holocaust-source work english
...eing “responsible and respectful”. Necessarily the approach is academic. It reads like a strategy, referring to events matter of fact, and yet compelling those involved to explore lessons which should be learned from history, in order to make the world a safer and more tolerant place for all. It is not about the Holocaust; it is about the need to teach it as a relevant subject in schools. Extract 1.18: “The Girl in the Red Dress” by Thomas Keneally. Contrasts are vivid in this extract: the natural world of parkland and meadow, through which Oskar and Ingrid ride, and the stark inhumanity of what takes place in the ghetto. The reader sees through the eyes of Oskar, as he witnesses the scene on the street: the brutal treatment of the fleeing families and the “fraternal” steering of the small child into line. The killings are systematic and ruthless. In the middle of it all an innocent little girl witnesses the same thing. Extract 2.11: “Romancing the Holocaust” by Robert S...