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.

|ByALEX CARSON
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

Patrick claimed that his initiative was “focused on age-inappropriate, sexually explicit books in public school libraries," and stated that he believes students should learn about the Holocaust.

|ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA
Raquel Mezrahi

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

As registration opens for the 2027 March of the Living, a Panamanian student reflects on how Auschwitz-Birkenau transformed history into personal responsibility.

|ByRAQUEL MEZRAHI, IN COLLABORATION WITH MARCH OF THE LIVING
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

Some of Alternative for Germany's regional branches, including in Saxony-Anhalt, have been classified as right-wing extremist organizations by Germany’s domestic intelligence agency.

|ByKRISTINA JOVANOVSKI/THE MEDIA LINE

Holocaust survivor Albrecht Weinberg, who moved back to Germany in his 80's, dies aged 101

Weinberg, who was born in Rhauderfehn in 1925, passed away in the town of Leer, not far from his birthplace in northwest Germany.

MAY 14, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Holocaust survivor Albrecht Weinberg, 99, poses in inside his old classroom at the memorial at the former Jewish School before a discussion with foreign journalists a week before the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp on January 20, 2025 in Leer, Germany.

Berlin Holocaust memorial vandalized in latest antisemitic vandalism incident

The memorial for the 32,000 deported Jews has faced repeated vandalism since its creation, with it being splashed with white paint and covered in parcel tape in August.

MAY 13, 2026ByMICHAEL STARR
A Stolperstein or a 'stumbling stone' with the words, "here lived Margot Bendheim, born 1921, deported 1944 - Theresienstadt, survived" engraved in memory of Holocaust survivor Margot Friedlaender, is embedded in front of the house where she once lived, after she died on May 9 at the age of 103.

When food becomes memory: Alon Shaya's culinary tribute to Holocaust survivors

How one Israeli-American chef is transforming Holocaust stories into dishes that preserve identity, resilience, and remembrance

MAY 12, 2026ByRACHEL FINK
Chef Alon Shaya uses food and memory to preserve Holocaust stories for a new generation.

Inside Yad Vashem's 'Living Memory': A window to victims' souls

At Yad Vashem, ‘Living Memory’ reveals how objects, letters, and art carry the weight of lives lost – and ensure they are not forgotten

MAY 12, 2026ByLARA SUKSTER MOSHEYOF
Yad Vashem’s ‘Living Memory’ exhibition creates a time-travel experience through art.

Is AI Holocaust content all 'slop,’ or a solution for quickly fading memories?

While AI opens many doors, it also “is a convenient tool for Holocaust distortion.”

MAY 7, 2026ByTOBY AXELROD/JTA
Holocaust stories and images generated by artificial intelligence are sparking debate among educators and historians.

Yad Vashem Chairman Dayan meets with Pope Leo XIV to discuss Holocaust remembrance

Dayan and the Pope discussed potential collaborations between the Vatican and Yad Vashem regarding Holocaust commemoration, documentation, and education.

MARCH 23, 2026ByDANYA SAPERSTEIN
Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan meets with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, March 23, 2026

Argentina assumes presidency of IHRA, commits to fighting antisemitism

This marks the first time in its history that IHRA is crossing the equator; it is also the first time a South American country has taken on this responsibility.

MARCH 19, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER
Argentina's President Javier Milei speaks at Yeshiva University in Manhattan, in New York City, US, March 9, 2026.

What this year’s Holocaust Remembrance Day revealed about Jewish fear

Holocaust remembrance carries meaning when it shapes how societies govern, educate, regulate, and protect. Its purpose is not only to honor the past, but to safeguard living communities.

FEBRUARY 2, 2026BySHIREL DAGAN-LEVY
Voice of the People CEO Shirel Dagan-Levy

Just say ‘Jew’: JD Vance’s Holocaust post shows why naming Jews and Nazis still matters -editorial

The plain sentence that should have been said is the sentence that must be said now: Six million Jews were murdered by Nazi Germany because of antisemitism.

FEBRUARY 1, 2026ByJPOST EDITORIAL
US Vice President JD Vance speaks at Royalston Square in Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 22, 2026.

Jewish unity is the true lesson of Holocaust remembrance - opinion

Resilience must be cultivated in advance and rooted in identity and belonging.

JANUARY 27, 2026ByMARK WILF
Mark Wilf and his family outside of Auschwitz during March of the Living.