News item | 08-01-2025 | 09:00
The national campaign ‘Learn about the Holocaust’ starts on Wednesday 8 January to draw attention to the importance of Holocaust education. It is essential that the commemoration of the Holocaust retains a central place in our Dutch society. That is why the entire month of January will be extra focused on paying attention to and delving deeper into (the history of) anti-Semitism, the Holocaust and Jewish life in the Netherlands, and trying to reach as many people and places as possible. The website leeroverdeholocaust.nl shows where and how you can learn about or reflect on the Holocaust in the near future.
The campaign is an initiative of the National Coordinator for Combating Anti-Semitism (NCAB), in collaboration with the Anne Frank Foundation, Camp Westerbork Remembrance Center, the Jewish Cultural Quarter, National Support Center Guest Speakers WWII-Present, After the War, National Committee 4 and 5 May, National monument Camp Vught, CIDI, CJO and many other museums and memorial centers. The campaign is being implemented as part of the National Plan for Strengthening Holocaust Education and the Strategy Combating Anti-Semitism.
With the campaign and the website, the participating organizations want to strengthen each other and reach a large and diverse audience. After all, it is the responsibility of all of us to keep the memory of the Holocaust alive. It is therefore encouraged to learn from and about the Holocaust in as many places as possible, for example at school, during cultural activities, at the sports club or at work.
Eddo Verdoner (NCAB):
“Holocaust education is an important form of prevention of anti-Semitism. It is important to increase knowledge about this dark page in our history. That knowledge makes our society resilient.”
Teachers are indispensable for teaching about the Holocaust and every teacher deserves the best support. That is why the NCAB works together with the ministries of OCW, VWS and SZW to provide support that best meets the educational needs of teachers. The Ministry of Education, Culture and Science has started a survey to get a better idea of these educational needs.
Knowledge about and learning from the Holocaust is valuable for society as a whole. The website leeroverdeholocaust.nl offers an overview of materials and locations where everyone can delve into this important part of our history.
For more information, visit www.leeroverdeholocaust.nl