International School of Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum

EDUCATION

Indian Teachers Visit Israel for lessons on the Holocaust

A delegation of 20 principals, heads of the department and faculties teaching humanities are visiting Israel to learn about the Holocaust in a special programme organised by the International School of Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum. 6 out of 9 million Jews living in Europe were brutally murdered by the Nazi regime of Germany during the Second World War. The programme is an initiative of the Israeli Embassy in New Delhi and the Consulates in Mumbai and Bangalore. In this two weeks programme, the participants will study about the horrors of the Holocaust, anti-semitism and learning the lessons of this horrific event. Yad Vashem is Israel's official memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust, established in 1953 through the law passed by Israel's parliament.

·         SIES - Dr Rashmi Bhure

·         Ruia – Dr. Suhas Pednekar

·         Ruparel - Prof Gayatri Gadgil

·         St Xaviers  - Prof. Anita Rane-Kothare

·         Symbiosis (Pune) -  Dr Hrishikesh Soman

·         KC - Prof. Manju Nichani

India is one of the very few countries in the world where Jewish people have been living for more than 2000 years with peace and harmony. Jews never suffered any incidents of anti-semitism or discrimination in India. On the other hand, not much being is taught about the Holocaust and atrocities against Jews in Indian schools. Yad Vashem International School regularly conducts training programmes for teachers in the European countries. Taking into consideration India’s close relations with Israel and its status as the largest democracy in the world, we decided to organise this programme for the Indian teachers for the first time hoping to make it an annual event. Apart from classroom studies, the programme also include interaction with the Holocaust survivors, study tours and interaction with the Jewish comminity of Indian origin in Israel.