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Trans-Atlantic Dialogues: Holocaust educators discuss challenges and solutions
On March 18, the second in a series of webinars on Holocaust education was held by the US Department of State, with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. The webinar was hosted by United States...
"The Lesson: Teaching and Learning about the Holocaust in Europe" film screening and panel discussion
“The lessons of the Holocaust hold universal meaning, but they must speak to our current situation if they are to have an impact,” said IHRA Chair Michaela Küchler in her welcoming remarks. The Lesson...
The Wiener Holocaust Library launches "Testifying to the Truth" sharing eyewitness accounts from the Holocaust
To mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2021, The Wiener Holocaust Library have launched their new digital resource, Testifying to the Truth. This database shares eyewitness accounts from the Holocaust, many...
One year of implementing the IHRA’s Recommendations for Teaching and Learning about the Holocaust
Holocaust education helps create a strong foundation for democratic societies and for combatting hateful ideologies. One year after the adoption of the Recommendations for Teaching and Learning about...
International panel on Holocaust education hosted by US State Department
"The Holocaust, like any event, was not inevitable. It was the result of choices made. So how do we unpack and understand that?" asked Jennifer Ciardelli of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum...
Kindertransport: Remembering & Rethinking Podcast
This week, the Hollywood press announced that Sir Anthony Hopkins is set to bring the story of the Kindertransport to a mass global audience when he stars in a forthcoming biopic about Sir Nicholas...
Exhibition "Jewish Resistance to the Holocaust" opens at the Wiener Holocaust Library
The Wiener Holocaust Library, after being closed for months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will open again this week with new health and safety measures, as well as a new exhibition, Jewish Resistance...
Symposium 'Teaching and Learning about the Holocaust in the UK' is available online
The three-part symposium "Teaching & Learning About the Holocaust in the UK" is now available to watch online. Sponsored by the AJR, in partnership with the UK Delegation to the International...
Learn from home: online courses and lectures about the Holocaust
As more people are being asked to remain in their homes to help slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, organizations around the world are sharing online courses and materials, and rallying to...
Educational resources for digital teaching and learning about the Holocaust
The current COVID-19 pandemic is posing a great challenge for people and institutions across the globe. Museums, educational institutions and civil society organizations focusing on the topic of the...