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A boy playing soccer at the entrance to the former concentration camp known as the Seventh Fort in Kaunas, Lithuania, on July 12, 2016. (JTA/Cnaan Liphshiz)
April 3, 2019, 4:44 pm
Lithuania’s genocide studies center accused of Holocaust denial
Local Jews say state-run body tasked with memorializing Holocaust is attempting to absolve country of substantial complicity in the mass murder of Jews during WWII
By JTA
Jordanna Gessler
July 18, 2018, 2:00 am
Jordanna Gessler
Why we need a definition of ‘genocide’
If the Holocaust is the prototype, then we miss the lessons of all other genocides, including how to prevent them
Gina Ross
April 13, 2018, 3:17 pm
Gina Ross
More than a meme against genocide
Practical steps to ensure that no community will ever again be targeted for elimination while the world stands by
Maziar Bahari, December 4, 2017. (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum)
March 12, 2018, 1:29 am
Tortured Iranian expat makes documentaries to educate Muslims about Holocaust
Maziar Bahari’s home country imprisoned him for his education initiatives, but he continues to preach against genocide — including at Monday’s speech at the USHMM
By Cathryn J. Prince
Father Patrick Desbois speaks after being awarded the Lantos Human Rights Prize on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on October 26, 2017. (Chris Kleponis)
October 27, 2017, 2:17 am
French priest who uncovered Nazi killing sites awarded Lantos rights prize
Accepting honor named for Holocaust survivor congressman, Father Patrick Desbois warns against standing idle as atrocities are carried out
By Eric Cortellessa
Jews from Hungary arriving at Auschwitz in May of 1944, part of 'The Auschwitz Album' series of photographs. Most of these Jews were murdered later that day. (public domain)
July 10, 2017, 3:16 am
How these teachers learned to teach the Holocaust
A seminar in New York gives participants the pedagogical tools to communicate the scope of one of history’s worst humanitarian crimes
By Ben Sales
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