'Time, Place and Relevance'
Simmy Allen
The conference presented lectures, panel discussions and interactive workshops by some of the world's leading Holocaust historians, scholars and educators. Each day of the four-day conference tackled a range of aspects connected to Holocaust education in the 21st century. The mornings were dedicated to plenary sessions, while afternoons included breakout sessions allowing participants to play a more active role in the proceedings. The conference was held in English with simultaneous translation to French, Russian and Spanish.
Director of the International School's Jewish World and International Seminars Department Ephraim Kaye explained that the goal of the conference was to "provide an international, intergenerational and multicultural forum for an experiential dialogue on how to preserve the legacy of the Holocaust and how to face the challenges of ensuring that Holocaust education is relevant for years to come."
Many experts from Yad Vashem's International School for Holocaust Studies' International Institute for Holocaust Research and Archives Division presented topics related to their area of expertise. One of the first lectures of the conference was delivered by Yad Vashem Senior Historian and Editor-in-Chief of the academic journal Yad Vashem Studies Dr. David Silberklang on the topic of "What Was the Holocaust?"
Over 350 international leaders in Holocaust education, from five continents and 50 countries, gathered in the last week of June at Yad Vashem's International School for Holocaust Studies for its 10th International Conference on Holocaust Education, entitled 'Time, Place and Relevance'.
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