Forgotten histories of the Holocaust
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Do You Think the Holocaust Is a Bad Idea?
Holocaust commemoration is extremely well meaning I think it's probably better that we have some Holocaust education than none at all. Part of the problem here is that commemorative ceremonies tend to settle into a particular format they become repetitive and to some extent platitude in us, he says. The shape of Holocaust historiography and research has been hampered or shaped by even an academic unwillingness or a national unwillingness to engage with this kind of thing according to Professor Brockhoff.
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