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When was the urban legend that Britain removed the Holocaust from the school curriculum started?
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There have been a few questions here in WikiAnswers asking if the story is true.
The BBC first reported the urban legend on 17 April 2007, but there are some versions of the story that go back to February 2007. The Times reported as fact "Schools drop Holocaust lessons to avoid offence" back on 2 April 2007:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/education/article1600686.ece
Rather revealingly, there seems to be a muddle about the abbreviation U.K. (for United Kingdom), and in some versions of the story refer to the University of Kentucky!
That said, it appears some schools and teachers in predominantly Muslim areas shy away from the Holocaust and the Crusades.
Further InputIndividual schools decide such matters. It is reported that some schools in Muslim areas have stopped teaching the Holocaust.
A few schools in predominantly Muslim areas have chosen not to teach it, in order to avoid conflict with some Muslim parents. All this has of course been criticized.
Many people take a dim view of the fact that some of the leading Muslim groups in Britain boycott Holocaust Memorial Day.
The suggestion that the UK has removed the holocaust from its school curriculum is an urban legend. Please see the Related Question below.
The notion that the schools in the UK have stopped teaching the Holocaust is inaccurate. Please see the related question.
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What was the moral of the Holocaust?
The Holocaust started because hilter had hatred towards the Jews.
Was the Holocaust a result of World War 2?
No. The Holocaust took place during World War 2, under the cloak of the war, as it were.
Which country started the Holocaust?
The country that began the holocaust was Germany
How did Hitler contribute to the holocaust?
oh he just painted pictures of rainbows and unicorns on the walls of the death camps
What day did the Holocaust started?
January 30, 1933 ________________ No, that is the day that Hitler came to power. If you're going to call the whole Nazi period 'the Holocaust', then the term is completely redundant. Please see the related question.
Did anyone outside of Germany know about the Holocaust before it happened?
The Holocaust (in the sense of genocide) was a closely guarded secret. When it had started, Polish underground organizations sent information to Britain.
Where did the Holocaust starteded?
The Holocaust started in Europe.
How old was Sura Andrezejko when the Nazis started the Holocaust?
she was 3 years old whin the holocaust started
What was the moral of the Holocaust?
The Holocaust started because hilter had hatred towards the Jews.
How many people were lost in the Holocaust in 1932?
1932? The Holocaust hadn't started then.
What did the Holocaust change in your life today?
nothing, my life started after the Holocaust was over.
Was there something specific that started the world war 2 or an issue in the holocaust?
It was not an issue in the Holocaust.
Was Christopher Columbus in the Holocaust?
No. He died over 400 years before the holocaust started.
Did world war 2 start before or after the holocaust?
WW2 started before the Holocaust.
If you were 6 when the Holocaust started how old would you be now?
Probably 73 or 74. The holocaust started in either 1942 or 1943. Or you would be dead.
Why did all Jews got blamed if only one had started the holocaust?
No jew started the holocaust Hitler blamed them for the surrender of Germany in WW1.
Who started the formulation of objectives in curriculum?
John Cena
