Posts Tagged: Holocaust Education
History, the Holocaust, and Hatred in Turkey’s School Textbooks
JNS.org - Time and again, the Middle East has taught us that whatever political problems or challenges a given regime may be facing, it always...
Arkansas Lawmakers Consider Bill to Mandate Holocaust Education in Public Schools
JNS.org – Lawmakers in Arkansas have introduced a bill that would mandate Holocaust education to be taught in all public schools starting with the 2021-22...
Knowledge Is Power Against Hate: Online Course Designed to Set Holocaust Record Straight
JNS.org - Anyone who still believes that ignorance is bliss hasn’t seen how easily it can be turned into hate. November 9 will mark 78 years...
Survey Reveals 23% of Young Americans Believe in Some Form of Holocaust Denial or Minimization
A new survey revealed a major lack of knowledge about the Holocaust among young Americans, including that almost a quarter of respondents believed in some...
New Delaware Law Requiring Holocaust Education Comes Into Effect for Upcoming School Year
A new law requiring the teaching of the Holocaust in Delaware schools will come into effect for the 2021-22 academic year. The Delaware State News reported...
Is Ignorance About the Holocaust Connected to Soaring Antisemitism?
According to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), antisemitism in America has reached its highest level since 1979, when the ADL first started keeping count. Worldwide, too,...
Trump to Sign Never Again Education Act Into Law
JNS.org - US President Donald Trump is expected to sign the Never Again Education Act, which seeks to expand Holocaust education in the United States,...
Taking ‘Never Again’ Seriously on Campus and Beyond
“Never again.” Ever since the final concentration camp was shut down in 1945, the world has clung to this mantra, and with good reason. Yet,...
Haifa University Infuses Holocaust Commemoration With Entrepreneurial Spirit
JNS.org - Sand inspired Rivka Baum to tell the story of the Holocaust. What may sound like an odd inspiration became anything but when Baum...
The West Mourns the Jewish Dead. But What About the Living?
JNS.org - At Yad Vashem in Jerusalem on Jan. 23, some 46 political leaders and royals, including Britain’s Prince Charles, will be attending the fifth World Holocaust...
Oregon Enacts Law Requiring Public Schools to Teach Holocaust Education
JNS.org - Oregon public schools will be required to teach students about the Holocaust and other genocides after Gov. Kate Brown signed on Monday a...
We Need Educators Who Understand — and Can Impart — the Lessons of the Holocaust
In an alarming example of intersectionality and cluelessness colliding on the topic of the Holocaust, a principal at a Florida high school recently refused to...
Will the Holocaust on Instagram Teach Remembrance?
JNS.org - To say that the impact of social media on society and popular culture has not been entirely beneficial is the understatement of the...
Taking Stand Against ‘Modern Day Antisemitism,’ German Soccer Giant Borussia Dortmund Donates $1.1 Million to Yad Vashem
One of Europe's most storied soccer clubs is among the five top German companies who announced a major donation to Israel's national Holocaust memorial on Tuesday. Borussia...
