Holocaust education

Hungarian textbooks portray Jews positively, contain unbiased coverage of Holocaust - IMPACT-se

IMPACT-se released new research that found that Hungarian school textbooks include informative depictions of Judaism and empathetic, deep coverage of the Holocaust.

Rabbi Tamas Vero plays the Jewish shofar during the annual "March of the Living" to commemorate victims of the Holocaust, in Budapest, Hungary, May 5, 2024
Auschwitz, Poland

'World, Open Your Eyes'

Anne Frank's friend and step-sister Eva Schloss celebrates her 90th birthday in London.

Eva Schloss, Auschwitz survivor and founder of Anne Frank Trust UK, dies at 96

Holocaust survivor Nate Leipciger

"We have to march this year—it might be our last chance"


Bearing witness to new chapter in haredi Holocaust education - opinion

As a descendant of Holocaust survivors myself, I inherited traumatic Holocaust memories that have accompanied me throughout my life.

 THE WRITER (center, holding the right corner of the second flag from the left) and students from the Netzach yeshiva high schools visit Auschwitz last month.

Kazakhstan textbooks promote tolerance, respect for Judaism, Israel - IMPACT report finds

Kazakhstan's school curriculum offers a largely positive portrayal of Judaism and Jewish history and, in many cases, a balanced approach to the Arab-Israeli conflict.

 A man holds a mobile phone while walking past a board with a Kazakh state flag during a protest against LPG cost rise following authorities' decision to lift price caps on liquefied petroleum gas in Almaty, Kazakhstan January 5, 2022

Federal spending cuts could affect aid for Holocaust survivors and kosher Meal on Wheels deliveries

US Health and Human Services layoffs threaten services like Meals on Wheels and support for Holocaust survivors.

 Holocaust survivor Rudi Jocobsen, left, takes a bag of food from Uriel Rauff, who works for Jewish Family Service Colorado as a driver for the kosher Meals on Wheels Program in Denver, Colorado, on December 19, 2017.

Israeli students' flight arrives safely in Poland after emergency stop in Turkey

The Education Ministry said it is in contact with security and education officials and is coordinating with admins and parents.

 El Al plane

Putin says ignoring Soviet role in liberation of Nazi death camps is shameful

As Soviet forces pushed back Nazi troops in Europe in 1944 and 1945, they liberated a number of death camps, including Majdanek, Auschwitz, Stutthof, Sachsenhausen, and Ravensbrück.

 THE FRONT GATE of Auschwitz carries the infamous phrase: ‘Arbeit macht frei.’ The writer states: ‘Perhaps we as Jews are less alone in our grief than we may fear.’

Elon Musk must use his influence to educate, not diminish Holocaust memory - opinion

Remembering what can happen if we’re not cognizant of the past and how it came to be will ensure it doesn’t happen again.

 Elon Musk and the Alternative fur Deutschland (AfD) (illustrative).

Survey finds lack of Holocaust knowledge in eight countries, but majority fear another genocide

One in five French adults reportedly had not heard or weren't sure if they had heard of the Shoah, the Claims Conference said on Thursday.

 PRISONERS OF the Auschwitz concentration camp after their liberation by the Red Army in January 1945.

'Place of incredible evil': House of Auschwitz commander to open to visitors

“A house is a house,” said Jacek Purski., who is involved in the project. “But it is in uninteresting, regular houses like this where extremism is happening today.”

 A scene from "The Zone of Interest"

Holocaust survivor awarded Germany’s Federal Order of Merit for Holocaust education efforts

Germany honored Holocaust survivor George Shefi for his lifelong commitment to Holocaust education and remembrance.

 George Shefi meets with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

Over third of parents say their children targeted by antisemitism, witness it - poll

Such claims were made by 71% of Jewish parents and 37% of non-Jewish parents alike.

 An illustrative image of a class in an elementary school.