Holocaust education

What this year’s Holocaust Remembrance Day revealed about Jewish fear

Holocaust remembrance carries meaning when it shapes how societies govern, educate, regulate, and protect. Its purpose is not only to honor the past, but to safeguard living communities.

Voice of the People CEO Shirel Dagan-Levy
US Vice President JD Vance speaks at Royalston Square in Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 22, 2026.

Just say ‘Jew’: JD Vance’s Holocaust post shows why naming Jews and Nazis still matters -editorial

Mark Wilf and his family outside of Auschwitz during March of the Living.

Jewish unity is the true lesson of Holocaust remembrance - opinion

 The main entrance to the Vilnius Ghetto in Lithuania during World War II.

Holocaust education: Why telling Lithuania’s Jewish story matters more than ever - opinion


UK assumes presidency of the IHRA amid unprecedented rise of antisemitism in UK

Since Hamas’s attack on Israel on 7 October, the UK has seen a 589% increase in antisemitic incidents compared with the same period in 2022, according to the Community Security Trust (CST).

Sir Eric Pickles, Special Envoy for Post-Holocaust issues speaking at the Commemoration of Holocaust Memorial Day event, 23 January 2018.

A Germany divided: Non-Jews seek education against antisemitism in a polarized nation

Despite introspective and earnest efforts from both the German authorities and the general public, antisemitic attitudes and hate crimes make an explosive comeback in the birthplace of ‘genocide.'

 Ben Herrmann of the Education Department at the Jewish Museum Franconia in Fürth discusses and addresses participants at the antisemitism workshop. The slide in the background reads, “When is criticism of Israel antisemitism?" March 16, 2024

The Museum of Jewish Heritage seeks to educate more college-age visitors about the Holocaust

The goal is to educate young people about historical and contemporary antisemitism and combat misinformation.

 Holocaust memorial at the site of the Drancy internment camp, where Jews where taken en route to German death camps, 2006.

Virginia school district will let students opt out of Holocaust lesson

Critics of the school connected the announcement with widespread reports of spiking antisemitism in K-12 schools following the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war.

A view of the Auschwitz concentration camp

National Library, Shoah Foundation preserve Holocaust, October 7 records

This will make Holocaust educational materials more accessible to those with Israeli IP addresses.

 Shoah Foundation Executive Director Chair Dr. Robert Williams and NLI chairman Sallai Meridor

Holocaust property restoration: Not enough progress made, report finds

Blinken's address noted the countless works of art and cultural property stolen by Nazis which still have not been returned to their owners. 

Tourists stand near a disputed Wassily Kandinsky painting at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, July 10, 2019.

A glimpse of domestic Nazi life at Auschwitz

The idea of looking at the lives of those feeding off the concentration camp is good, but it’s unpleasant to watch these people for the entire running time, and it’s unpleasantness with no payoff.

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Holocaust education bill fails in Washington State after debate over Jewish refugees, and Gaza war

Republicans felt that the latest version of the bill contained implied references to Gaza Palestinians’ experience during the war.

 The Washington State Capitol legislative building in Olympia, Washington, September 23, 2013.

Hillary Clinton: Youth 'woefully uninformed' on Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Clinton described an environment at the university where students who are highly engaged on global issues only regularly protest Israel, despite not knowing the history.  

 Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) meeting in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 19, 2022.

Letters to the Editor, February 14, 2024: Somewhat abstract

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

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