Impact of teaching the Holocaust and genocide studies in the classroom – WAOW
admin | February 28, 2022
WAUSAU, Wi. (WAOW)-- Decades after the Holocaust, classrooms across the country are teaching about its impact
Florida House bill could erase years of progress on race and gender, advocates say | TheHill – The Hill
admin | February 15, 2022
A House bill introduced in Florida to remove lessons about gender identity and race from public schools that may make students feel discomfort could erase years of progress in diversity and inclusion, advocates say. It could pass as soon as next week
Whats Really at Stake in Americas History Wars? – The Wall Street Journal
admin | February 11, 2022
In January, McMinn County, Tenn., made international news for perhaps the first time in its history when the school board voted to remove Maus, the acclaimed graphic novel about the Holocaust, from the 8th-grade curriculum. The board stated that it made the change on account of the books use of profanity and nudity, asking school administrators to find other works that accomplish the same educational goals in a more age-appropriate fashion. This curricular change, affecting a few hundred of the approximately 5,500 K-12 students in McMinns public schools, was quickly amplified on social media into a case of book banning with shades of Holocaust denial
Abbie Richards fights TikTok disinformation with a cup of tea, a conspiracy chart and a punchline – wgbh.org
admin | February 11, 2022
Comedian and disinformation expert might not seem like two jobs that intersect, but for Boston local Abbie Richards, who has gained over half a million followers on TikTok by fighting conspiracy theories, jokes make the truth go down just a bit easier. Richards joined Boston Public Radio to talk about her work combating conspiracy theories on TikTok, using comedy and charts that explain why information is wrong and how it went viral. TikTok is kind of like the wild west in a lot of ways when it comes to moderating, Richards said
Holocaust denial and distortion must stop – US Embassy in Georgia
admin | January 30, 2022
A Holocaust survivor mourns during a ceremony at the former Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi death camp in Owicim, Poland, on January 27, 2020. ( Natalia Fedosenko/TASS/Getty Images) ByLauren Monsen Leaders around the globe are working together to counter dangerous messages of Holocaust denial and distortion that have spread in this digital age. TheInternational Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, a body that supports Holocaust education, research and remembrance worldwide, explains the terms: Holocaust denialseeks to erase the history of the Holocaust
To Combat Holocaust Denial And Online Hate, Congress Should Set Its Sights On San Francisco-Based Internet Archive – Middle East Media Research…
admin | January 30, 2022
Each year on January 27 the world marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Yet, even as we commemorate the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp, where nearly 1 million Jews perished, Holocaust denial continues to spread like an epidemic across the internet including on the San Francisco-based Internet Archive. The Archive describes itself as a "digital libraryproviding 'Universal Access to All Knowledge,'"but it also serves as an easy-to-access platform for the content of white supremacists, antisemites and Holocaust deniers.
Holocaust Denial: Key Dates | Holocaust Encyclopedia
admin | January 22, 2022
What is Holocaust Denial? The Holocaust is one of the best documented events in history. Holocaust denial describes attempts to negate the established facts of the Nazi genocide of European Jewry
UN adopts Israeli resolution to combat Holocaust denial
admin | January 22, 2022
The United Nations on Thursday adopted a measure to fight Holocaust denial and condemn the Nazi genocide that killed millions of Jews. The Israeli resolution lists actions countries should take to combat Holocaust denial and distortion including demanding that social media companies remove posts by deniers, according to The Times of Israel. The measure which comes nearly a week after a man took hostages hostage at a Texas synagogue also outlines an official definition of Holocaust denial including intentional efforts to excuse or minimize [its] impact and attempts to blame the Jews for causing their own genocide.
UN approves resolution condemning denial of Nazi Holocaust …
admin | January 22, 2022
UNITED NATIONS (AP) The U.N. General Assembly approved an Israeli-sponsored resolution Thursday condemning any denial of the Holocaust and urging all nations and social media companies to take active measures to combat antisemitism and Holocaust denial or distortion.
U.N. Approves Israeli Measure to Condemn Holocaust Denial – The New York Times
admin | January 22, 2022
The United Nations on Thursday adopted an Israeli resolution that condemns denial and distortion of the Holocaust, the Nazi genocide that killed nearly six million Jews and millions of others. Adoption of the resolution by the 193-member General Assembly, co-sponsored by Germany and supported by the United States and Russia among many others, took place against the backdrop of rising antisemitism globally, punctuated by an attack on a Texas synagogue less than a week ago.
