Prisoners of Auschwitz greet their liberators Poland, January 1945.  Belarusian State Archive of Doc

Prisoners of Auschwitz greet their liberators Poland, January 1945.  Belarusian State Archive of Documentary Film and Photography. Image Source: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (X) Copyright: Public Domain.Today, January 27, marks the anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau by Soviet troops on 27 January 1945. This date was officially designated International Holocaust Remembrance Day by the United Nations General Assembly in November 2005 (X).Only 11 states in the U.S. require education about the Holocaust in schools (X):CaliforniaConnecticutFloridaIllinoisKentuckyMichiganNew JerseyNew YorkOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandRead more: As world marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day, anti-Semitic attacks are on the rise by Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY 27 January 2020Resources for learning about the Holocaust and genocide:United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumHolocaust Memorial Day TrustUSC Shoah FoundationResources for teaching about the Holocaust and genocide:Echoes and ReflectionsEDIT: Indiana also mandates Holocaust educationSources: Where Holocaust Education is Required in the US - United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumAs Hate Incidents Rise, States Require Teaching the Holocaust - PEW Foundation 15 July 2019EDIT: Texas passed legislation to educate children in public schools on the Holocaust during Holocaust Remembrance Week but, according to state Senator Jose Menendez, “…policymakers are still letting the schools at the local level make a decision because we didn’t want to give them an unfunded mandate.” Source: Implementation plan for new law mandating Holocaust education in public schools - KSAT News 24 June 2019. See also:Why One Texas Lawmaker Set Out To Make Holocaust Education Mandatory In Schools - Texas Public Radio 27 January 2020Interactive map of state-by-state Holocaust education legislation  -- source link

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