Holocaust education

Teen wearing 'Free Palestine' T-shirt sparks confrontation at Mauthausen concentration camp

Museum administration intervened and brought the situation under control before the police arrived.

|ByALEX CARSON
Visitor wearing a white t-shirt featuring a 'Free Palestine' slogan and an illustration allegedly depicting Fatah militant Dalal Mughrabi at Mauthausen concentration.
Cards with an Israeli flag with a swastika scattered in and around Justice Solberg's house on June 3, 2026.

CAM weekly antisemitism report – Holocaust inversion and antisemitic conspiracies spreading online

"A growing share of antisemitic content isn't the product of genuine belief, but rather a byproduct of an attention economy that rewards whatever performs."

|ByCOMBAT ANTISEMITISM MOVEMENT
Students from 14 colleges came together through the 2026 Two Museums Program

Two museums, one mission: Preparing young leaders to confront antisemitism and racism

In Washington, a politically diverse cohort of students and interns encountered Holocaust and African American history - and left with a mandate to act.

|ByCOLIN WHITE, IN COLLABORATION WITH MARCH OF THE LIVING
In the decades after the Holocaust, the shame of images of Auschwitz played a significant role in the easing of direct threats on Jews, including acts of violence.

Global support for IHRA antisemitism definition grew in 2025

Combat Antisemitism Movement data shows that it has surpassed 1,300 adoptions

|ByCOMBAT ANTISEMITISM MOVEMENT

Germany to provide Yad Vashem with €5 million annually under new agreement with Israel

The agreement will replace an older one agreed upon in 2020, in which Germany committed to providing €1 million annually until 2031.

JULY 7, 2026ByTZVI JASPER
People view the exhibits at Yad Vashem on April 13, 2026.

European Commission launches Project NERON to focus on antisemitism, fostering Jewish life

The Network for European Research on Jewish Life and Antisemitism (NERON) project is aimed at supporting research on antisemitism and contemporary Jewish life.

JUNE 30, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks to the press on the 21st sanctions package against Russia in Brussels, Belgium, June 9, 2026.

Boston principal apologizes to Muslim, Arab students who felt 'unsafe' after Holocaust lesson

Jewish groups are condemning a Boston middle school principal after he apologized in an email for the impact of a mandatory Holocaust lesson on some students.

JUNE 23, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER
One school pupil, Teaghan Murtagh, wrote a letter to the Lexington Observer about Cole's order for her not to wear a T-shirt with the words "Save the bees. Plant more trees. Clean the seas. Punch Nazis."

Head of Anne Frank Educational Center questions Yad Vashem's Germany expansion, drawing backlash

The Israeli-born educator warned that Yad Vashem's planned branches in Germany could face controversy over the institution's ties to the Israeli government.

MAY 30, 2026ByTOBIAS SIEGAL
People view the exhibits at Yad Vashem on April 13, 2026.

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