IhthishamApr 1, 2023

In Germany, teaching the Holocaust is mandatory.

It includes visits to concentration camp, museums, etc. They don't shy away from their own ugly history. Yet the kids aren't damaged; they're strengthened, matured, humbled. The U.S. needs to do same with slavery.

Not that complicated.

#history #books #education #politics #democrats

Show threadStefan Scholl
@unearth Since when is this? I hear this very often on #Reddit, but I have never visited a single concentration camp.
There are many WW2 documentations on TV, though.
Apr 1, 2023 at 6:38pmWeb
Show threadGetting Some RestApr 1, 2023
@Stefan_S_from_H @unearth Not every student visits a concentration camp, but we were all taught about the shoah, and repeatedly, at different ages. Weren't you?
Show threadStefan SchollApr 1, 2023

@Resting @unearth I can't say for sure. I don't think so.

Maybe this started after the reunification because of all the Nazis in the east?

Show threadStefan SchollApr 2, 2023

@Resting @unearth I have to add: At least 90% of all the history that happened outside of school was about WW2.

So, I can't pinpoint where I have my knowledge from. But I'm pretty sure I haven't heard of any Polish radio station at school.

(And my last name was important enough to learn about this time outside of school.)

Show threadGetting Some RestApr 2, 2023

@Stefan_S_from_H
It's true, there's even a lot of pop culture about it. Did you never read any of the chuldren's books about the holocaust in school?

I don't get the but about a polish radio station.
@unearth

Show threadStefan SchollApr 2, 2023

@Resting @unearth We had the Struwwelpeter, no children's books about the Holocaust. (Well, I read Harry Potter as an adult, and it had a Holocaust spell in it.)

Polish radio station: Gleiwitz incident https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gleiwitz_incident

Gleiwitz incident - Wikipedia