After the Holocaust
Human Rights and Genocide Education in the Approaching Post-Witness Era
Description
Bringing together some of the last Holocaust survivor stories in living memory, After the Holocaust shares Jewish scholarship, activism, poetry, and personal narratives which tackle the changing face of human rights education in the 21st century. The collected voices draw on decades of research on Holocaust history to discuss education, broader human rights abuses, genocide, internment, and oppression. Advancing the dialogue between civic advocacy, public remembrance, and research, contributors discuss how the Holocaust is taught and remembered. By including additional perspectives on the context of Canadian antisemitism, the legacy of human rights abuses of Indigenous Peoples in Canada, and the internment of Japanese Canadians in World War II, After the Holocaust examines the ways the Holocaust changed thinking around human rights legislation and memorialization on a global scale.
“The first- and second-generation survivor accounts are treasures—invaluable reflections that anchor this collection.” —David MacDonald, author of The Sleeping Giant Awakens: Genocide, Indian Residential Schools, and the Challenge of Conciliation
Reviews
“The first- and second-generation survivor accounts are treasures—invaluable reflections that anchor this collection.” —David MacDonald, author of The Sleeping Giant Awakens: Genocide, Indian Residential Schools, and the Challenge of Conciliation
“An unusually passionate, wide-ranging, and deeply informed volume that engages tough questions and eschews simple answers.” —Henry Greenspan, author of On Listening to Holocaust Survivors: Beyond Testimony
“Past meets future in this thoughtful work of insight and wisdom. Witnesses and teachers bridge Holocaust memory and scholarship preparing us for a post-witness world where justice and human rights prevail.” —Robert Krell, author of Child Holocaust Survivors: Memories and Reflections
“After the Holocaust is a groundbreaking volume that brings together a diverse and eclectic group of scholars, artists, and activists to probe deeply the vicissitudes of the Holocaust.” —Leslie Morris, author of The Translated Jew: German Jewish Culture outside the Margins