Holocaust
New data from nonprofit RealityCheck research firm suggests Holocaust education makes people more broadly empathetic • Reportedly a greater focus on teaching about the Shoah in African schools.
“The echoes of Oct. 7 remind that ‘Never Again’ is a commandment we must fulfill and not just an empty cliché,” said Yad Vashem chairman Dani Dayan.
“If the work of art does not belong to the museum rightfully then, in our opinion, the only thing to do is to return it to its rightful owners,” said Katie Ziglar, director of the Ackland Art Museum in North Carolina.
One of the survivors in attendance was forced to flee her home again, this time because of the Hamas terrorists attacks in Israel on Oct. 7.
“Holocaust survivors who are now also survivors of Oct. 7 are a living testament to the perseverance of the Jewish people,” said American-Israeli entrepreneur David Yaari.
“Bigger Than Me” features oil paintings and sketches by artist Shai Azoulay.
Professor Avinoam Patt said this is “a critical moment in history where serious scholarship and education can make a difference.”
“We must correct disinformation and denialism about the dangers of prejudice,” said the senior senator from Maryland.
“It’s about collaboration and creating something new together—interfaith, interdisciplinary, international,” said Adi Rabinowitz Bedein of the Network for Innovation Holocaust Education.
Almost half of the 245,000 live in Israel. There are 48,200 Holocaust survivors in Western Europe, including 21,900 in France and 14,200 in Germany.
They laid wreaths, lit candles and observed a memorial service ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan. 27.
As International Holocaust Remembrance Day draws near, they remember yesterday and reflect on tomorrow.
