Holocaust education

Storyteller Alex Teplish reinvents Holocaust education for new generations

This book and its accompanying interactive virtual museum have won various awards and recognitions, including the Silver Medal of the Independent Publisher’s Award.

By JOSEPH SCUTTS
03/11/2023

21st Warsaw Jewish Film Festival brings Israeli talents

A different exploration of Jewish destiny in light of the Holocaust is offered by Tal Kantor in her award-winning short animation film Letter to a Pig, now making its Polish premiere.

As nationalism rises in Serbia, a Holocaust education seminar for teachers gets more popular

In recent years, local fascist and neo-Nazi groups in Serbia have become emboldened under President Aleksandar Vučić.

By LARRY LUXNER/JTA
05/10/2023

There's no Jewish leader that spoke for us with as much integrity as Elie Wiesel - opinion

As a teacher, he was uniquely compelling and continues to inspire through The Elie Wiesel Center for Jewish Studies.

By DEBORAH KATCHKO-GRAY
03/10/2023

Israel expands Holocaust testimony project, allocates NIS 7 million

In a statement released on Wednesday, Chikli expressed his gratitude for the government's approval of the Holocaust survivors' documentation project.

27/09/2023

Yad Vashem drops US partner after $80 million endowment unpaid

Yad Vashem said it will end its longstanding affiliation with the American Society for Yad Vashem, created in order to assist with funding.

06/09/2023

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.”

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