Tag: Holocaust Education
Florida makes strides in Holocaust education after new standards prioritize source material
The Florida State Board of Education adopted new civics and Holocaust-education standards for Florida’s public schools in July, which had been pushed by the state’s governor, Ron DeSantis.
The new social-studies standards spell out what...
Don’t confuse Holocaust education with the battle over critical race theory
There is no more obvious sign that American education is in trouble than the fact that most state legislatures have become battlegrounds over how to teach history. The subject can be fraught with controversy...
UAE becomes first Arab Gulf country to open Holocaust-education exhibit
In a continuing cultural relationship with Israel and the United Arab Emirates as part of the Abraham Accords, a museum in the United Arab Emirates debuted an exhibition about the Holocaust that also aims...
The future of Holocaust remembrance
Yom Hashoah is a day when Jews in their homeland and around the world remember their 6 million brothers and sisters who were so cruelly persecuted, hunted and murdered during the Holocaust. As we...
Yad Vashem ‘deeply disturbed’ by Polish court verdict in Holocaust libel case
Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial center said on Thursday that it was “deeply disturbed” by the implications of a Polish court’s recent ruling in a libel case involving the alleged wartime actions of Edward...
‘Harry Potter’ star narrates new Holocaust documentary for British students
A new Holocaust documentary narrated by British actor and “Harry Potter” star Jason Isaacs debuted this week for students in the United Kingdom.
Holocaust Learning UK commissioned the hour-long film “Out of the Darkness,” which features the testimony...
Steven Spielberg chosen as 2021 Genesis Prize honoree
Steven Spielberg was awarded the 2021 Genesis Prize, an annual $1 award that honors individuals for their professional achievement, contribution to humanity and commitment to Jewish values, the Genesis Prize Foundation announced on Wednesday.
“The...
Arkansas lawmakers consider bill to mandate Holocaust education in public schools
Lawmakers in Arkansas have introduced a bill that would mandate Holocaust education to be taught in all public schools starting with the 2021-22 school year. The move comes a few months after a report by the...
Intersection of history: How the IDF regularly interacts with Holocaust survivors
Despite the many restrictions forced on it by the coronavirus pandemic, the Israel Defense Forces is continuing its multiple Holocaust-education programs and its direct contacts with survivors this year—activities seen as an essential part...
In a first, Arab-initiated event commemorates the Holocaust in wake of Abraham Accords
In the wake of the Abraham Accords and in honor of International Holocaust Memorial Day on Jan. 27, individuals from the group Sharaka held an event to memorialize victims of the Holocaust and to...