Holocaust education

Why keeping Yad Vashem apolitical is a necessity - editorial

Using political motivations to fire Dayan from his Yad Vashem post would be a mistake.

Holocaust scholars call on Israel to maintain Yad Vashem's independence - exclusive

Yad Vashem has become a focal point for scrutiny from some Israeli officials, mainly Education Minister Yoav Kisch.

02/09/2023
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After leading minister joked about Nazis, Finland moves to criminalize Holocaust denial

The only Jewish member of Finland’s parliament, Ben Zyskowicz, contributed the statement’s passage on criminalizing Nazi and Communist symbols.

By ANDREW LAPIN/JTA
01/09/2023

Ukraine-Russia War has been a disaster for Holocaust research - opinion

Vitalii Bobrov: “It is a challenge now to teach about World War II and crimes against humanity then, while experiencing crimes against humanity in the current war.”

A Holocaust museum is launching in Fortnite. Can video games fight antisemitism?

No matter what choices the player makes, they will be murdered by Nazis, a dark end that the game’s creator says is essential to its success as an educational tool.

By ANDREW LAPIN/JTA
18/08/2023

'I don't believe in Germans:' Satirical news report mocks Holocaust deniers

"Our high school history books were printed in 1934," explained one fictional Holocaust denier.

Windows shattered at headquarters of Holocaust memorial site foundation in Germany

Police told German news media that an unknown number of perpetrators tore an information board from the building’s outside wall and used it to smash the windows

By TOBY AXELROD/JTA
17/08/2023

Virtual Holocaust museum to be built in Fortnite video game

However, because Fortnite has many pop culture crossovers, users could show up at the museum dressed as a superhero or even "a walking banana."

US unearths historic Holocaust footage of Nazi death train liberation

Survivors, mostly women and children, can be seen in the photos wearing their normal clothes, rather than striped outfits.

New virtual tours of Concentration Camps upgrade Holocaust education

A new project aims to preserve the memories of the Holocaust through virtual reality tours and experiences.

By YUVAL BAGNO/MAARIV
25/07/2023
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