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Yad Vashem to open first Holocaust education center outside Israel in Munich

Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Centre in Jerusalem, announced on Thursday that it will establish its first Holocaust...

92-year-old survivor urges action against hatred at Adelaide museum reopening

At 92, Holocaust survivor Andrew Steiner delivered a message shaped by experience and urgency: remembrance must lead to action. Steiner...

South Australia doubles Holocaust education funding in wake of Bondi terror attack

The South Australian Government has announced a major boost to Holocaust education programmes, more than doubling its funding in...

Historic first: Holocaust included in draft NZ Year 10 curriculum

For the first time in New Zealand history, the Holocaust is explicitly included in the draft Year 10 Social Sciences curriculum,...

Austrian volunteers at the Melbourne Holocaust Museum

Four young non-Jewish Austrian men have recently completed their volunteer assignments at the Melbourne Holocaust Museum, having worked there...

39 teachers visit Israel through the Gandel Holocaust program

As the people of the world stop to reflect and commemorate the International Holocaust Remembrance Day on 27th of...

UAE first Arab state to include Holocaust education in school curricula

The United Arab Emirates Embassy in Washington, D.C., confirmed on Jan. 5 that Holocaust education will be incorporated into...

Holocaust a ‘minor matter,’ right-wing Romanian party claims

A recent statement by the right-wing, populist Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) party that Romania’s school system...

‘Harry Potter’ star narrates new Holocaust documentary for British students

Jason Isaacs, who played Lucious Malfoy in the “Harry Potter” series of films, has spoken about experiencing antisemitic attacks as a teenager in London by the far-right group National Front.

A reunion on Zoom for Gandel Holocaust Program alumni

More than 230 alumni of the Gandel Holocaust Program alumni, representatives from Yad Vashem and special friends and dignitaries from around the world, gathered together on zoom, to share their Holocaust learnings, exchange ideas and initiatives, and re-commit to continue working to ensure the world ‘never forgets’.

Gandel Holocaust Education Conference

Over three days recently, teacher graduates from the Gandel Holocaust Studies Program for Australian Educators participated in the educational conference in Melbourne.