I have just received an email headed IN MEMORIAL asserting the following: >This week, the UK removed the Holocaust from its school curriculum because it "offended" the Muslim population because they say it never occurred. This is a frightening portent of the fear that is gripping the world and how easy each country is giving into it...
>This e-mail is being sent as a memorial chain, in memory of the 6 million Jews, 20 million Russians, 10 million Christians and 1,900 Catholic priests who were murdered, massacred, raped, starved, burned and humiliated while German and Russian people looked the other way! [...] >Don't just delete this, it will only take a minute to pass it on...< Have any other TIPSters received it? If so, please note it is an urban legend (i.e., a falsehood): See Urban Legends, Snopes: The British Government Department of Education has issued the following statement: "Teaching of the Holocaust is already compulsory in schools at Key Stage 3 (ages 11-14), and will remain so in the new KS3 curriculum from September 2008." http://www.snopes.com/politics/religion/holocaust.asp See also: The UK government is taking the unprecedented step of writing to every embassy to stop a false e-mail rumour about Holocaust teaching being banned: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7226778.stm Allen Esterson Former lecturer, Science Department Southwark College, London http://www.esterson.org --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
