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The Holocaust is the most infamous genocide in history. It came close to wiping out the entire Jewish population of Europe but questions remain over who has a share in the responsibility for it.
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The Holocaust explained to ESO1 and ESO2
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Jalen, our language assistant will tell you his family's story.
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Every year around 27 January, UNESCO pays tribute to the memory of the victims of the Holocaust and reaffirms its unwavering commitment to counter antisemitism, racism, and other forms of intolerance that may lead to group-targeted violence. The date marks the anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau by Soviet troops on 27 January 1945. It was officially proclaimed, in November 2005(link is external), International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust by the United Nations General Assembly.
The Holocaust profoundly affected countries in which Nazi crimes were perpetrated, with universal implications and consequences in many other parts of the world. Member States share a collective responsibility for addressing the residual trauma, maintaining effective remembrance policies, caring for historic sites, and promoting education, documentation and research, more than seven decades after the genocide. This responsibility entails educating about the causes, consequences and dynamics of such crimes so as to strengthen the resilience of young people against ideologies of hatred. As genocide and atrocity crimes keep occurring across several regions, and as we are witnessing a global rise of antisemitism and hate speech, this has never been so relevant.
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Jalen, our language assistant will tell you his story.
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Survivor testimonies
TEENS MEET A HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR
Let's go over some comprehension questions now:
- - Where and when was the man born?
- - Where did the man hide during the war? How did the man hide during the war?
- - Describe the house where he stayed. What did he eat? Where did he sleep?
- - Why does the man still believe in God?
- - What is a question that you would ask a Holocaust survivor?
Please quietly and on your own write two to three sentences for the following prompts:
- Describe the emotions, thoughts, and feelings of Irene Sendler when she was arrested.
- If you were her, what would you have done and why?
- Looking back now, it is easy to say that we would have done the same. If we can say that now, why would people not then?
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