why should students continue to learn about the holocaust?
By studying the Holocaust, students learn to challenge preconceptions and understand the complex relationship between individual identity and universal identity. Holocaust education provides a pathway for students to confront their present concerns involving loyalty, peer pressure, scapegoating, conformity and belonging. By studying the past to understand the present, they learn that human beings possess the power to control their behavior, so they become aware of the importance of making choices and come to realize that one person can make a difference.