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Countering Holocaust Denial and Distortion through Education: A Guide for Teachers Year of publication: 2025 Corporate author: UNESCO Antisemitic hate speech, disinformation, and conspiracy theories thrive during crises, making it vital for teachers to address these issues in school curricula. Social media has significantly amplified the spread of such harmful content, including Holocaust denial and distortion. These falsehoods, rooted in antisemitic prejudice and conspiratorial thinking, threaten our shared historical memory and promote hatred. To effectively combat these issues, it is essential to have a comprehensive understanding of the Holocaust —how and why the genocide of the Jewish people occurred. This knowledge helps us recognize the causes and risk factors, contributing to the prevention of future atrocity crimes and the fight against antisemitism. In the digital age, it is also imperative to be able to decipher the manipulation of history, and the misrepresentation of the past.The guide provides teachers with the necessary tools and guidance to prevent the spread of Holocaust denial and distortion. It equips teachers with knowledge, teaching principles, and strategies to foster digital literacy, historical understanding, and critical thinking in learners. Aimed primarily at history and social sciences teachers, it outlines key concepts, teaching methods, and approaches to counter Holocaust denial and distortion. 
Countering Holocaust Denial and Distortion through Education: Lesson Activities for Secondary Education Year of publication: 2025 Corporate author: UNESCO Adaptable lessons to foster critical thinking, empathy and tolerance Holocaust denial rejects historical facts outright, while distortion manipulates the narrative. Both phenomena undermine historical truth, fuel antisemitism, and attack democratic values. By addressing these issues, this set of lesson activities for secondary education seeks to build students’ resilience against falsehoods through fostering critical thinking, empathy, and global citizenship. It was developed by UNESCO and funded by the European Commission to equip educators with tools to confront the dangerous spread of Holocaust denial and distortion. With 12 engaging lessons, students aged 14 to 18 will explore the historical facts of the Holocaust while learning to critically evaluate misinformation in today’s digital world. From analyzing survivor testimonies to deconstructing harmful memes and conspiracy theories, this resource features 12 adaptable lessons that focus on historical literacy, media analysis, and social-emotional competencies. Topics range from identifying denial and distortion, evaluating media and online sources, analyzing primary evidence like survivor testimonies, and understanding the misuse of Holocaust history in memes and conspiracy theories. Activities are scaffolded with questions, examples, and practical exercises to encourage analytical skills and promote meaningful classroom discussions. The lessons also include suggestions for incorporating primary sources, visiting memorial sites, and addressing broader issues of genocide and hate. In doing so, the guide aims to not only preserve Holocaust memory but also strengthen the values of truth, empathy, and tolerance in younger generations. 
History Under Attack: Holocaust Denial and Distortion on Social Media Year of publication: 2022 Corporate author: UNESCO | United Nations (UN) A new United Nations and UNESCO study together with the support of the World Jewish Congress investigates Holocaust denial and distortion on social media, measuring their extent and nature on Facebook, Instagram, Telegram, Twitter and TikTok, at a time when the memory and fundamental facts of the Holocaust are under threat from lies, smears and the spread of violent ideologies. It provides recommendations that governments, online platforms, educators and researchers can implement to counter denial and distortion, prevent antisemitism and uphold human rights.This report aims to provide a wide-ranging assessment of the extent to which Holocaust-related content on social media and online platforms denies its factual basis or distorts the Holocaust by minimizing or misrepresenting its history. The report seeks to identify content that has evaded content moderation (on platforms that seek to remove content which denies and distorts the Holocaust). Perhaps more importantly, it also aims to provide an understanding of how denial and distortion about the Holocaust are communicated by people on online platforms. 
Education: Still Searching for Utopia? (The UNESCO Courier no. 1, January-March 2018) Year of publication: 2018 Corporate author: UNESCO At a time of heightened global tension, when human rights, freedom of speech, peace and the future of the planet itself may seem challenged as never before, the transformational power of education is of critical importance.In Learning: The Treasure Within, the landmark Report to UNESCO by the International Commission on Education for the Twenty-first Century in 1996, Jacques Delors, then Chairman of the Commission (1992 to 1996), spoke of education as “the necessary Utopia” and “an indispensable asset in its attempt to attain the ideals of peace, freedom and social justice.”Education was held up as neither miracle nor magic, but rather the best means to foster a climate where humanity would be improved −. and where the rich potential for learning, inherent in every individual, would be tapped. Our humanity is confronted with a very strange paradox: the world’s population has never been better educated, and yet, according to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 263 million children and young people are out of school, 617 million children and adolescents worldwide do not meet the minimum threshold for literacy and mathematics, at least 750 million adults are illiterate, and girls remain more likely than boys to never set foot in a classroom. Yet education is still called upon to address inequalities, poverty, terrorism and conflict. It is seen as one of the keys to global citizenship and sustainable development, two of UNESCO’s fields of action. The Organization is also mandated to lead the Education 2030 global agenda with a special focus on ensuring that no one is left behind. Under the title, “Education: Still searching for Utopia?”, the UNESCO Courier evaluates the state of global education and explores how it responds to some of the main challenges we face. 
La Enseñanza del Holocausto en América Latina: los desafíos para los educadores y legisladores Year of publication: 2017 Author: María Celeste Adamoli | Emmanuel Kahan, Pablo Luzuriaga | Ministerio de Educación Corporate author: UNESCO Santiago Este libro proporciona un panorama de oportunidades que pueden surgir de educar sobre el Holocausto en diversos contextos culturales y situaciones educativas, con un foco especial en los países latinoamericanos. Podemos en realidad estar lejos de los lugares donde el genocidio contra el pueblo judío fue perpetrado, pero también América Latina está todavía haciéndose cargo de su propio pasado de violencia y crímenes contra la humanidad. Con esta publicación, los educadores latinoamericanos van a tener al alcance de la mano un recuento actualizado de los temas más destacados que se discuten sobre pedagogía y construcción de políticas. También podrán explorar cómo, todavía hoy en Europa, la educación sobre el Holocausto da forma a una cultura de la memoria. Por otra parte, pueden ver cómo en otros lugares la memoria del Holocausto puede ser un punto de partida para relacionarse con otros pasados difíciles. La UNESCO está convencida de que la prevención del genocidio comienza en la escuela. En un mundo en donde la violencia masiva es posible, esta publicación mostrará lo importante de enseñar a los jóvenes sobre el Holocausto y sobre otros genocidios en la historia. Es una condición para prevenir que crímenes similares sucedan en el futuro. The Teaching of the Holocaust in Latin America the Challenges for Educators and Legislators Year of publication: 2017 Author: María Celeste Adamoli | Emmanuel Kahan, Pablo Luzuriaga | Ministerio de Educación Corporate author: UNESCO Santiago This book provides an overview of opportunities that may arise from educating about the Holocaust in diverse cultural contexts and educational situations, with a special focus on Latin American countries. We can actually be away from the places where the genocide against the Jewish people was perpetrated, but Latin America is still taking charge of its own past of violence and crimes against humanity. With this publication, Latin American educators will have at their fingertips an updated account of the most outstanding topics that are discussed on pedagogy and policy making. You can also explore how, even today in Europe, education about the Holocaust shapes a culture of memory. On the other hand, you can see how in other places the memory of the Holocaust can be a starting point to relate to other difficult pasts. UNESCO is convinced that the prevention of genocide begins at school. In a world where mass violence is possible, this publication will show the importance of teaching young people about the Holocaust and about other genocides in history. It is a condition to prevent similar crimes from happening in the future. La Educación, una utopia necesaria (El Correo de la UNESCO no.1, Enero-Marzo 2018) Year of publication: 2018 Corporate author: UNESCO El poderoso vector de transformación que es la educación reviste una importancia fundamental en estos tiempos en que parecen ponerse en tela de juicio más que nunca los derechos humanos, la libertad de expresión, la paz y el futuro de nuestro planeta.La educación es una “utopía necesaria” y “constituye un instrumento indispensable para que la humanidad pueda progresar hacia los ideales de paz, libertad y justicia social”, tal como se afirma en el histórico informe “La educación encierra un tesoro”, presentado a la UNESCO en 1996 por la Comisión Internacional sobre la Educación para el siglo XXI presidida por Jacques Delors.La educación, según ese informe, no es un remedio milagroso ni un mágico “ábrete sésamo”, sino una vía mejor que otras para lograr que la humanidad sea mejor.Nuestra época afronta una situación extremadamente paradójica. Mientras que el nivel de instrucción de la población mundial ha alcanzado su más alto nivel histórico, todavía quedan en el mundo 263 millones de niños y adolescentes sin escolarizar y otros 617 millones no logran alcanzar un nivel mínimo de competencia en lectura, escritura y matemáticas. Además, hay 750 millones de adultos analfabetos y actualmente la posibilidad de que las niñas y las jóvenes no pisen jamás una escuela es mucho más alta que en el caso de los varones. Ahora bien, la educación sigue siendo un instrumento indispensable para reducir las desigualdades, la pobreza, elterrorismo y los conflictos armados, así como un factor clave para la mentalización de las personas con vistas a que lleguen a “ciudadanos del mundo” y coadyuven a al desarrollo sostenible. La educación para la ciudadanía y para el desarrollo sostenible son dos ámbitos de acción de la UNESCO, que además tiene el mandato de liderar la agenda mundial Educación 2030, procurando en especial que los sistemas educativos no dejen a nadie atrás.Bajo el título “La educación, una utopía necesaria”, El Correo de la UNESCO traza una panorámica de determinados aspectos de la educación en el mundo, así como de la manera en que ésta puede responder a algunos de los grandes retos planteados a la humanidad. Education: en quête d'une utopie nécessaire (Le Courrier de l’UNESCO no. 1, Janvier-Mars 2018) Year of publication: 2018 Corporate author: UNESCO À une époque où la tension ne cesse de croître, où les droits de l'homme, la liberté d'expression, la paix et l'avenir de la planète semblent plus que jamais remis en question, le pouvoir de transformation véhiculé par l'éducation revêt une importance cruciale.L’éducation est une « utopie nécessaire », elle est « un atout indispensable pour permettre à l’humanité de progresser vers les idéaux de paix, de liberté et de justice sociale », lit‑on dans le rapport historique de l’UNESCO, L’éducation : un trésor est caché dedans, élaboré par la Commission internationale sur l'éducation pour le XXIe siècle, présidée en 1996 par Jacques Delors.L'éducation n'y est présentée ni comme miracle, ni comme baguette magique, mais comme le meilleur moyen de favoriser un climat permettant à l'humanité de s’améliorer.Notre humanité est confrontée à un paradoxe très étrange : la population mondiale n’a jamais été aussi instruite, alors que, selon l’Institut de statistiques de l’UNESCO, 263 millions d’enfants et de jeunes ne sont pas scolarisés, que 617 millions d’enfants et d’adolescents dans le monde n’atteignent pas le seuil minimal de compétence en lecture et en mathématiques, qu’au moins 750 millions d’adultes sont analphabètes, et que les filles demeurent plus susceptibles que les garçons de ne jamais mettre les pieds dans une classe. Cependant l’éducation est toujours appelée à remédier aux inégalités, à la pauvreté, au terrorisme et aux conflits. Elle est considérée comme une des clés essentielles de la citoyenneté mondiale et du développement durable, deux domaines d’action de l’UNESCO, qui a aussi pour mandat de diriger l’agenda mondial Éducation2030 en veillant tout particulièrement à ce que personne ne soit laissé pour compte.Sous le titre « Éducation : en quête d'une utopie nécessaire », Le Courrier de l'UNESCO porte un regard panoramique sur l'éducation dans le monde et explore comment elle peut répondre à certains grands défis. 
Message from Ms Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust Year of publication: 2018 Corporate author: UNESCO. Director-General, 2009-2017 (Bokova, I.G.) This message was delivered by Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, on 27 January 2018. Message de la Directrice générale de l'UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, à l'occasion de la Journée internationale dédiée à la mémoire des victimes de l'Holocauste Year of publication: 2018 Corporate author: UNESCO. Director-General, 2009-2017 (Bokova, I.G.) Ce message a été livré par la Directrice générale de l'UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, à l'occasion de la Journée internationale dédiée à la mémoire des victimes de l'Holocauste, 27 janvier 2018.