Identity and Pedagogy

Erik H. Cohen (PhD University on Nanterre, France), is an associate professor at the School of Education at Bar-Ilan University in Israel and at several local colleges. He is the director of Research & Evaluation, an independent group of researchers which has conducted numerous international studies, and is a member of the Facet Theory Association and served as its secretary for two years (2001-3). He is the author of half a dozen books in English, French and Hebrew, and has been widely published in refereed academic journals and edited books on the topics of Jewish identity, education, tourism, methodology and other related subjects. He serves on a number of scientific committees and as a consulting editor for two journals and has launched the International Journal of Jewish Education Research (IJJER) as co-editor.

“Erik Cohen’s important volume becomes increasingly pertinent as we face the challenges of teaching the Holocaust to new generations. With the publication of Identity and Pedagogy, his conclusions regarding the phenomenon of Holocaust education, both in Israel and other countries, will inform a wider audience, helping them both meet and overcome those challenges.”