study of the Holocaust. Includes student evaluations of the class and descriptions of their work and activities. (GEA)…
(1987). History and Moral Judgment. Social Science Record, v24 n2 p95-97 Fall. Focusing on the Holocaust, Smith uses David Wyman's book "The Abandonment of the Jews," to explore the reasons why America delayed its attempts to save Jews from concentration camps. Considering what the current American response would be to the Holocaust, Smith concludes that while there is more sensitivity, there can be no confidence that future victims would be saved. (GEA)…
(2000). Recent Scholarship on Memory and History. History Teacher, v33 n4 p533-48 Aug. Focuses on the relationship between memory and history in historiography. Addresses research in three broad areas: (1) the relationship between collective memory and national identity; (2) the memory of the Holocaust and the issue of narrative; and (3) the debate called the "end of history." (CMK)…
(1993). For Parents Particularly: Lessons in Moral Behavior. A Few Heroes. Childhood Education, v69 n3 p168-70 Spr. Discusses ways for parents (and educators) to use the life stories of heroes, such as individuals who rescued Jews from the Holocaust, to foster children's moral courage, sense of right and wrong, and commitment to others. (MDM)…
(1977). The Ache of Paraguay. American Indian Journal, 3, 7, 4-6, Jul 77. Attrocities, geneocide, and slavery as perpetrated by the Paraguay government against the Native American tribe of Aches are described in this article. (JC)…
(1977). Sterilization of Native Americans. American Indian Journal, 3, 7, 16-19, Jul 77. The U.S. State Department's Agency for International Development (AID) is spending more than $143 million this year for population control measures in over 70 nations around the world and it is estimated that as much as $10 million was spent in one year for surgical sterilization procedures. (JC)…
(2000). Race and Human Rights Violations in the United States: Considerations for Human Rights and Moral Educators. Journal of Moral Education, v29 n2 p183-201 Jun. States that moral educators can learn from North Americans who have challenged U.S. human rights violations, especially violations within the United States. Uses race as an analytical tool to illustrate human rights abuses. Concludes by discussing the implications for crossing boundaries between human rights work and moral education. (CMK)…
(1994). The Pedagogy of Commemoration and Formation of Collective Memories. Educational Foundations, v8 n1 p5-24 Win. Educators can construct practices that provoke processes of remembrance to alter the way the past is made present in desires, plans, and actions. The paper highlights the collective aspect of living memory to emphasize the organized, nonidiosyncratic quality of such memories. Four historical events are examined. (SM)…
(1993). Preventing Contemporary Intergroup Violence. In this introductory essay to the Carnegie Corporation's 1993 report, David A. Hamburg urges nations, during this time of increased ethnic violence, to cooperate in developing effective international systems of nonviolent conflict resolution. Promoting genuinely free civil societies within a democratic framework will resolve the current epidemic of civil and intranational conflict. There should be mutual accommodation through nonviolent agreed secession, peaceful border revisions, and a respected, cultural pluralism. Solutions must satisfy the reasonable claims of most citizens and allow diverse groups to sort out their differences. Established democracies, the United Nations, organizations of the international community, and scientists must all work together with a sense of urgency to address these divisive ethnic conflicts. Countries should move away from a world model based on power balances and coercion toward one that is more complex and in which mutually beneficial political… [PDF]
(2000). Defeating the Enemy Within: Exploring the Link between Holocaust Education and the Arab/Israeli Conflict. Religious Education, v95 n4 p373-401 Fall. Exposes the sources of anti-Jewish education in Zionist thought and praxis by examining an unsuccessful attempt to educate for sensitivity to the suffering of others in Israel. Argues that this form of education conflicts with themes of Jewish tradition leading to oppressions of the Palestinian "other." (CMK)…
(2002). Teaching the Holocaust as a Lesson in Remembering and Saying "No" to Hate: A Testimonial. Teaching History: A Journal of Methods, v27 n2 p98-101 Fall. Reflects on a personal experience that occurred when listening to a Holocaust survivor informally speak. Discusses the importance of teaching about the Holocaust to promote understanding and collective remembrance about this historical event. Addresses the reasons why remembering the Holocaust is vital. (CMK)…
(2002). Violence and the American Landscape: The Challenge of Public History. OAH Magazine of History, v16 n2 p10-13 Win. Focuses on the author's experiences with projects covering the topics of Little Bighorn, Pearl Harbor, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, the Enola Gay exhibition at the National Air and Space Museum, and the Oklahoma City bombing. Each helped him to understand the challenge of public history, specifically memorializing sites of violence. (CMK)…