Understanding and Teaching the Holocaust

Laura Hilton is a professor of history at Muskingum University, where she has taught courses on the Holocaust for sixteen years.Avinoam Patt is the Doris and Simon Konover Chair of Judaic Studies and Director of the Center for Judaic Studies and Contemporary Jewish Life at the University of Connecticut. He is the author of Finding Home and Homeland: Jewish Youth and Zionism in the Aftermath of the Holocaust.

Hilton and Patt's wide-ranging volume combines authoritative surveys of key aspects of the Holocaust-from antisemitism to postwar justice-with practical guides to using survivor testimonies, photographs, museums, and more with students. This book will help anyone involved in teaching about a subject that remains as challenging as it is urgent." - Doris Bergen, author of War and Genocide: A Concise History of the Holocaust"This excellently organized volume gets teachers thinking deeply. . . . Each chapter is clear and easy to consult, making this a very helpful resource for busy teachers." - John-Paul Himka, University of Alberta