This book investigates the anti-Semitic foundations of Nazi curricula for elementary schools, with a focus on the subjects of biology, history, and literature. Gregory Paul Wegner argues that any study of Nazi society and its values must probe the education provided by the regime. Schools, according to Wegner, play a major role in advancing ideological justifications for mass murder, and in legitimizing a culture of ethnic and racial hatred. Using a variety of primary sources, Wegner provides a vivid account of the development of Nazi education.

Gregory Wegner is Professor of Foundations of Educational Policy at the University of Wisconsin, LaCrosse.

Acknowledgements Tables Illustrations Introduction 1. The Emergence of Racial Anti-Semitism and Nazi Educational Philosophy 2. The Jewish Question: Curriculum Perspectives from the Third Reich 3. The Jew as Racial Pariah in Race Hygiene and Biology 4. The Jew as Cultural Outsider in History and Geography 5. Exemplars of Anti-Semitic Literature for Children 6. Conclusion Glossary Bibliography Appendix Index