Tag: Holocaust Education
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...
New survey reveals critical gaps in how millennials, Gen Z’ers know little about the...
With the uptick in anti-Semitism in recent years, much more focus has been placed on the issue in both the Jewish and secular world in order to address it. However, a new survey has...
Yad Vashem and University of Notre Dame to advance Holocaust studies
Yad Vashem in Jerusalem is scheduled to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Indiana-based University of Notre Dame and its global network to increase and encourage advanced Holocaust education and research across...
Auschwitz museum points out ‘hurtful and offensive’ Holocaust trend on TikTok
The museum at the former Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz called a trend on the video-sharing social-networking service TikTok in which young people portray themselves as victims of the Holocaust as “hurtful and offensive.”
“The ‘victims’...
State of Delaware to require education on Holocaust, genocide
The state of Delaware will require Holocaust and genocide education in middle and high schools beginning with the 2021-22 academic year.
A bill was signed into law by Gov. John Carney last month to mandate such...
Trump signs into law the Never Again Education Act
U.S. President Donald Trump signed the Never Again Education Act, which seeks to expand Holocaust education in the United States, into law on Thursday.
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the legislation in January, while the U.S....
Jewish and pro-Israel groups applaud passage of Never Again Education Act
Jewish and pro-Israel groups applauded the U.S. Senate passage on Wednesday of the Never Again Education Act, which seeks to expand Holocaust education in the United States.
The legislation, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives in...