Holocaust education is not working in the fight against contemporary antisemitism
It teaches people to care about dead Jews, not living ones, universalises a unique tragedy, consigns the hatred to the past and ignores Israel
Assessment
The argument here is blunt: Holocaust education as currently practiced may be counterproductive. By framing antisemitism as a historical aberration focused on dead Jews, it lets people feel righteous without confronting the living, breathing hatred directed at Jews today, especially around Israel. The real test is whether educators can pivot from memorializing a past tragedy to equipping people to recognize and resist active antisemitism in the present. Watch for whether Holocaust curricula begin to explicitly address anti-Zionism as a contemporary form of the same hatred.