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Creating Communities of Inquiry, Allyship, and Ethical Holocaust Education

JL;DR SUMMARY In Kentucky, where schools face legislative mandates for Holocaust education, educators grapple with the complexities of teaching such sensitive content ethically and effectively. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CultureJewish CommunityHolocaust EducationDara HornKentuckyUniversity Of KentuckyEthical TeachingTeacher CollaborationLegislative Mandates

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Lexington, Kentucky, United States
"Students from myriad backgrounds, some with painful histories of their own, study together in Lexington, Kentuckys schools."
Louisiana, United States
"Currently, 29 states have legislative mandates, with legislation pending in Louisiana."
California, United States
"Kentuckys mandate is a more recent part of a national push to mandate Holocaust education, which began when California first legislated it in 1985."
New Jersey, United States
"New Jersey adopted a mandate in 1994, followed in quick succession by Florida that same year."
Florida, United States
"New Jersey adopted a mandate in 1994, followed in quick succession by Florida that same year."
Tennessee, United States
"These bills, in Kentucky as well as in Florida, Tennessee, and Texas, add further complexity to educating about discrimination and dehumanization."
Texas, United States
"These bills, in Kentucky as well as in Florida, Tennessee, and Texas, add further complexity to educating about discrimination and dehumanization."
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
"Fred Whittaker, a middle school science and religion teacher at the Louisville-based St. Francis of Assisi parochial school, and his students, first began advocating for a mandate in 2004."

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