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This
website was designed to impart information about the Holocaust,
also known as the Shoah: the persecution and mass murder of
European Jewry and other minority groups which occurred in Europe
from 1933-45. The site is aimed at students, teachers and people
with a genuine and serious interest in the subject. It reflects
the moral imperative to teach and learn about the Holocaust/Shoah
in order that it may never be repeated anywhere in the world,
to any other peoples or nations.
It
is NOT a site that will appeal to neo-Nazis, or anyone whose
interest in the subject is ghoulish, voyeuristic, or otherwise
motivated by negative impulses. Great care was taken in the
choice of photographs and other graphic materials to emphasise
the humanity of the victims and not remove from them their individuality,
as was the aim of their Nazi oppressors and murderers.
The
information here can be accessed through the main menu, a map
menu or a unique menu of memories. Indeed, what makes this site
different from the many others pertaining to the Holocaust/Shoah
is this personal dimension of memory. Alongside the summary
information about each main topic of study appear the memories
of people who experienced the events first hand and are now
living or lived in Australia.
As
well as summary information and the memories, the site also
presents comprehensive lists of resource materials for further
reading, viewing and other study of the topics. For teachers
there are lesson ideas and plans, as well as opportunites to
join a lesson exchange program and other professional development
opportunites. There are links to other Holocaust/Shoah sites
on the Internet and facilities for interaction and feedback
on many levels.

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