Holocaust education

Israel advocate ‘Nicholas the Zionist’ details strategy to dismantle antisemitism in HRCOO webinar

His advocacy began in May 2021 amid a surge of anti-Israel sentiment on TikTok, where he made a video calling out virtue signaling that went viral and drew an overwhelming wave of antisemitism.

This photograph shows a set up smart-phone screen displaying the logo of main social media platforms including Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Reddit, Telegram, X, Bluesky, Tiktok and Whatsapp.
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick speaks on stage on the second day of the 2026 Republican National Convention at the American Airlines Center on September 10, 2026 in Dallas, Texas.

After outcry, Texas lieutenant governor says schools should teach Holocaust books

Raquel Mezrahi

I went to Poland to learn history and returned knowing what remembrance demands

Top candidate of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) Ulrich Siegmund attends the AfD election party after polls closed in the Saxony-Anhalt state elections and exit polls were announced, in Magdeburg, Germany, September 6, 2026.

Will AfD’s historic win affect Holocaust remembrance in Germany? - analysis


Hundreds of Holocaust survivors to connect with students worldwide in new program

The Survivors Speakers Bureau will connect students with Holocaust survivors both in person and virtually, bringing the stories to light in countries and localities that might be otherwise unfamiliar.

Polish-born Holocaust survivor Meyer Hack shows his prisoner number tattooed on his arm during a news conference at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem June 15, 2009.

UK assumes presidency of the IHRA amid unprecedented rise of antisemitism in UK

Since Hamas’s attack on Israel on 7 October, the UK has seen a 589% increase in antisemitic incidents compared with the same period in 2022, according to the Community Security Trust (CST).

Sir Eric Pickles, Special Envoy for Post-Holocaust issues speaking at the Commemoration of Holocaust Memorial Day event, 23 January 2018.

A Germany divided: Non-Jews seek education against antisemitism in a polarized nation

Despite introspective and earnest efforts from both the German authorities and the general public, antisemitic attitudes and hate crimes make an explosive comeback in the birthplace of ‘genocide.'

 Ben Herrmann of the Education Department at the Jewish Museum Franconia in Fürth discusses and addresses participants at the antisemitism workshop. The slide in the background reads, “When is criticism of Israel antisemitism?" March 16, 2024

The Museum of Jewish Heritage seeks to educate more college-age visitors about the Holocaust

The goal is to educate young people about historical and contemporary antisemitism and combat misinformation.

 Holocaust memorial at the site of the Drancy internment camp, where Jews where taken en route to German death camps, 2006.

Virginia school district will let students opt out of Holocaust lesson

Critics of the school connected the announcement with widespread reports of spiking antisemitism in K-12 schools following the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war.

A view of the Auschwitz concentration camp

National Library, Shoah Foundation preserve Holocaust, October 7 records

This will make Holocaust educational materials more accessible to those with Israeli IP addresses.

 Shoah Foundation Executive Director Chair Dr. Robert Williams and NLI chairman Sallai Meridor

Holocaust property restoration: Not enough progress made, report finds

Blinken's address noted the countless works of art and cultural property stolen by Nazis which still have not been returned to their owners. 

Tourists stand near a disputed Wassily Kandinsky painting at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, July 10, 2019.

A glimpse of domestic Nazi life at Auschwitz

The idea of looking at the lives of those feeding off the concentration camp is good, but it’s unpleasant to watch these people for the entire running time, and it’s unpleasantness with no payoff.

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Holocaust education bill fails in Washington State after debate over Jewish refugees, and Gaza war

Republicans felt that the latest version of the bill contained implied references to Gaza Palestinians’ experience during the war.

 The Washington State Capitol legislative building in Olympia, Washington, September 23, 2013.

Hillary Clinton: Youth 'woefully uninformed' on Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Clinton described an environment at the university where students who are highly engaged on global issues only regularly protest Israel, despite not knowing the history.  

 Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) meeting in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 19, 2022.