{"id":74598,"date":"2020-01-28T09:37:51","date_gmt":"2020-01-28T16:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/funding-for-holocaust-education-programs-passes-in-u-s-house\/"},"modified":"2020-01-28T16:37:51","modified_gmt":"2020-01-28T16:37:51","slug":"funding-for-holocaust-education-programs-passes-in-u-s-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/funding-for-holocaust-education-programs-passes-in-u-s-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Funding for Holocaust education programs passes in U.S. House"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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From left, U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y.; Holocaust survivor Esther Peterseil; and U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., hold a news conference in support of the Never Again Education Act on International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The bill would provide teachers across the U.S. with online lesson plans and teaching guides created by the Holocaust Memorial Museum.<\/span>Emily Hayes\/Durango Herald<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

A U.S. House bill proposes additional funding to the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., to create online education programs for teachers.<\/p>\n

The Never Again Education Act, introduced by U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., would grant the museum $10 million over the course of five years to augment existing exhibit material and make it accessible online. The bill would also fund lesson guides and workshops for teachers on how to incorporate Holocaust education into state and local standards.<\/p>\n

House lawmakers, including U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Cortez, passed the bill almost unanimously Monday, International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 75th anniversary of Auschwitz\u2019s liberation.<\/p>\n

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Tipton<\/span>du1-i-syn<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

\u201cOn International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we are reminded of the evils that existed in the last century and the lingering pains felt 75 years later,\u201d Tipton said in a news release.<\/p>\n

But many Jewish people continue to live in fear because of an increase in attacks on Jewish places of worship, Tipton said.<\/p>\n

Esther Peterseil, a 95-year-old Holocaust survivor, spoke to members of the press and the bill\u2019s sponsors before the vote.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe only dream of mine is to have a safe place where a Jew cannot be attacked,\u201d but Jews are now afraid of wearing religious symbols in public, given the rise in anti-Semitic attacks across the United States over recent years, Peterseil said.<\/p>\n

She called on lawmakers in Congress to \u201cclose all the gates to hate,\u201d and the Never Again Education Act can make that happen, Peterseil said.<\/p>\n

She also quoted philosopher and writer George Santayana\u2019s famous line, \u201cthose who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it,\u201d and the statement is just as meaningful today, Peterseil said.<\/p>\n

Maloney said the Holocaust was a horror that our \u201cnuclear-armed world can\u2019t afford to repeat.\u201d<\/p>\n

There were 1,871 recorded anti-Semitic incidents in the United States in 2018, according to a report<\/a> from the Anti-Defamation League, an international Jewish nonprofit organization.<\/p>\n

Another study<\/a> released in 2018 found that two-thirds of American millennials can\u2019t identify what Auschwitz is, according to the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.<\/p>\n

Rocco Fuschetto, superintendent of the Ignacio School District, said the district would use any material available online to augment the book chapter they typically use to teach students.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am a firm believer it is important to teach and for children to understand the Holocaust,\u201d Fuschetto said in a phone interview.<\/p>\n

Animas High School would also take any resources readily available to teachers, said Libby Cowles, assistant head of the charter school.<\/p>\n

Teachers design their own curriculum at Animas High School, and the Holocaust is often a part of the humanities courses. Facing History and Ourselves<\/a>, a nonprofit that develops educational materials on prejudices and the Holocaust, is a resource the high school\u2019s teachers use to develop lesson plans on this part of history.<\/p>\n

But Cowles and some of her students have been to the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., and she said it was an \u201cincredibly powerful resource and experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cowles is \u201cexcited to hear about this legislation,\u201d since access to Smithsonian resources and research would benefit the students, she said.<\/p>\n

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Polis<\/span>du1-i-syn<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

\u201cI commend my former colleagues in Congress for their important efforts and support ensuring students learn about the history of the Holocaust so we may never forget,\u201d Polis said in a statement. \u201cI firmly believe America is at its best when we unite against intolerance and hate, we reflect on our history and we fight for a world where everyone can live with dignity.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Never Again Education Act will now head to the U.S. Senate for a vote.<\/p>\n

Emily Hayes is a graduate student at American University in Washington, D.C., and an intern for The Durango Herald.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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