How Holocaust education has changed in America's schools

Newsweek spoke to Andreas Daum about the importance of teaching the Holocaust in schools, especially in the context of International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan. 27. It highlights the challenges and changes in Holocaust education over the years, including the impact of technology and the rise of antisemitism. Daum, explains the institutional infrastructure has changed, citing centers devoted to drafting curricula and assigning textbooks to teach school-aged youth. "It is very different from the 1950s and 60's, when the Holocaust was basically embedded in, let's call it Cold War history or Nazi history, and it was singled out as the culmination of Nazi terror," Daum said, adding that educators like himself have a responsibility to properly disseminate complex information and relay it to younger generations.